laundered

Example Sentences

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But the money has to be laundered and spent in ways that hide all traces to North Korea, or it will get blocked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Most of the illegally-mined gold is smuggled out to the United Arab Emirates, from where it is laundered into the global supply chain in Europe, the United States, Asia and South Africa.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Prosecutors say the defendants allegedly laundered the funds from the scheme through cryptocurrency, cash exchanges and shell companies.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

In probable cause statements filed in federal court, investigators wrote that the defendants laundered the money through multiple bank accounts and ultimately used the cash for personal expenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

It was called that to differentiate it from a celluloid collar which was what poor men wore because it could be laundered simply by being wiped with a wet rag.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith