Money Laundering
By : Ade Setio Yuwono
What is Money Laundering?
Money laundering is the process or act of using the money proceeds of crime. By doing that, the money is hidden or obscured their origins by the perpetrator, so that later appeared as if the money is legitimate or lawful.
They try to launder the money so that the source cannot be found.
Why do the laundry?
Criminals want to: Avoid prosecution Increase profits Avoid seizure of accumulated wealth Appear legitimate Tax evasion They are trying to conceal the origin of the cash
MONEY LAUNDERING
PROCESS OF MONEY LAUNDERING :
PLACEMENT LAYERING INTEGRATION
PLACEMENT
The Money is placed into the financial system.
LAYERING
The Money is obscured into the complex financial transactions in order to camouflage the illegal source.
INTEGRATION
where the money got mixed in with legitimate money and documented as revenue.
Common money laundering techniques
Structuring Bank complicity Asset purchases with bulk cash Credit cards Gambling in casinos Refining
In Indonesia, it is legally regulated in UU RI No. 15/2002 on money laundering measures, which are distinguished in two money laundering offenses.
The
Active Criminal, The Passive Criminal.
The Active Criminal
where someone deliberately placing, transferring, granting, paying, entrust, carrying out of the country, exchange of money. Money proceeds of crime with the aim of obscure or hide the origins of the money, so it appears as if the money is legitimate .
The Passive Criminal
mentioned about the passive laundering that apply to every person who receives or controls the placement, transfer, payment, recipients of grants, donations, day care, money-changers of money derived from crime, with the same goal which is to blur, to conceal its origin. It was considered too similar to money laundering.
The Punishments:
Imprisonment : 5-15 years. Fine :Rp5.000.000.000 - Rp15.000.000.000
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