English Rewind - News Words: Money laundering

???? What is money laundering? Who does it and why? In this archive episode of News Words we guide you through some real English language news stories featuring the words 'money laundering' to improve your English news vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening.

There are many forms of financial crimes. Do you think crimes like tax evasion and money laundering are as serious as crimes of violence such as robbery? Send us your short 'news story' on this topic and try to use some of the vocabulary from this page. ????????????

Vocabulary of money and crime:
✔️ a ransom - money that is asked to be paid to release a person, people or property which has been kidnapped or hijacked
✔️ bribery - the crime of paying someone to do something illegal for your benefit
✔️ blackmail - the crime of demanding that someone pays you money and, if they don't pay, you will make embarrassing information about that person public
✔️ tax evasion - using illegal methods to not pay tax

Example sentences:
???? A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a police crackdown on money laundering and fraud in Edinburgh and East Lothian. (BBC News)
???? Football is being used as a vehicle for money laundering, according to an agency responsible for tracking the proceeds of crime. (BBC Sport)
???? A gang has been jailed for a total of 26 years after Norfolk Police's largest ever money laundering investigation. (BBC News)

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English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of News Words was first published on the BBC Learning English website in November 2009.

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