On modern methods of legalizing the property obtained in a criminal way

Abstract

Introduction. Dynamically developing public relations in the field of economy should be promptly taken into account when organizing counteraction by law enforcement agencies to the "laundering" of property obtained by criminal means, which implies the need for scientific research in this area. Materials and Methods. The use of dialectical methods of cognition made it possible to consider the legalization of criminally obtained funds, taking into account the relationship of this type of criminal activity with the processes taking place in society and the peculiarities of the development of new spheres of the economy. Analysis. The study of methods of "laundering" money and other property obtained by criminal means, based on the consideration of scientific approaches to combating crime, the provisions of current legislation, as well as materials of law enforcement practice of both domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies, allows us to identify the main trends in the development of criminal business associated with “laundering” and develop recommendations for countering this the type of crime. Results. The economic spheres where it is most difficult to track the process of legalization of criminal assets today include the sphere of the art market, the digital currency market, offshore and freeport zones, the gold and diamond market. It is most difficult to track the process of legalizing property obtained by criminal means in the field of IT technologies. Legalization of property can be carried out by crediting funds to a controlled virtual account and further converting it through virtual machines into money. To counteract such a “laundering” method, appropriate qualifications and equipment are needed. The process of obtaining digital currency using special equipment (mining) is not yet controlled by the state at all. Legal regulation in this area should, on the one hand, create conditions for controlling the turnover of assets, and on the other hand, not force miners to go into the shadow economy.

Keywords

• shadow economy
• criminal business
• organized crime
• laundering of criminally acquired property