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What is Money Laundering?

What is Money Laundering?

Jodie Toporowski

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The term ‘money laundering’  describes the process which effectively turns ‘dirty’ money (obtained illegally) into what appears to be money from a legitimate or ‘clean’ source.  In this video, Jodie explains what money laundering is and how it is combated.

The term ‘money laundering’  describes the process which effectively turns ‘dirty’ money (obtained illegally) into what appears to be money from a legitimate or ‘clean’ source.  In this video, Jodie explains what money laundering is and how it is combated.

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What is Money Laundering?

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Overview

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates the amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars. Due to the nature of money-laundering, it is however difficult to estimate the total amount of money that goes through the laundering cycle. Money Laundering is the criminal act of changing the identity of illegally obtained money so that it appears to have originated from a legitimate source. Money laundering tends to consist of three stages: Placement; Layering; and Integration.

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  • Define money laundering

  • Be able to explain how criminals launder money

  • Identify at which stage money laundering is easiest to detect

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Summary

What is Money Laundering?

Money Laundering is the criminal act of taking money derived from criminal activity (‘dirty money’) and making it appear that it has come from a legitimate source – effectively cleaning the money. This is achieved by the criminal disguising the true ownership and origin of the proceeds from their criminal activities. The objective for them is to keep control over these proceeds and ultimately to provide what appears to be a legitimate source of income. 

How do Criminals Launder Money?

The most sophisticated money laundering process is likely to comprise of three stages: 

  1. Placement - The first stage involves converting ‘dirty money’ which directly proceeds from a crime into another asset unassociated with the crime. After placement the ‘dirty money’ is no longer in the form of cash. For example, buying an expensive car with the proceeds of crime in cash.
  2. Layering - Layering helps to further obscure the proceeds of crime origin by passing through complex transactions. This can involve different entities and takes place in lots of jurisdiction. Detection at this stage is more difficult and provides anonymity.
  3. Integration - Once the layering stage is achieved, the criminal will then seek to mix the laundered funds into the legitimate financial system. This stage provides the ‘dirty money’ with apparent legitimacy which is then free to move within the economy.

At which stage is money laundering the easiest to detect?

The ‘Placement’ stage is the easiest point to detect money laundering. In view of this, regulations focus on the procedures adopted by deposit takers (such as High Street Banks, Building Societies and Insurers) increasing emphasis has been placed on the importance of checking customer identity and awareness of unusual transaction patterns. 

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Jodie Toporowski

Jodie Toporowski

Jodie Toporowski is an experienced Head of Compliance with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. She is well versed in the areas relating to financial regulation, data protection and commercial contracts. She is also a strong legal professional with regulatory enforcement background. Jodie is currently the Head of Compliance at Hyundai Capital UK and has been at this role since 2017.

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