9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later: Part 1: Gabe Hidalgo - Needing to Make a Difference
About this episode
Gabe Hidalgo reflects on how the events of 9/11 changed his career path towards anti money laundering compliance.
Ed. Note-Five years ago, I looked back on 9/11 in a 20 year retrospective. This week is the 25th anniversary of that event. I am rerunning this award winning podcast so that we never forget. On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack, Tom Fox and guests look back on the tragic event and what it meant for them personally, as well as how it impacted the world of compliance. Tom’s first guest this week is Gabe Hidalgo, anti money laundering compliance expert, who shares how the events of that fateful day changed the course of his career. Looking Back Gabe - who worked as outside counsel for insurance companies at the time - remembers turning on YahooTV as soon as he got to his office on 9/11 and seeing the second plane hit the World Trade Towers. He knew immediately that it was a deliberate attack. “I knew that this was kind of a hallmark moment,” he tells Tom, “that this was not an accident.” He details leaving the office in haste to get to his pregnant wife, and the obstacles and roadblocks he faced on the way. When they finally reunited at home, they were overcome with emotion. He remembers feeling gutted thinking about the unborn children who would grow up…
People in this episode
Host: Thomas Fox
Guest: Gabe Hidalgo
Topics covered
- 9/11 retrospective
- anti money laundering
- personal impact
- compliance
- career change
Keywords
- 9/11
- Gabe Hidalgo
- anti money laundering
- compliance
- career impact
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- 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later: Part 3: Alex Dill – Patriot Act: The AML Response to Terrorist Threats
- 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later: Part 2: Juan Zarate - The Treasury Department Responds
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