Criminal
Dec. 13, 2000
Washing White Collars With Dirty Money
Money laundering was intended as a tool for prosecutors to attack drug trafficking. That tool has been stretched far beyond its intended purpose and is used to unfairly coerce plea bargains and impose unduly harsh sentences for relatively innocuous conduct. The federal statute criminalizing money laundering was intended to fight drug trafficking. Accordingly, the penalties for money laundering are severe.
Money laundering was intended as a tool for prosecutors to attack drug trafficking. That tool has been stretched far beyond its intended purpose and is used to unfairly coerce plea bargains and impose unduly harsh sentences for relatively innocuous conduct. The federal statute criminalizing m...
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