Corruption, Kleptocracies, and the Dark Money Fueling Violence (with Debra LaPrevotte)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.9 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf interviews Debra LaPrevotte about how law enforcement agents take down kleptocracies – corrupt government officials who steal billions from people in need. Debra is a retired FB Supervisory Special Agent on the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters. She helped to start the FBI’s Kleptocracy program and seized more than $1 billion from foreign corrupt officials. She is a Forensic Scientist and spent several years on the FBI’s Evidence Response Team Unit at the FBI Lab. Prior to her FBI career, Debra worked for the Department of Defense. Today, her work is featured on the new podcast series “A Nation for Thieves”. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Follow us on Social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThisIsIRONCLAD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisironclad TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisisironclad Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://thisisironclad.com/newsletter Sponsors: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/. Visit hvmn.com and use promo code ANDY at checkout to save 20%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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