launder
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The Treasury Department also sanctioned the manager of Bank Melli’s Dubai branch and sanctioned a Hong Kong-based front company that it said had helped launder funds for a sanctioned Iranian exchange house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Shell companies are dangerous because they are used both by criminal organizations to evade sanctions and launder money and by the rich to avoid taxes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Other loopholes exist to launder gold, such as "ghost mines," detailed in a Greenpeace investigation published Friday.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
And as prominent news outlets continue to normalize and launder that simple fact, comedy that’s both humane and hilarious is a way through, if not a way out.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2025
The whole point of the CDO was to launder a lot of subprime mortgage market risk that the firms had been unable to place straightforwardly.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control also designated three leaders and supporters of an Iran-aligned militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, as well as a business that it says moves and launders funds for the organization.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
“Today, Treasury is sanctioning Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer that launders the proceeds of cybercrimes, including those committed against victims in the United States,” Nelson said.
From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022
Bethany launders them in-house and places them in a tub in the entryway, for workers to don each day after taking their temperature and passing a screening.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
He launders impropriety with a functionary’s demeanor and a spin doctor’s acumen.
From Slate ● May 2, 2019
Excellent crystals, usually of a brownish colour arranged in groups, are often found in the brine-chambers and the launders used in salt-works.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Chacin said the expanded police presence could help stem violence, but that tackling organized crime required, above all, following the money -- investigating how the proceeds are laundered and who is benefitting most.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
When you’ve done that, you can start to feel the excitement of owning a freshly laundered $100 bill.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Shehu laundered money through property—including the peninsula in Zvernec—that was stolen using techniques such as forged Ottoman-era land records, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The whole letter is Bezos’ grievance talking, laundered through one of his fixers.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
When we went shoe shopping at Parisians, Mama packed each one of us a freshly laundered pair of white socks.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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Revolut's rapid growth has also drawn criticism in recent years over its ability to comply with financial regulations, particularly those aimed at combating fraud and money laundering.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Daphne Caruana Galizia gained international prominence for her investigations into corruption, money laundering and organised crime, which she published on her blog Running Commentary.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Zhao and Binance had pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money-laundering rules on the exchange, which had become a global hub for money laundering and sanctions evasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bessent did not rule out the possibility of Chinese banks being targeted, and vowed that any entity "that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
So while Osage boys at other institutions learned farming and carpentry, Mollie was trained in the “domestic arts”: sewing, baking, laundering, and housekeeping.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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