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Reputation laundering occurs when a person or an organization conceals unethical, corrupt, or criminal behavior or other forms of controversy by performing highly visible positive actions with the intent to improve their reputation and obscure their history. Reputation laundering can include gestures such as donating to charities, sponsoring sports teams, or joining prominent associations. Origin of the term One of the first uses of the phrase "reputation laundering" was in 1996, in the book The United Nations and Transnational Organized Crime, which defined it as "the process of acquiring respectability in a new environment".An early use of the phrase in mass media was in 2010, in a Guardian article headlined "PR firms make London world capital of reputation laundering", a report which focused on the use of public relations (PR) firms by heads of state (including Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, and Sri Lanka) to obscure human rights abuses and corruption.The phrase was in common use by 2016 when it was used by Transparency International in their report "Paradise Lost: Ending the UK's role as a safe haven for corrupt individuals, their allies and assets". In that report, they defined reputation laundering as "the process of concealing the corrupt actions, past or present, of an individual, government or corporate entity, and presenting their character and behaviour in a positive light."The phrase "reputation laundering" is a play on the older phrase "money laundering". Activities associated with reputation laundering According to Transparency International, reputation laundering may include activities such as: Using public relations companies Developing political connections to influence governments Hiring law firms to combat allegations related to past unethical conduct Donating to cultural, charitable, and educational organizations Sending children to elite schools Investing in prestigious sports teams Sponsoring major sporting or entertainment events Buying highly-visible luxury real estate Hiring consultants to enhance their imagePublic relations firms Reputation laundering activities are sometimes delegated to professional public relations (PR) firms. Techniques employed by PR firms on behalf of the purportedly corrupt or criminal customers include fake social media accounts, blogs by fake personalities, or partisan op-eds.The British public relations firm Bell Pottinger is noted for using PR techniques for reputation laundering, supporting clients such as Alexander Lukashenko, Bahrain, and the Pinochet Foundation. Sports Involvement in professional sports, by sponsorship or ownership, is a prominent activity used for reputation laundering. Examples include the creation of Formula 1 car races in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ownership of Chelsea F.C. by Roman Abramovich, and ownership of the Newcastle United football club by Saudi Arabian investors. Charity Reputation laundering often involves charitable donations from the persons attempting to improve their reputation. One study found that Russian oligarchs had donated between $372 million and $435 million to charitable institutions in the United States. Charities and non-profits that received funds, according to a database compiled by David Szakonyi and Casey Michel include MIT, Brandeis University, Mayo Clinic, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, Brookings Institution, Harvard University, and the New York Museum of Modern Art.The Sackler family is particularly notable for its charitable donations that aim to repair their reputation, which was heavily damaged by their role in the opioid crisis. Since 2009, the family has donated over £170m to art institutions in the United Kingdom. The family's philanthropy has been characterized as "reputation laundering" from profits acquired from the selling of opiates. The Sackler family name, as used in institutions which the family have donated to, saw increased scrutiny in the late 2010s over the family's association with OxyContin. David Crow, writing in the Financial Times, described the family name as "tainted" (cf. Tainted donors). In March 2019, the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate galleries announced that they would not accept further donations from the family. This came after the American photographer Nan Goldin threatened to withdraw a planned retrospective of her work in the National Portrait Gallery if the gallery accepted a £1 million donation from a Sackler fund. In June 2019, NYU Langone Medical Center announced they will no longer be accepting donations from the Sacklers, and have since changed the name of the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences to the Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. Later in 2019, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, each announced they will not accept future donations from any Sacklers that were involved in Purdue Pharma. In 2022, the British Museum announced that it would rename the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Rooms and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Wing, as part of "development of the new masterplan", and that it "made this decision together through collaborative discussions" with the Sackler Foundation. Prior to the collapse of his cryptocurrency, FTX, entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried did not have known wrong doing to launder, but is alleged to have used (among other means) "a value system of utilitarian idealism ... not orientated toward money"—for example promising to give away 99 percent of his fortune—which led to investors letting "down their due diligence guard." Collaborating with media Alex Shephard, writing in the New Republic, asserts that general Mark Milley—chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—engaged in self-beneficial reputation laundering when he acted as a primary source for news media, providing media with inside accounts of events in the Trump White House. Milley's intention, according to some analysts, was to prompt major media outlets to rehabilitate his reputation (tainted by the association with the Trump administration) and in exchange, Milley provided insider information to the media.Arwa Mahdawi, columnist for The Guardian, characterized Rudy Giuliani's appearance on The Masked Singer as reputation laundering. Russian Oligarchs The United Kingdom government generated a report in 2020, analyzing the activities of Russian oligarchs in the United Kingdom. The report states that the oligarchs had been "extending patronage and building influence across a wide sphere of the British establishment" and had employed public relations firms that were "willing beneficiaries, contributing to a ‘reputation laundering' process".A notable example of Russian oligarchs participating in reputation laundering is Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, who donated £9 million to King Edward VII's Hospital, a facility used by the UK royal family and patronized by the queen. The donation came .... Discover the Casey Michel popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Casey Michel books.
