Money laundering to avoid government anti-laundering measures.

What is it about?

A recognised and key activity associated with organised criminal behaviour is that of money laundering. As a phenomenon in which certain aspects often go unnoticed due to the scope of criminal behaviour taking place, money laundering has fostered extensive research and global policy development. This paper illustrates the incentivised steps criminal organizations take to launder cash while avoiding government anti-laundering measures. It does this by examining high level examples to illustrate how and when technology becomes instrumental in the money laundering process – in turn recognising the placement stage as the most vulnerable to exploitation by technology. This paper concludes by demonstrating the need for greater understanding of the methodologies used by money launderers to form a decisive pathway towards improving money laundering detection across all organisational contexts.

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Why is it important?

It demonstrates the need for greater understanding of the methodologies used by money launderers to form a decisive pathway towards improving money laundering detection across all organisational contexts.

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