The Billion Dollar Bust

The thrilling capture of the world's dirtiest money launderer

The Billion Dollar Bust The world’s most wanted money launderer evaded capture for decades, while washing billions of dollars for drug cartels, biker gangs and even terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. In 2014, an international police team came together with one aim: to catch him. A nerve-wracking trap was set by Australian and US undercover agents, and with exclusive access this thrilling doc takes you inside this extraordinary international covert operation.


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The Producers


Linton is an award-winning reporter/producer with the ABC's flagship investigative program Four Corners. His journalism in recent years has prompted a series of public inquiries, including a Royal Commission, and corruption findings against politicians, businessmen and other public officials. His uncovering of fraud in the federal welfare-to-work program resulted in tens of millions of dollars being clawed back to the public purse. He has led Four Corners investigations into organised crime in James Packer's Macau casinos, the graft and water theft corroding Australia’s $13 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan and the corruption scandal engulfing the highest echelons of the Malaysian government. In 2014 he co-authored He Who Must Be Obeid with Kate McClymont.


Justin Stevens is a TV Producer and journalist. He has experience across daily & weekly TV current affairs, interview specials and longer term documentary projects. He is currently the Executive Producer of the ABC’s nightly prime time TV current affairs program 7.30.

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