Information technology facilitating money laundering

Author: Ramage Sally  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1469-8404

Source: Information & Communications Technology Law, Vol.21, Iss.3, 2012-10, pp. : 269-282

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Abstract

This article addresses the phenomenon of money laundering. It discusses the definition of money laundering and provides a detailed discussion of the relevant criminal offences created by the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The article also discusses the practical issues involved in identifying, minimising and preventing the incidence of money laundering and addresses the relationship between money laundering and the major advances that have been made in information technology.