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Every lesson, case study, quiz, essay prompt, diagram and supplementary volume — printable PDF or editable Microsoft Word — for offline study, classroom distribution and institutional archives. Read any volume in the browser, or download it with an automatic SHA-256 integrity check.

Course lecturer: Dr. Collen Lediga, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

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Library release v1.4 · built 2026-08-14 · curriculum 6a2efb4e83

Everything, in one ZIP.

All 18 volumes in both formats — 36 files, 2.7 MB — verified present, valid and non-blank before release. Ideal for classroom deployment, LMS upload or an institutional archive.

Complete programme

The Complete Curriculum

All four levels, every module, lesson, case study, quiz, essay prompt and assignment — bound with the Enablers Handbook, Multi-Actor Playbook and Games Facilitator Guide as a single reference volume.

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 194 pp (1.6 MB) · Word 110,129 words

Sample diagrams · every volume ships with figures, flow charts and network maps

Curriculum · by level

Preview any module, lesson, case study, quiz or essay online before you download. Every link opens the full page so you can see exactly what ships in the PDF and Word versions.

L-01

Foundations

The architecture of illicit finance.

4 modules · 13 lessons · case studies · quizzes · essays

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 41 pp (0.35 MB) · Word 23,243 words

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M1Vocabulary, typologies and the IFF landscape

M2KYC, CDD and reading the red flags

M3The global AML architecture: FATF, FSRBs and mutual evaluations

M4Predicate offences, tax crime and the proceeds-of-crime chain

L-02

Layering

Shell companies, offshore, and the corporate veil.

5 modules · 17 lessons · case studies · quizzes · essays

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 47 pp (0.40 MB) · Word 26,804 words

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M1Shell companies, nominees and the corporate veil

M2Correspondent banking and wire chains

M3Crypto and virtual-assets layering

M4Professional intermediaries and layering logistics

M5Cash, informal value transfer and mobile money

L-03

Integration

Trade-based laundering, real estate, and the return to legitimacy.

5 modules · 16 lessons · case studies · quizzes · essays

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 42 pp (0.36 MB) · Word 25,046 words

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M1Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML)

M2Transfer pricing and profit shifting

M3Aggressive accounting and financial statement manipulation

M4Real estate, luxury assets and the integration endgame

M5Public procurement, corruption proceeds and state capture

L-04

Mastery

Forensic accounting, prosecution, and systemic reform.

6 modules · 20 lessons · case studies · quizzes · essays

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 56 pp (0.47 MB) · Word 31,493 words

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M1Forensic accounting for prosecution

M2Cross-border cooperation and evidence

M3Asset recovery, confiscation and return

M4Programme design, metrics, and institutional integrity

M5Financial intelligence analytics and typology detection

M6Expert testimony and the construction of the financial case file

Instructor workbooks

Lesson plans, 90-minute session runsheets, quiz answer keys with rationales, case-study model responses and essay marking rubrics — one workbook per level, plus a complete-programme binding.

The Complete Instructor Workbook

Four levels · every session plan and answer key

Full programme facilitator volume · every module · every rubric

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 127 pp (0.94 MB) · Word 56,579 words

L-01

Foundations — Instructor Workbook

The architecture of illicit finance.

4 modules · session plans · answer keys · rubrics

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 28 pp (0.20 MB) · Word 11,835 words

L-02

Layering — Instructor Workbook

Shell companies, offshore, and the corporate veil.

5 modules · session plans · answer keys · rubrics

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 33 pp (0.24 MB) · Word 14,323 words

L-03

Integration — Instructor Workbook

Trade-based laundering, real estate, and the return to legitimacy.

5 modules · session plans · answer keys · rubrics

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 29 pp (0.22 MB) · Word 13,180 words

L-04

Mastery — Instructor Workbook

Forensic accounting, prosecution, and systemic reform.

6 modules · session plans · answer keys · rubrics

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 40 pp (0.29 MB) · Word 17,347 words

Student exercise booklets

Printable worksheets — recall grids for every lesson's key terms, application exercises with writing space, case-study investigation plans, quiz sheets, and an essay-planning grid — with a per-level answer key at the back of every booklet.

The Complete Student Exercise Booklet

Four levels · every worksheet · every answer key

Full programme student volume · printable · classroom-ready

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 123 pp (0.79 MB) · Word 39,152 words

L-01

Foundations — Student Exercise Booklet

The architecture of illicit finance.

4 modules · worksheets · quiz sheets · answer key

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 27 pp (0.17 MB) · Word 8,380 words

L-02

Layering — Student Exercise Booklet

Shell companies, offshore, and the corporate veil.

5 modules · worksheets · quiz sheets · answer key

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 32 pp (0.20 MB) · Word 9,779 words

L-03

Integration — Student Exercise Booklet

Trade-based laundering, real estate, and the return to legitimacy.

