SECTION 1<br><br>
Money acquired via crime is dirty money.<br>
Transporting dirty money across borders is called cash smuggling.<br>
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[[Why Cash Is King]]<br>
[[Ways To Smuggle Cash]]<br>
[[Why Cross The Border?]]<br><br>
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Hiding the origins of dirty money is called money laundering.<br>
Below are two common laundering methods.<br><br>
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[[Trade-Based Money Laundering]]<br>
[[Laundering Through Financial Institutions]]<br><br>
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Law Enforcement can help moderate money-generating crimes.<br>
Customs can help moderate cash smuggling.<br>
Public Private Partnerships can help moderate trade-based money laundering.<br>
Financial Intelligence Units can help moderate money laundering through financial transactions.<br><br>
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[[Money Generating Crimes]]<br>
[[Public Private Partnerships]]<br>
[[Financial Intelligence Units]]<br><br>
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How can you help?<br>
Cash smuggling and money laundering are federal crimes and should be reported to the FBI<br>
<a href="https://tips.fbi.gov/home" target="_blank">Submit a tip online to the FBI.</a>
Or Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).<br>Why Cross The Border?<br><br>
Distance the cash from the crime.<br>
Go to a country where you are less likely to get caught.<br>Ways To Smuggle Cash<br><br>
Physical transportation by person. <br>
For example, inside of a car or luggage. <br>
Transportation via shipment. <br>
For example, using a mail or cargo service. <br>Why Cash Is King<br><br>
Cash is hard to track and is accepted everywhere. <br>
For example, a check has the name of the payer and payeee and is not widely accepted. <br>
Trade-Based Money Laundering<br><br>
Use dirty money to purchase products and resell those products.Laundering Through Financial Institutions<br><br>
Deposit dirty money into multiple financial institutions, making several transfers and transactions.Money Generating Crimes<br><br>
Common Financial Crimes Include:<br>
Trafficking drugs, wildlife, and humans.<br>
Counterfeits and Scams.<br>
Theft and Fraud.<br>
Public Private Partnerships <br><br>
Public Private Partnerships are a platform to share information and knowledge between public and private companies about existing money laundering cases to identify new risks and develop new mitigation strategies. Financial Intelligence Units<br><br>
Financial Intelligence Units consolidate and analyze suspicious activity and transaction reports from financial institutions like banks to identify and prevent money laundering through financial institutions.