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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > finance ethics > money laundering
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > financial crime > money laundering
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > international security and arms control > money laundering
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > scams and swindles > money laundering

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money laundering  

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  • Money laundering is the process by which criminal organizations manage substantial and recurring illicit revenues to bring these monies back to the legitimate economy. It is traditionally understood as a three-step cycle: (1) the placement, in which the illicit funds are distanced from the crime that produced them and enter the financial system; (2) the layering, in which the origins of the funds are hidden through generally complex financial transactions; and (3) the reintegration, in which the money comes back to the economy appearing legitimate. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Money Laundering]

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