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How does money laundering work? - Delena D. Spann

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Money laundering is the term for any process that “cleans” illegally obtained funds of their “dirty” criminal origins, allowing them to be used within the legal economy. And the practice is about as old as money itself. But how does it actually work? Delena D. Spann describes the ins and outs of money laundering.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Delena D. Spann
Director
Juan M. Urbina
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Animator
Richard Plata, Jose Moreno
Character Designer
Richard Plata
Illustrator
Jose Moreno, Karlos Velasquez
Compositor
Fermin Mulett
Sound Designer
Camilo Vega
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt

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