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It is published within the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) series, which links the World Bank Group and UNODC to help end safe havens for corrupt funds. The series consolidates international good practice and practitioner experience, supporting developing countries and financial centers with prevention, and systematic, timely return of stolen assets.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nS T O L E N A S S E T R E C O V E R Y I N I T I A T I V E S E R I E S  \nTaxing Crime  \nA Whole-of-Government Approach to Fighting Corruption, Money Laundering, and Tax Crimes  \nJean-Pierre Brun, Ana Cebreiro Gomez, Rita Julien, Joy Waruguru Ndubai, Jeffrey Owens, Siddhesh Rao, and Yara Esquivel Soto  \nTaxing Crime  \nStolen Asset Recovery Initiative  \nThe Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) is a partnership between the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) that supports international efforts to end safe havens for corrupt funds. StAR works with developing countries and financial centers to prevent the laundering of the corruption proceeds and to facilitate more systematic and timely return of stolen assets. For more information, visit [https://star.worldbank.org/](https://star.worldbank.org/) .  \nThe StAR Initiative Series supports these efforts by providing practitioners with knowledge and policy tools that consolidate international good practice and wide-ranging practical experience on cutting-edge issues related to anticorruption and asset recovery efforts.  \nPrevious Titles in the StAR Series  \nAsset Recovery Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners, second edition (2021) by Jean-Pierre Brun, Anastasia Sotiropoulou, Larissa Gray, Clive Scott, and Kevin M. Stephenson  \nGoing for Broke: Insolvency Tools to Support Cross-Border Asset Recovery in Corruption Cases (2020) by Jean-Pierre Brun and Molly Silver  \nGetting the Full Picture on Public Officials: A How-to Guide for Effective Financial Disclosure (2017) by Ivana M. Rossi, Laura Pop, and Tammar Berger  \nPublic Wrongs, Private Actions: Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets (2015) by Jean-Pierre Brun, Pascale Helene Dubois, Emile van der Does de Willebois, Jeanne Hauch, Sarah Jaïs, Yannis Mekki, Anastasia Sotiropoulou, Katherine Rose Sylvester, and Mahesh Uttamchandani  \nFew and Far: The Hard Facts on Stolen Asset Recovery (2014) by Larissa Gray, Kjetil Hansen, Pranvera Recica-Kirkbride, and Linnea Mills  \nLeft Out of the Bargain: Settlements in Foreign Bribery Cases and Implications for Asset Recovery (2014) by Jacinta Anyango Oduor, Francisca M. U. Fernando, Agustin Flah, Dorothee Gottwald, Jeanne M. Hauch, Marianne Mathias, Ji Won Park, and Oliver Stolpe  \nPublic Office, Private Interests: Accountability through Income and Asset Disclosure (2012)  \nOn the Take: Criminalizing Illicit Enrichment to Fight Corruption (2012) by Lindy Muzila, Michelle Morales, Marianne Mathias, and Tammar Berger  \nThe Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do about It (2011) by Emile van der Does de Willebois, J. C. Sharman, Robert Harrison, Ji Won Park, and Emily Halter  \nBarriers to Asset Recovery: An Analysis of the Key Barriers and Recommendations for Action (2011) by Kevin Stephenson, Larissa Gray, and Ric Power  \nAsset Recovery Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners (2011) by Jean-Pierre Brun, Larissa Gray, Clive Scott, and Kevin Stephenson  \nPolitically Exposed Persons: Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector (2010) by Theodore S. 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