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🕵️‍♂️ The Man Who Took On Marcos, Saddam & Baby Doc Duvalier – And Won
Illicit Edge - Edition for March 26, 2025
🔥 NEW EPISODE
The Investigator from Coercive Capital
He hunted kleptocrats before the term even existed. Recovered billions looted by dictators. Exposed corruption from Manila to Baghdad.
Jules Kroll joins Illicit Edge’s Coercive Capital with Elaine Dezenski for a rare, wide-ranging conversation on how he built the corporate investigations industry – and what he's learned tracing dirty money across the globe.
đź’¸ They cover:
How Jules built an industry from scratch
Landmark cases – from Saddam’s billions to Baby Doc’s Trump Tower apartment
The Alcoa–Bahrain case: One of the biggest FCPA penalties in history
Why FCPA enforcement rises and falls with political will
The next big threats: industrial espionage & state-sponsored financial crime
🎧 Kroll doesn’t hold back – on regulators, rogue regimes, or the realities of asset recovery. Whether you're on the front lines of compliance or tracking kleptocrats from your desk – this episode is a must.
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