What Is Racketeering?
3. Money Laundering
If you have made money through illegal channels, then you will not want the authorities to know about it. If you have a lot of money with no apparent legal source of this money then you may catch the attention of the authorities, and this can land you in a lot of trouble.
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Many criminals will try to launder their money, which is to make it appear as though it was earned legitimately. One way to achieve this is to open a legitimate business through which illegal money can be paid, giving the appearance that the money was earned through honest means.
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