Great story by Euan Healy about how a London trial of a woman convicted of laundering bitcoin from a £5bn fraud in China leads to a boggy field outside of Edinburgh.
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On Halloween 2018, a London detective investigating a Chinese takeaway worker stumbled on billions of pounds worth of bitcoin in a Hampstead mansion ft.com/content/0bc35b…

My and Eri Sugiura's long read on an extraordinary tale of crime, crypto and a woman in way over her head

I will be talking about CHASING SHADOWS at the Oxford Literary Festival this Saturday.

The talk is at the Oxford Martin School Lecture Theatre at 12pm and you can buy tickets using this link:

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NEW FT Weekend Magazine: my deep dive into Opus Dei, a powerful group in the Catholic Church.

Girls across the world joined catering schools for an education. Instead, they were coerced into believing they had a calling from God to work as unpaid domestic servants.

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Wonderful to see HOT MONEY: THE NEW NARCOS win the Podcast/Audio prize at the SABEW awards. Huge shout out to producer extraordinaire Peggy Sutton and the rest of the team at Financial Times and @Pushkinpods.

How do globally organized criminals stay two steps ahead of the law? 'Chasing Shadows' author Miles Johnson takes us into the underworld for answers!

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It was a real pleasure speaking with Jordan Harbinger about my book CHASING SHADOWS and the bizarre worlds of international crime, arms trafficking and money laundering. Listen to the podcast here: jordanharbinger.com/964

Good morning from Hong Kong! I will be speaking at two events today at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, first at 10am local time at Soho House and the second at 3.30pm with James M Zimmerman about 'Distinguishing Truth from Lies' at the Jockey Club.

Great to see HOT MONEY: THE NEW NARCOS and Madison Marriage’s THE RETREAT both recommended by Goodpods. 🙏

Looking forward to the panel discussion at the HK Int'l LitFest with author & Financial Times reporter Miles Johnson on 'Distinguishing Truths from Lies' in researching and writing non-fiction historical narratives and investigative journalism. Join us March 9. Hong Kong International Literary Festival…

Absolutely mind-blowing investigation into the fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek.

My recent talk on “state-backed gangsters” for Strise's excellent Laundry podcast is now up as a standalone episode. It touches on themes in CHASING SHADOWS and HOT MONEY: THE NEW NARCOS. Listen here:
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We are witnessing the birth of a new criminal class.

In this week's episode of 🔴The Laundry, we are revealing the rise of state-backed gangsters.

Miles Johnson is an investigative reporter at the Financial Times and recently delivered a fascinating keynote on this timely subject.

In 2012, Putin and Xi began forming their “no limits” partnership.

That didn’t stop Russia rehearsing a defense against a Chinese invasion – including using nuclear weapons at a much lower threshold than the Kremlin has ever admitted.

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Really excited to be heading out to Hong Kong in March to talk about my book CHASING SHADOWS at two events at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

March 9th at Soho House, and another later that day with James M Zimmerman on “Distinguishing Truth From Lies” at the Fringe Jockey Club.

For podcast listeners out there, here's three I've recently recommended to friends. First up Miles Johnson's the New Narcos, looking at the business of organised crime (and heavily featuring the Kinahan cartel)