Peter German is a Canadian legal academic and anti-money laundering expert. He is best known as the author of the

Dirty Money Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdicti ...

reports, as well as serving as the former deputy commissioner of the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...

Personal life

German was born in 1952 in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, and currently lives in the city where he operates an anti-money laundering consultancy. He completed his PhD in law in 2010.

Career

German served in various law enforcement and intelligence roles, and runs a private legal consultancy.

Law Enforcement

German previously served as the RCMP commander for

Lower Mainland The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadia ...

from 2007 to 2011. He subsequently served as the deputy commissioner for the RCMP, and the deputy commissioner at the

Correctional Service of Canada The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; french: Service correctionnel du Canada), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of ...

Academia

German is the author of ''Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering,'' considered the “leading anti-money laundering law” textbook in Canada.

Peter German & Associates

German operates a private consultancy that provides legal expertise in organized crime and money laundering. The firm was notably contracted by the

Government of British Columbia The Government of British Columbia (french: Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of British Columbia. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the corporation sole, assumi ...

to assess the extent if money laundering in Canada. The firm produced the

reports for the province, resulting in the

Cullen Commission The Cullen Commission (officially: ''Commission of Inquiry Into Money Laundering in British Columbia)'' is a money laundering inquiry established by the Canadian province of British Columbia. Currently all evidence has been presented, and the Commi ...

Dirty Money Reports

German’s ''Dirty Money'' reports linked Canada’s extensive money laundering problem to global crime networks, and argued Canada had become a world-class destination for transnational crime. The report resulted in the

References

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