Casey Michel

Casey Michel is an American journalist who covers illicit finance and trans-national corruption. He is the author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History, and is an Adjunct Fellow at the Hudson Institute's Kleptocracy Initiative.

Londongrad must fall – or the US could raze it to the ground

Loopholes in UK financial law have long enabled London firms to launder oligarchs’ wealth. Here’s why America is getting impatient

By Casey Michel

/ 12 Mar 2022

Londongrad must fall – or the US could raze it to the ground

The US and UK have long emboldened kleptocrats and oligarchs. Is change coming?

Last week Biden’s administration held the first Summit for Democracy - but are leaders really willing to tackle authoritarianism and corruption?

By Casey Michel

/ 14 Dec 2021

The US and UK have long emboldened kleptocrats and oligarchs. Is change coming?

The rearguard battle against Eurasia’s incredible spin-men

In their chase for traffic and prestige, western editors are often all too ready to let autocrats and their lobbyists onto the comment pages of the international press.

By Casey Michel

/ 3 May 2017