How to Clean Dirty Money | The Business of Crime

From crypto entrepreneurs in North Korea to major banks in the City of London, money laundering is everywhere.

Money laundering is about making illicitly earned cash look like it came from a legitimate source. It’s hard to say exactly, but the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that anywhere between $800 billion to $2 trillion of dirty cash is ‘washed’ through the global economy every year.

This is the Business of Crime, a new series looking at how different parts of the criminal economy function. In this episode, we’re looking at money laundering - how it's done and why it’s so important for criminals around the world to clean their dirty cash.

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[RoccosVideos]

Thanks vice for teaching me how to clean money. Now all I need to do is find illegal ways to earn it.

[DrNukeShow]

I literally clicked on this video thinking about how many people touch money and I was curious about a way to actually disinfect it.

[mphomokoena]

Vice taught me how to clean up a murder, how to hire a hitman now how to clean money 🤔🤔... 😂😂😂 to law enforcement I have less than 2 dollars to my name on a good day I have 5 this is just cause of boredom.

[vishalgiraddi]

India : just declare it as ✨agricultural income✨

[Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry]

Their needs to be an investigation into how churches and charities are used to launder proceeds of crime. I would think cash donations and tax-free status would make this an irresistible money laundry for criminals.

[CorderoIvan]

I’ve seen the Ozarks, I know everything there is to know about cleaning dirty money, thank you though vice

[jerry]

"Dirty Hands Clean Money,
Clean Hands Dirty money"

- Sun Tszu Art of War

[DietBloodCola]

There is no way he could be guilty, he's got pretty pink hearts coming right out of his head

[brokentombot]

I'd like to see something about how "artwork" is used to launder money. I've seen so much art (including an invisible statue) sold for stupid money and often anonymously and figure it must be a laundering scheme.

[xSPCTREx]

Make 'art' and 'sell it' for 500k

[Gabson]

I just found 20 bucks on the street. This video helped me a lot to clean them.
Thanks!

[VampirusX]

The laywer is the real life Saul Goodman... same MO and even a very very similar appearance.

[Nairod]

You open up an art gallery of worthless pieces where you trade political favor for money.... Oh wait no that is money laundry.

[brianscott]

A bank being criminal? Ive never heard of such a thing.🤑

[hhz]

I'm confused why they brought on this Virgil guy and then didn't interview him? This video is really just a simple explanation of money-laundering wrapped up in a slick presentation...

[adampalmer]

I love these videos! Keep up the great work VICE! 🤟

[featuresnobodyaskedfor]

Despite being fully aware of what money laundering is, when I read the title of this video in my mind it was about washing bills that got dirty.

[TheRealMikeMichaels]

Imagine what the US government officials does.

[amaturecheese]

"We are facilitating corrupt dictators from looting their countries."

[javierjp]

Vice should do a video on how the CIA laundered their money