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Social clubs: A haven for money laundering?

Larona Seribe
Larona Seribe

Money laundering is the process of cleaning dirty money by using legitimate businesses or facilities to disguise the true ownership and the origin of funds from criminal proceeds.

This process enables the criminals to enjoy these proceeds without exposing their source.

There are three stages of laundering money:

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