The Fifth "C" ebook Ross, Kelly Diesel eBooks

receive alert on new titles by this author

The Fifth "C"

The foundation that diamond values are based on are the Carat, Colour, Clarity and Cut of a diamond. These are the Four C's of diamond grading and have been the international qualifiers used to define the value of diamonds for centuries. The contemporary diamond industry the world over has tried to introduce a fifth C in an attempt to brand diamonds as "certified" or "conflict free". The branding provides added value to the diamonds but the jury is still out on what the Fifth C really is and the court of public opinion will decide this.

The value of diamonds is also being re-defined by criminals who have sought out diamonds and like commodities in North America for decades. For criminals, diamonds are seen as instruments to facilitate criminal activity and in this age of money tracking and anti-money laundering legislation, they are also used as a hedge against inflation and the authorities. In the world of criminals who profit from diamonds, the Fifth C is Crime.

The Fifth "C": The Criminal Use of Diamonds, exposes why criminals are so drawn to diamonds, how diamonds are used in criminal activity, and why it is difficult to stop this criminal activity.

Share your thoughts on the The Fifth "C" ebook with other internet viewers!

Title of ebook: The Fifth "C"
ISBN: 9780595911011
Publisher: iUniverse-Indigo
Internet download file size: 4647 kb
Released online for download: 01-16-2008
Author of eBook: Ross, Kelly

Format

Sku

ISBN

File size

Security

Printing

Copying

Read aloud

Minimum software

Sys. requirements

Download reader

Digital Editions

0595911013

9780595911011

4647 KB

n/a

Not allowed

No

N/A

See here

Digital editions

True Crime Categories
True Crime General (165) Espionage (11) Murder (90)	Other Miscellaneous (22) Serial Killers (28)