About Nick Kochan
Nick Kochan is a writer specialising in the field of finance and financial crime. His publications include 'Gordon Brown: The First Year in Power', a biography of Gordon Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer and 'The Washing Machine', a study of international money laundering.
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