Follow the Money: OSINT Techniques for Finding and Linking Financial Assets and Cash Flows
You can find almost anything online. Proving what it means is the hard part.
A property is held by an LLC.
That LLC shares a manager with another entity.
The mailing address overlaps.
Money moves, but not directly.
Everything you're looking at is technically public. No hacks. No leaks. No subpoenas.
And still, most asset traces fall apart the moment someone asks, "How do you know that?"
This book is about doing asset and funding work the right way using open sources.
Follow the Money is built around a serious OSINT approach. Lawful collection. Verifiable records. Reproducible paths. If you can't show where it came from and how you connected it, it doesn't make the cut.
For investigators and journalists, that distinction matters.
Because once your work is challenged by counsel, by an editor, or by the subject themselves, tone won't save you. Screenshots won't save you. Volume won't save you. Only structure will.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
Treat OSINT as evidence, not just information
Start with authoritative records and build outward without drifting into noise
Separate ownership, control, benefit, and access instead of blending them together
Grade linkage strength so your conclusions match what the records actually support
Resolve identity collisions before they infect your reporting
Capture and preserve records so your work survives link rot and legal review
Trace funding paths through contracts, nonprofits, court filings, and public disclosures
This isn't about clever tricks. It's about being able to defend every step.
If you're a journalist, this means publishing investigations that can withstand a legal threat.
If you're an investigator, it means producing work that can move into litigation or enforcement without being dismissed as speculation.
Everything here is grounded in open sources. If it can't be found lawfully and explained clearly, it doesn't belong in the chain.
If you rely on OSINT and your conclusions need to hold up under pressure, this book was written for you.
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