Organized Crime and Money Laundering: An Analysis from the Perspective of Preventive Economic Criminal Law.

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Carlos Forero Hernández

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The offense of money laundering has favored the expansion and sustainability of organized crime, simultaneously facilitating corruption, the loss of legitimacy of the State, alterations in the rules of direction and intervention of the State
in the economy, among other situations. This crime is not only a consequence of criminal activities but also an essential element for the functioning and survival of criminal networks. In this sense, effectively combating money laundering is key to dismantling organized crime as it attacks one of its main engines: illicit profits.

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