Money laundering is a process that takes illegally obtained money and puts it through a cycle of

transactions or events, which makes the money appear to be from legitimate sources and
untraceable to its illegitimate origins.

The act of money laundering conceals or disguises the nature or the source of the funds derived
from illegal activities such as:

Fraud

Theft

Organized crime activities

Embezzlement

Human trafficking
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

A bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information
about financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering,
terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
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