Money talks money laundering choices of organized crime offenders in a digital age

In this explorative study we provide empirical insight into how organized crime offenders use IT to launder their money. Our empirical data consist of 30 large-scale criminal investigations into organized crime. These cases are part of the most recent, fifth data sweep of the Dutch Organized Crime M...

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Autor principal: Kruisbergen, E. W. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kleemans, Edward R. ; Leukfeldt, E. R. ; Roks, R.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Journal of crime and justice
Año: 2019, Volumen: 42, Número: 5, Páginas: 569-581
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Cybercrime
Money Laundering
Organized Crime
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Sumario:In this explorative study we provide empirical insight into how organized crime offenders use IT to launder their money. Our empirical data consist of 30 large-scale criminal investigations into organized crime. These cases are part of the most recent, fifth data sweep of the Dutch Organized Crime Monitor (DOCM). We do not focus on cybercrime alone. Instead, we explore the financial aspects of criminal operations in a broad range of types of organized crime, i.e. from ‘traditional’ types of organized crime, such as offline drug smuggling, to cybercrime. Regarding the spending of criminal proceeds (consumption and investment), the analyses show several similarities and no major differences between traditional crime and cybercrime. When it comes to concealing criminal earnings (money laundering), we do see important differences. Financial innovation, such as the use of cryptocurrencies, seems to be limited to cases of IT-related crime. One of the most striking similarities between cybercrime and traditional crime is the offenders’ preference for cash. In the analysed cases, malware and phishing offenders as well as online drug traffickers change their digital currencies for cash, at least in part.
ISSN:2158-9119
DOI:10.1080/0735648X.2019.1692420