Banking Bad

Research Team Leader: JP Reppeto
Faculty PI: Dr. Michael Findley

Banking Bad researches money laundering, terrorism financing, and corruption by conducting field experiments on banks and corporate service providers globally. In the past, team members have approached banks and CSPs to collect data on compliance with global anti-money laundering recommendations, often while under aliases. Students have also contributed written material to an accompanying book for the experiment.

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Research Team Leader

JP Reppeto is a fourth-year student at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing majors in History, Government, and Plan II Honors. His focus on international security has led to deep interests in armed conflict, military and diplomatic history, and human security policy. He is excited to return as a Banking Bad lead after working on the project throughout his time in IPD. At UT, he is also an undergraduate fellow at the Clements Center for National Security and a director in Central Texas Model UN. Outside of school, JP enjoys hiking, snow skiing, playing board games, and browsing Twitter. He hopes to work in Washington D.C. after he graduates and eventually go back to school for a master’s degree.

Research Team: Banking Bad

Samiya Javed
Samiya is a first-year law student at the University of Texas School of Law. Her interests lie in issues regarding the violation of human rights of immigrants and other underrepresented communities. Samiya’s background is focused on international relations, public policy, and immigration law. Prior to law school, she had experiences in volunteering with refugee populations and working at an immigration law firm. 

Lydia Moss
Lydia is a third year IRG student  with a focus on International Security and philosophy of international relations. She is interested in the intersection of power and public perception, as well as how state history influences policy. She is currently learning French, and hopes to learn German and Spanish as well. She contributes to IPD through Banking Bad, which investigates illicit financing practices.

Maggie Johnson
Maggie is a second-year Master's student at the LBJ School in Global Policy and LLILAS in Latin American Studies. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a BA in History, International Studies, and Spanish. She is interested in transnational crime, and specifically drug trafficking.