Money Laundering Flashcards
Money Laundering
Meaning of money laundering
Dealing with the proceeds of criminal activity in such a way as to make the proceeds appear to have been legitimately acquired.
Money Laundering
‘Engages in’ - elements
CA61; S243(2)
- Every one who,
- In respect of any property that is the proceeds of an offence,
- Engages in a money laundering transaction,
- Knowing or believing that all or part of the property is the proceeds of an offence OR being reckless as to whether or not the property is the proceeds of an offence.
The elements of money laundering - explained
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In respect of any property that is the proceeds of an offence:
Includes both tangible and intangible property and interests in real or personal property whether within or outside NZ. -
Engages in a money laundering transaction:
One must conceal property or enable another to conceal the property and then also deal with the property or assist with such dealing. -
Knowing or believing that all or part of the property is the proceeds of an offence:
Knowledge is proven via direct evidence and/or circumstantial evidence.
Knowledge must exist when the property is dealt with (R v Kennedy - K** = _K_nowledge / **Kennedy)). -
Or being reckless as to whether or not the property is the proceeds of an offence:
(Cameron v R).
Money Laundering
With intent to engage in - elements
CA61; S243(3):
- Every one who
- Obtains or has in his or her possession
- Any property (being property that is the proceeds of an offence committed by another person) —
(a) with intent to engage in a money laundering transaction in respect of that property; and
(b) knowing or believing that all or part of the property is the proceeds of an offence, or being reckless as to whether or not the property is the proceeds of an offence.
Money Laundering
Legislation definitions - 243(4): Conceals / deals with the property
CA 1961; S243(4)
In concealing any property or by enabling any person to conceal any property, that person -
(a) deals with that property, or
(b) assists any other person, whether directly or indirectly, to deal with that property
Money Laundering
Legislation definitions
Conceal
CA61; S243(1)
To conceal or disguise the property, and includes, without limitation:
(a) to convert the property from one form to another:
(b) to conceal or disguise the nature, source, location, disposition, or ownership of the property or of any interest in the property.
Money Laundering
Legislation definitions
Deal with
CA61; S243(1)
To deal with the property in any manner and by any means, and includes, without limitation:
(a) to dispose of the property, whether by sale, purchase, gift or otherwise
(b) to transfer possession of the property
(c) to bring the property into New Zealand
(d) to remove the property from New Zealand.
Money Laundering
Legislation definitions
Interest
CA61; S243(1)
Interest: in relation to property, means:
(a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in the property; or
(b) a right, power, or privilege in connection with the property.
Money Laundering
Legislation definitions
Offence
CA61; S243(1)
An offence punishable under New Zealand law, including any act, wherever committed, that would be an offence in New Zealand if committed in New Zealand.
Money Laundering
Legislation definitions
Proceeds
From an offence
CA61; S243(1)
Proceeds: in relation to an offence, means any property that is derived or realised, directly or indirectly, by any person from the commission of the offence.
Money laundering cycle - placement
Description: Cash enters the financial system.
Example: An offender makes money from selling cannabis and then deposits these proceeds into an associate’s bank account.
Money laundering cycle - layering
Description: Money is involved in a number of transactions.
Example: The associate transfers the money into an account held by a ‘shell’ company that the offender is the director of.
Money laundering cycle - integration
Description: Money is mixed with lawful funds or integrated back into the economy, with the appearance of legitimacy.
Example: The money is declared as revenue for the company, tax is paid, and then the offender pays himself director fees or a salary out of the company account.
R v Kennedy
(Glad I’m not a Kennedy. He has the necessary guilty knowledge).
R v Kennedy
The guilty knowledge that the thing has been stolen or dishonestly obtained must exist at the time of receiving.
Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
Legislation
Purpose
(Section 3 ss(1))
S3 Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009
(1) To establish a regime for the forfeiture of property —
(a) that has been derived, directly or indirectly, from significant criminal activity; or
(b) that represents the value of a person’s unlawfully derived income.