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Treasury – министерство финансов; honestly – честно;
mob – воровская шайка; to connect – связывать;
to disguise – скрывать; proximity – близость;
to earn – зарабатывать.
HISTORY OF MONEY LAUNDERING
The term «money laundering» was first mentioned in the 1930s by the US Treasury agents who were trying to apprehend Al Capone. In those days, very few people had running water, much less (не говоря уже о) a washing machine, so commercial laundries were very common. Capone and his mob owned hundreds of laundries in and around Chicago, and they disguised the earnings from their liquor business as money honestly earned from operating the laundries.
There were no US law at that time that identified money laundering as an offence, but in the end, Capone was convicted of evading federal income tax. Tax evasion and money laundering are often very closely connected.
The US was the first country to pass money laundering legislation, but they didn't really start to investigating it until towards the end of the twentieth century. Everything changed when cocaine suddenly became popular in North America. In the 1970s and early 1980s, its proximity to the source of the cocaine made south Florida the world centre of money laundering activity.
«Crime School: Money Laundering» Chris Mathers 2004.
Упр. 2. Закончите предложения, выбрав один из 3-х вариантов
1. The term «money laundering» was born in
a) Great Britain;
b) The United States;
c) Canada.
2. Al Capone was wanted by
a) The US FBI agents;
b) The US law enforcement agencies;
c) The US Treasury agents.
3. The commercial laundries were common because
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a) there was no running water;
b) the washing machines were very expensive (дорогие);
c) the services of commercial laundries were not very expensive.
4. Capone and his mob owned hundreds of laundries in Chicago to
a) get much profit (выгода) from laundries;
b) earn honest money from operating laundries;
c) mask money from alcohol business.
5. At that time money laundering
a) was an offence;
b) was not an offence.
6. In the end Capone was convicted of
a) money laundering;
b) violating income tax laws;
c) earning money from liquor business.
7. At that time the American centre of money laundering activity was
a) North America;
b) Chicago;
c) Florida.
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