Money and International Money Laundering Defense
Strategies to counter money laundering accusations.
Money Laundering and International Money Laundering Defense
Dowling Defense Group routinely defends business owners under investigation for, or charged with, multi-million-dollar money laundering and international money laundering cases.
Generally speaking, federal law makes it a crime to engage in financial transactions using funds that represent the proceeds of crime with the intent to conceal the source of the funds. Although “money laundering” carries the connotation of someone intentionally engaging in a deliberate scheme to “clean” funds through a systematic process, the actual criminal statute that prohibits money laundering criminalizes a much broader range of conduct.
Money laundering is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison and hefty fines. Dowling Defense Group routinely secures favorable resolutions for clients under investigation for money laundering. In any money laundering case, it is critical to have the advice of counsel at an early stage to try to mitigate the exposure to criminal liability at the outset—even, and especially, before an indictment is issued.
Federal prosecutors usually charge additional offenses money laundering cases, including conspiracy and mail and wire fraud.
