A Tribute to John F. Peyton, Jr.

John Peyton, a Senior Instructor and contributor to a number of AML AWARE domestic and international law enforcement training programs, was killed in a traffic accident in Zambia on April 3, 2007. His wife, Eileen, was injured but will recover. John's overseas service after retiring from the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Hawaii included tours of duty as Resident Legal Advisor to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rule of Law expert for the United Nations High Commissioner in Sarajevo, and most recently, as a Resident Advisor for the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance in Lilongwe, Malawi. John's presence in Malawi was instrumental in getting that country's first anti-money laundering statute passed, and he was working with the Malawi government to implement that legislation and to form the country's Financial Intelligence Unit.