tailieunhanh - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 7 P13

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 7 P13 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 108 MOIETY When offering evidence to prove modus operandi the prosecution does not have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the other crimes occurred. Rather the prosecution simply must present sufficient evidence to show that the act took place and was committed by the defendant. CROSS REFERENCES Criminal Law Criminal Procedure. MOIETY One-half. Joint tenants own their estate by the moiety. CROSS REFERENCE Joint Tenancy. MONEY LAUNDERING The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. It is a worldwide problem with approximately 300 billion going through the process annually in the united states. The sale of illegal narcotics accounts for much of this money. Those who commit the underlying criminal activity may attempt to launder the money themselves but increasingly a new class of criminals provides laundering services to organized crime. This new class consists of lawyers bankers and accountants. Criminals want their illegal funds laundered because they can then move their money through society freely without fear that the funds will be traced to their criminal deeds. In addition laundering prevents the funds from being confiscated by the police. Money laundering usually consists of three steps placement layering and integration. Placement is the depositing of funds in financial institutions or the conversion of cash into negotiable instruments. Placement is the most difficult step. The easiest way to begin laundering large amounts of cash is to deposit them into a financial institution. However under the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 BSA 31 . . 5311 et seq. financial institutions are required to report deposits of more than 10 000 in cash made by an individual in a single day. To disguise criminal activity laun-derers route cash through a front operation that is a business such as a check-cashing service or a .