Investigating money laundering

Money-laundering operations are designed to take the proceeds of illegal activity, such as profits from fraud, and disguise the existence, source, or application of those funds so the proceeds appear to come from a legitimate source. In short, “dirty money” is made to appear clean. Once illegal money has been laundered, the perpetrator is able to spend or invest the illicit income in legitimate assets.

This course explores the money laundering process, reviewing the methods used to launder funds, discussing laws and regulations used to combat money laundering and explaining techniques used to investigate it.