RECEIVING GIFTS AS A MEANS OF LAUNDERING CRIMINAL PROCEEDS

Abstract

The article analyzes the general concept of money laundering. All over the world, the international community, including the United Nations, recognizes the legalization of proceeds from crime as one of the most widespread and dangerous transnational crimes. The growing danger of the legalization of criminal proceeds in the modern world is of concern to the vast majority of countries in the world community. According to experts, “in recent years, the proceeds from various kinds of crimes in the field of money laundering have been from 2 to 5% of the total world gross product, that is, from 1 to 3 trillion US dollars”. With the globalization of the world financial system, the question arises of the need to coordinate the efforts of states to combat money laundering at the international level. In the world, special importance is attached to the fight against crime, the imposition of sentences by the courts for crimes committed in accordance with the principle of justice, and the liberalization of criminal legislation. Thus, special attention is paid to conducting research in the field of determining responsibility for the legalization of proceeds from crime and preventing the causes and conditions that contribute to its occurrence, the correct qualification of this crime, and strengthening the implementation of international standards in this area in national legislation.