Νομιμοποίηση εσόδων από εγκληματικές δραστηριότητες

Abstract

The current study presents the effort for a complete presentation of thephenomenon of the legalisation of proceeds from criminal activities, widelyknown as “Money Laundering”. “Money Laundering” describes the processthrough which the illegal source of income is concealed in such a way that itsorigin seems legal. Through “Money Laundering” the illegal income penetratesthe legal financial system and becomes part of it.Both the rapid growth of technology and the free flow of capital havemade “Money Laundering” in the last decade easier. This situation has led tothe intervention of the european and the international community and to theimplementation of concrete Anti-Money Laundering policies and measures.The current study attempts a short description of the phenomenonitself, of the phases of its development, as well as of its various techniques.This study presents the international and european legislativeframework against the “Money Laundering”. On a national level the studypresents the law governing money laundering from 1990 onwards, while thereis a detailed analysis of the current Greek law 3691/2008.Finally, the study attempts a critical approach of the current legalframework on the basis of its effectiveness in the prevention and repression ofthe phenomenon, and concludes that there is room for further improvement.