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What is money laundering?

What is money laundering? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money that has been obtained illegally.
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This is done as a money laundering scheme to put illicit dollars back into the legit art market.
The bank officials involved in money laundering have backing from the highest levels of the banking institutions.
Due to the crackdown on money laundering, stringent rules now apply to banks when customers do business involving even small sums of money.
The prosecution case was that the purpose of the meetings was to facilitate money laundering.
The old Las Vegas money laundering technique involved hiding dirty money in other businesses that routinely handle vast amounts of cash.
Certainly reason for concern, but money laundering legislation has not made a dent in the criminal drug activities.

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