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Re:This page is anonymous by ssharp on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @02:22PM (#5639809)
Is laundering legal money and then using it for legal purposes illegal?
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Re:This page is anonymous by Goladus on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @03:12PM (#5640145)
If the money was obtained legally to begin with, concealing the source is not illegal.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1957

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Re:This page is anonymous by samweinberg on Wednesday May 01, 2013 @02:29PM (#5639868)
If the laundering method is illegal, then yes.
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