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Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
The article deals with the essence of legalization (laundering) of money or other property acquired through commission of crimes. The author analyzes the existing language of the object of legalization in the Russian criminal law, including their contents and the relationship inter se and with other categories, the impact of the legislator’s concepts on criminal and legal assessment of socially dangerous acts. The author focuses on the changes to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation introduced in connection with tightening of measures on anti-money laundering, and their implications for the application of criminal law institutions. On the basis of the study of specific judicial decisions and preliminary investigation files the author explores controversial questions of crime classification envisaged by Art. 174 and 1741 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Money laundering, legalization (laundering) classification, object of legalization, responsibility for legalization (laundering).
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