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Re:Programming in the Adult Entertainment Industry Is Broken by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @06:56AM (#17756805)
I wouldn't say that money needs to be "illegally obtained" to be classified as laundered. There are tax benefits to "laundering" legally obtained money, for example.

Although at this point we're just arguing semantics.

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Re:Programming in the Adult Entertainment Industry Is Broken by koboll on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @07:27AM (#17756914)
i.e., what Paul Manafort is currently standing trial for
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Re:Programming in the Adult Entertainment Industry Is Broken by moneylaundering on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @08:51AM (#17757406)
Oversimplified version of most statutes:

It has to be transferred AND (1)illegally obtained, or (2)intended for an illegal purpose, or (3)disguised and international but not in any way illegal.

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