money laundering

• Processo de ocultar ou disfarçar a origem ilícita de recursos financeiros, geralmente inserindo-os no sistema financeiro por meio de uma série de transações para que pareçam ter origem 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.

   Processo financeiro ilegal

   • 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.