5 modules · worksheets · quiz sheets · answer key

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 28 pp (0.18 MB) · Word 9,023 words

L-04

Mastery — Student Exercise Booklet

Forensic accounting, prosecution, and systemic reform.

6 modules · worksheets · quiz sheets · answer key

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 39 pp (0.25 MB) · Word 12,085 words

Supplementary volumes

The Enablers Handbook

Lawyers, accountants and corporate service providers

How professional intermediaries build the pipes for illicit finance — and how investigators unwind the chain.

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 4 pp (0.02 MB) · Word 917 words

The Multi-Actor Case Playbook

Tax · FIU · prosecutor · police · journalist · academic

The eight-actor map of a real illicit-flow case, information asymmetries, and coordinated de-siloing.

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 3 pp (0.01 MB) · Word 705 words

Investigator Games — Facilitator Guide

Multi-role workshop scenarios

Four scenarios, eight standing roles (auditor, FIU, prosecutor, journalist, lawyer, accountant, academic, police).

v1.3 · 2026-08-14 · PDF 7 pp (0.04 MB) · Word 2,147 words

Print & play · game asset packs

Twelve games, ready for the classroom.

Every title ships as a nine-page print kit — box-lid cover, components list, full rulebook, two card sheets with crop marks, a step-scoring sheet, a self-mark answer key and a promo poster — plus high-resolution PNG artwork for posters, slide decks and noticeboards. Generated on demand in your browser.

Case Roundtable

60–120 min

Eight seats. Four cases. One truth.

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Follow the Money

60–90 min

Ten million euros. Twelve hops. One paper trail.

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Red-Flag Radar

60–90 min

Forty transactions. Four shifts. One desk.

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Typology Match

45–60 min

Thirty scenarios. Three rounds. One pattern brain.

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Shell Hunter

60–90 min

Six targets. Five layers deep. One UBO.

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Shell Architect

60–90 min

Build the structure. Learn to break it.

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The Laundromat

90–120 min

Twenty-five million dirty. Design the wash.

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Creative Books

60–90 min

The accountant's desk after hours.

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The Enabler's Ledger

60–90 min

Four clients. One law firm. Where do you draw the line?

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Sanctions Maze

60–90 min

Evade the regime. Then dismantle the maze.

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The Fee Earner

90–120 min

Mandate to dissolution. The whole life of a structure.

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Audit Season

90–120 min

Twelve months of creative books. One audit.

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Accreditation kit v1.2

Take the programme to a university

The full CHE / DHET / SAQA application file in PDF and editable Word — 10 versioned volumes including the qualification specification, the complete module annexures and the grading rubrics with model answers for every essay and assignment.

Open accreditation kit →

LMS export

Run the assessments in your own LMS

Quiz banks with rationales, essay prompts, assignments and the analytic rubric as CSV, JSON, Moodle GIFT and IMS QTI 2.1 — per module and for the whole programme.

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Version history

What changed between rebuilds

Every rebuild is verified, versioned and logged. Each volume carries its own version number, which only increments when that file's content actually changes.

v1.42026-08-14 · curriculum 6a2efb4e83

18 volume(s) rebuilt from the current curriculum; curriculum content changed since the previous build

Updated: The Complete Curriculum · L-01 — Foundations · Foundations — Instructor Workbook · Foundations — Student Exercise Booklet · L-02 — Layering · Layering — Instructor Workbook · Layering — Student Exercise Booklet · L-03 — Integration · Integration — Instructor Workbook · Integration — Student Exercise Booklet · L-04 — Mastery · Mastery — Instructor Workbook · Mastery — Student Exercise Booklet · The Complete Instructor Workbook · The Complete Student Exercise Booklet · The Enablers Handbook · The Multi-Actor Case Playbook · Investigator Games — Facilitator Guide

v1.32026-08-02 · curriculum 9037df98ff

18 volume(s) rebuilt from the current curriculum; layout/template change only

v1.22026-08-01 · curriculum 9037df98ff

18 volume(s) rebuilt from the current curriculum; curriculum content changed since the previous build

v1.12026-07-31 · curriculum ebf03dd053

Initial versioned release — 18 volumes in PDF and Word.

New: The Complete Curriculum · L-01 — Foundations · Foundations — Instructor Workbook · Foundations — Student Exercise Booklet · L-02 — Layering · Layering — Instructor Workbook · Layering — Student Exercise Booklet · L-03 — Integration · Integration — Instructor Workbook · Integration — Student Exercise Booklet · L-04 — Mastery · Mastery — Instructor Workbook · Mastery — Student Exercise Booklet · The Complete Instructor Workbook · The Complete Student Exercise Booklet · The Enablers Handbook · The Multi-Actor Case Playbook · Investigator Games — Facilitator Guide

Non-commercial educational use · Cite as: Lediga, C. (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), VERITAS AML Academy, 2026.