Tracking Transnational Terrorist Resourcing Nodes and Networks /

Combined with the basic premise of Social Network Analysis that focuses on coding nodes and understanding the nature of the edges that connect these nodes, the following section presents the results of 32 transnational cases of terrorist resourcing. [...] Following this analysis, the study delves more deeply into three case studies to illustrate the broader findings: in terms of (1) the patterns used to raise and transfer resources, (2) the value-added of broadening the remit from financing to resourcing, and (3) the vexing problem of attribution of the purpose of funds. [...] In 1985, financial institutions were required to submit suspicious activity reports (SARs) and if they failed to do so were subject to sanction by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Levitt and Jacobson, 2008, Winer, 2008). [...] Pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), FINTRAC seeks to "detect and deter money laundering and the financing of terrorist activities to facilitate the investigation or prosecution of money laundering and terrorist financing offences" (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, 2015). [...] While the cases differ in terms of the amount of money and transfer of resources, it appears that the investors and their financial intermediaries use relatively similar networks to transport resources to terrorist’s organizations.