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Ekonomiczne problemy prania brudnych pieniędzy
Economic problems of money laundering

Author(s): Karol Schneider
Subject(s): Economy, Criminal Law, Penology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: money laundering; illicit trafficking; suspicious transactions

Summary/Abstract: All activities designed to conceal the true source of illegal income obtained from criminal activities and give them the legal origin of birthmarks is called money laundering. Money laundering is the legalization of profits gained from criminal activity. The aim of this article is an attempt to indicate that the funds derived from money laundering are a threat to the economic system of the country. The funds derived from the committed economic crimes, give rise to huge capital, which serves, among others, to acquire part of the legal economy for the funds obtained from the suspicious transactions.

  • Issue Year: 123/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 301-309
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish