1. Flashcards

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Money laundering definition

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Money laundering can be defined differently based on location

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Money laundering is generally accepted as

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the process of concealing or disguising the existence , source, movement, destination, or illegal application of criminally derived funds to make them appear legitimate

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3
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criminal activities that lead to money laundering are called…

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Predicate crimes

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4
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Examples of Predicate crimes Include:

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Arms sales 
narcotics trafficking 
contraband smuggling 
embezzlement 
insider trading
bribery 
fraud schemes
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5
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Three basic steps of Money Laundering are:

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Placement
Layering
Integration

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Placement

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Putting dirty money into the financial system

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7
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layering

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concealing the origin of the dirty money

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8
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integration

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using the dirty money in the legitimate economy

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