Richard's launch of his record label Delerium and his mail order business the Freak Emporium were going from strength to strength. But things started to get too much. And then something happened that threatened everything he'd worked for...

Music in order of use is courtesy of Cherry Red Records: Praise Space Electric by Electric Sensation, Life is But by Sons of Selina.

This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick.

Richard Allen manages to break free from his 9 to 5 office job to run a record label and tour with rock bands full time.

The music used in order of use is Prelude by Moom and The Extasie by Psychomuzak - courtesy of Cherry Red Records.  Additional music by Voyage 35.

This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

Richard Allen starts making records and is torn between his day job and his side hustle releasing music he loves.

Delerium Records music used in this episode is courtesy of  Cherry Red Records. Tracks in order of use are: Black Ferris Wheel by The Colored Plank,  and Forbidden Love  and Electric Eye God by Nick Riff. Additional music from Voyage 35.

This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.  

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

Music lover Richard Allen begins a career as an underground music journalist and band promoter.

The music in this episode is courtesy of Cherry Red Records. In order of use: House In The Country by The Spacious Mind, Der Untershied (Excerpt) by Breitband, And She Rides by The Long Ryders, A Play on Wordsworth by The Steppes and Cornucopia by The Steppes.

This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.    

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.    

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.    

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.    

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

Richard Allen discovers the UK's underground music scene and starts exploring his love of music by attending free festivals all over England. 

The music in this episode is courtesy of Cherry Red Records. In order of use, the tracks are: Ease Part Three by the Suicidal Flowers, Solstice Song by Mandragora, The Beginning by The Ju Ju Man, and Everything by On Trial. All of them are from the Last Daze of the Underground, Delerium Records.

This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick. All the Tax Justice Network's podcasts are available here https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.

Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.

Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.

Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans with unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   In Series Two: Richard Allen's passion was alternative music and he set up in the music business with his own record label, managing and touring with bands like Porcupine Tree. But a tax loophole took all of that away from him and he unexpectedly became a campaigner, taking on tax dodgers and the British authorities from his garden shed. In this first episode, Richard Allen's  chance encounter with non-conformist education set him on a path away from the mainstream.   The music in this episode is courtesy of Cherry Red Records. In order of use, the tracks used are: Solstice song by Mandragora, Malpaso by Josiah and Movement by Praise Space Electric.   This is a Tax Justice Network podcast with Naomi Fowler of the Taxcast podcast. Produced and sound designed by Leo Schick. All the Tax Justice Network's podcasts are available here https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.

Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

In Series 1 we sit down with leading white collar crime lawyer Jack Blum who tells us about his life's work during a period of huge geopolitical change and transformed global tax and financial systems. From the BCCI scandal, to Panamanian dictator Noriega's cocaine trafficking, to Lockheed Aircraft's overseas bribes - Jack was there.

The Corruption Dairies is a production of the Tax Justice Network, made by Naomi Fowler and Jo Barratt. Interviews with Jack Blum were recorded over several days at Jack's home in Maryland by Zoe Sullivan. 

Website with all the podcasts in this series and season two are all available here: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/the-corruption-diaries/ 

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans with their unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

In Series Two: Richard Allen's passion was alternative music and he set up in the music business with his own record label, managing and touring with bands like Porcupine Tree. But a tax loophole took all of that away from him and he unexpectedly became a campaigner, taking on tax dodgers and the British authorities from his garden shed. Produced by Leo Schick and hosted by Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network.

Our podcast website is available here where you can also listen to Series One featuring white collar crime lawyer Jack Blum https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/the-corruption-diaries/ 

The Corruption Diaries is available wherever you get your podcasts. 

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.