





Money Laundering is often a crime
to convert money or property gained from illegal activities into money
that appears to have been legally earned. Financial transactions involving
tainted money are typically conducted with legitimate businesses. These
operations structure business transactions in a manner which provides
for some percentage of money returned to the criminal. This financial
windfall, in turn, becomes what appears to be legitimate income for
the criminal.
Today's money laundering statutes apply equally to the individual or organization seeking to launder money and to the individual or organization offering a method to convert money gained from illegal activities into money that appears to have been legally earned.