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Albert and the Whale
Philip HoareAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the awardwinning author of The Whale.In 1520, Albrecht Dürer, the most celebrated artist in ...
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The Cult of Romance
Sarah AyoubWhen your bestie is marrying a guy she barely knows, can you save her from the cult before it's too late?Natalie is living proof that love is a scam. She's traumatised by her paren...
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The Magic In Your Hands
Brian SnellgroveIn this book Brian Snellgrove will provide you with a method for seeing and tuning into other peoples' auras their problems, their needs and understanding them, without a requirem...
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That Awkward Age
Mary SelbyWhen Robert Peabody, the new vicar, moved into the village of Bumpstaple, the villagers were naturally agog. And when they discovered that, not only was he handsome enough to send...
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Until the Darkness Comes
Kevin BrooksPI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won't let go. But within hours he stumbles across the dead body of ...
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Framed
Ronnie O'SullivanFast paced and full of grit, this is the first crime novel from the UK's most charismatic sporting genius.WHEN THE GAME IS MURDER, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE.An innocent man. Frankie...
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The Bitcoin Guidebook
Ian DeMartino2018 Revised EditionBitcoin has made early investors like the Winkelvoss twins millions in a matter of minutes in the past year and has the potential to transform the financial lan...
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The Sign of the Devil
Oscar de MurielTHE FINAL FREY & McGRAY MYSTERYAll will be revealed... The Devil Has Come to Edinburgh...An illfated graverobbery unearths a corpse with a most disturbing symbol on it. When...
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A Game of Chance
Jon OsborneA criminal mastermind is carrying out a deadly game of murder on the streets of New York. Following the rules of chess he moves his victims around the city, leaving his sinister ca...
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The Doll Princess
Tom BennWinner of the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year AwardIt's Manchester, July 1996, the month after the IRA bomb, and the Evening News is carrying reports of two ...
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And the Word Became Flesh
Thomas H. Olbricht & David FleerIn his fiftythree years, Michael W. Casey made an indelible impact upon all his academic friends in the United States, Great Britain, and elsewhere in the world. His thirty some ye...
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Scars that Run Deep
Patrick TouherLeaving his abusive Irish boarding school after eight long years, Patrick Touher thought his troubles were over. But the adult world was a dangerous place for a naïve adolescent. F...
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Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 11
Maxim JakubowskiThis superb annual anthology of the year’s most outstanding short crime fiction published in the UK is now well into its second decade. Jakubowski has succeeded, once again, in une...
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The Driftwood Girls
Mark Douglas-HomeTWO MISSING WOMEN. AN OCEAN FULL OF SECRETS . . .'A firstclass mystery perplexing and at times disturbing' i'Intelligence, imagination and lucid writing' The TimesKate and Flora h...
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Justice in the Age of Judgment
Anne Bremner & Doug BremnerFrom Amanda Knox to O.J., Casey Anthony to Kyle Rittenhouse, our justice system faces scrutiny and pressure from the media and public like never before. Can the bedrock of “i...
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The Bitcoin Guidebook
Ian DeMartinoBitcoin is not another payment processor. Like the Internet, Bitcoin is a technology that runs through a distributed network. No one controls it, and no one can shut it down. Bitco...
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A Not-So-Unexciting Life
Carmel Posa SGSThis volume, written by eighteen monks, nuns, and lay scholars from seven countries and four continents, aims to recognize the contribution that Michael Casey has made to Cistercia...
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Travels With Casey
Benoit Denizet-LewisA New York Times bestseller and People “Book of the Week”: This hilarious, charming road trip through canineloving America is “essential reading for dog lovers and armchair travele...
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Behind The Voice
Anthony CalleaAn honest and candid memoir from one of Australia’s most phenomenal voices. A story of determination, humility and selfdiscovery. All Anthony Callea wanted was to sing. From his fi...
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Eileen and True Hunger
Michael CaseyThese shortstories by Mike Casey take your soul by the hand and bring it for an icecream.
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Paradise Lust
Kit McCannEverywhere you look, for heaven's sake, there are ladies. Never mind for heaven's sake, this is heaven. It is the Garden of Eden, where you are allowed to eat all the apples you wa...
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The Boston Celtics
Michael D. McClellan & Volk JanSince the team’s inception in 1946, the Boston Celtics have been at the heart of the culture and history of the city they call home. And as Boston has transformed over the years, t...
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The Boston Celtics
Michael D. McClellan & Volk JanSince the team’s inception in 1946, the Boston Celtics have been at the heart of the culture and history of the city they call home. And as Boston has transformed over the years, t...
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The Dark
Sharon BoltonONCE, SHE SAVED HIS LIFE...NOW, HE'LL TAKE HERS.When a baby is snatched from its pram and cast into the river Thames, offduty police officer Lacey Flint is there to prevent disaste...
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If I Should Die Before I Wake
Eileen MunroIn her bestselling memoir As I Lay Me Down to Sleep, Eileen Munro vividly documented the abuse she experienced at the hands of her adoptive parents and, later, within the care syst...