“Following the money trail” has become a critical cross-cutting component for counter-crime, counter-narcotics, and counter-terrorism efforts against illegal networks.[1] While conceptually straightforward, the fluid and varied means of money transfer make counter-threat finance operations difficult to successfully implement. The open nature of modern society and the sheer volume of capital transfers that compose the fabric of the global financial system make it almost impossible to identify, trace, and cut off terrorist or cartel funds.[2] Metaphorically like eels, illicit financiers and their monies can slip through the hands of the government organi-zations tasked to interdict and grasp them.