Money laundering is the illegal process of making money obtained from criminal activities appear legal. It involves disguising the origins of the money so that it cannot be traced back to its illegal source.
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As such, the financial watchdog is concerned that the platform could be used
for money laundering activities.
Indeed, one year ago, Dutch police working with an international team, arrested 10 people that where involved
in money laundering activities.
But, it says, where legal advice is required, the solicitors in the directory will provide 30 minutes of free legal advice
on money laundering issues.
He stressed that financial authorities would not distinguish between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies for the purpose of
preventing money laundering and terrorism financing.
She was convicted of drug conspiracy and
money laundering charges — her first offenses — and has been in federal person since 1996.
At the current stage, cryptocurrencies do not offer the sufficient level of transparency in order for us to live up to our obligations within
anti money laundering regulation.
The court confirmed that a general suspicion of
money laundering by the bank in connection with its client did not render the bank dishonest, and this was enough to defeat the claim.
This was followed by on - site inspections at the three bitcoin exchanges to investigate for
potential money laundering, market manipulation and unauthorized financing.
As for requiring users to link their trading accounts with real bank accounts, that's meant to prevent crimes
like money laundering.
A set of rules has been also adopted to
fight money laundering and protect customers of digital currency exchanges.
Our lawyers frequently act for professionals who find themselves unexpectedly caught up in
money laundering investigations whether as witnesses or suspects.
Other governments continued to seek to regulate cryptocurrencies out of concerns
about money laundering and other fraudulent activities.
The government has dropped plans to axe a statutory defence for solicitors who report
suspected money laundering or other suspicious activities.
Assisted clients in the banking industry resolve
money laundering issues and other matters related to financial crime.
To help improve transparency, online bitcoin exchanges will have to file records with regulators and follow
money laundering rules, reporting suspicious transactions.
Sources described as «close to» the agency apparently said that the move comes in response to concerns
over money laundering and other possible illegal uses of the cryptocurrencies.
If this were to be implemented into any sort of laws, it would only come in 2019 which is when the
new money laundering regulations are to be discussed.
Never ever EVER has any government entity been told to «
track money laundering by watching credit card transactions».
She has appeared on behalf of clients charged with a full spectrum of offences, including murder and other serious violent offences, fraud and
money laundering matters, drug and sexual offences.
This information is collected in line with our stringent verification procedures which are used to deter
international money laundering operations and to ensure the security and safety of our customer's trading activity throughout.
More than just a way for someone to sell books without having to pay any taxes, though, some experts believe this is the ideal
money laundering scam.
The defendant in a large
money laundering prosecution, saw how simply we were able to reveal the case one digestible piece at a time, when demonstrating to the court the proposed system.
At the same time as a result of sloppy execution some of these banks are guilty themselves of facilitating
drug money laundering activities and as a result have paid billion dollar settlement fines.
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