money laundering

• Proceso de ocultar el origen de dinero obtenido ilegalmente, normalmente haciéndolo pasar por una serie de transacciones financieras o comerciales complejas para que parezca proveniente de una fuente legal.

The process of concealing the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by passing it through a complex sequence of banking transfers or commercial transactions, so that it appears to come from a legitimate source.

1. Illegal financial processC1formal

   The process of making large amounts of money generated by a criminal activity, such as drug trafficking or terrorist funding, appear to have come from a legitimate source.

   lavado de dinero

   • The bank was fined for failing to prevent money laundering.
   • Investigators uncovered a complex money laundering scheme involving shell companies.
   • New regulations were introduced to combat money laundering in the real estate sector.