Verb He used a phony business to launder money from drug dealing. had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper
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Verb
According to the indictment, Gaytan and Lopez and a network of relatives later conspired to launder the money through currency exchanges, credit cards, money orders, gift cards and the U.S. mail. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2022 The 2010 reforms ended this practice, but candidates since then have looked for new ways to launder money by crossing state lines.al, 11 May 2022 Is this journalism a way for Republicans to launder their reputations? Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022 So, too, is Rachel Garrison (Jordana Spiro), former owner of the Blue Cat Lodge, the first business that Marty became involved in to launder money through in the Ozarks. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022 The fear is that NFTs, like ICOs, could be exploited as yet another way to launder money in an anonymous and untraceable way. Martin Cheek, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2022 The use of DeFi as a way to launder money increased 1,964% between 2020 and 2021, according to the company. David Smagalla, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022 An online gambling site can be used to launder money in a variety of ways. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control says Tornado Cash’s systems were used, among other things, to launder more than $96 million drawn from the June Harmony blockchain bridge theft and August Nomad crypto firm heist. Fatima Hussein, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022
Noun
Our fabric experts prefer polyester and nylon for their stain-resistant and easy-to-launder qualities. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2022 This information was intended to help Pyongyang launder cryptocurrencies in a way that would allow the government to evade Western sanctions. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 The rest of the time — to flush the toilet, launder clothing, wash dishes or bathe — Acosta had to haul water by hand from a well in a park half a mile away.Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 In another case, a Swiss court found the bank guilty for helping a Bulgarian crime ring launder money related to cocaine trafficking. Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 26 July 2022 Credit Suisse and a former employee of the bank were found guilty in a Swiss federal criminal court of helping a Bulgarian crime ring launder money related to cocaine trafficking.WSJ, 28 June 2022 Treasury said in its announcement that Blender.io had also helped a number of the most destructive Russian ransomware gangs launder their money. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 6 May 2022 Pre-treat or rub the stains with bar soap and launder with fabric-safe bleach. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 18 May 2022 Officials are considering what consumer protections and financial reporting requirements to put in place and how to crack down on criminals who take advantage of the anonymity offered by cryptocurrency to evade taxes, launder money and commit fraud. Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 15 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English launder, noun
Noun
Middle English, launderer, from Anglo-French lavandere, from Medieval Latin lavandarius, from Latin lavandus, gerundive of lavare to wash — more at lye