On Some Issues Of Qualification Of Criminal Offenses Connected With The Legalization (Laundering) Of Criminal Proceeds

Abstract

The article raises the issues of qualification of actions of persons using criminal proceeds and making attempts to legalize (launder) them. The purpose of the article is to identify mechanisms and techniques of qualification of criminal offences related to legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds, which include the main directions of criminal law nature, linking together the main idea of determining the main channels of legalization of criminally obtained property. At the same time, we should also take into account the scientific significance of the article, which consists in the empirical positioning of an in-depth understanding of financial crimes related to the acquisition of illegal property through legal channels, where also has a practical significance, closely related to the scientific significance, which consists in the development of specialized measures to qualify the range of offenses and crimes related to money laundering and other similar. As a methodological basis of the research it is supposed to consider purely legal techniques of analysis consisting of synthesis, deduction, induction and abstraction, as well as external-descriptive and internal-descriptive, including correlational studies of stable cohorts with high validity, achieved with a sample of 1000 units or more. The main results of the article are based on an overview conclusion regarding the implementation procedures of the mechanisms of Western countries in terms of introducing norms on the identification of ways to combat illegal legalization of property. The value of the study is exceptional due to its relevance in the transitional regimes of the new state. The practical significance of the results of the work implies the construction of specialized mechanisms, for which the act of implementation for law enforcement agencies is assumed.