The Supreme Court has also chided the government for not doing enough to unearth illicit money.
But U.S. officials and Afghan police have long suspected New Ansari of being a key cog in the Afghanistan corruption machine that is fueled by mountains of aid money and illicit funds earned by drug lords and the Taliban.
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They abuse the vast power of technology to build black markets for weapons, to compromise law enforcement with huge bribes of illicit cash, to launder money with a keystroke of a computer.
From a rate of 3.4 ringgit to one dollar, the currency was devalued to 3.8, well below the then market rate, so investors had little incentive to take their money out by illicit means.
There were no real doubts the conservatives would be defeated and lawmakers would turn to the legislation, which would expand background checks to more gun buyers, toughen penalties against illicit firearms sales and offer slightly more money for school security.
People commenting on BBC Russian's social media pages referred to suspicions that some of the money deposited by Russians in Cypriot banks was from illicit gains.
We decided to strengthen efforts to prevent and combat other transnational crimes, such as illicit drug trafficking, trafficking in persons, people smuggling, money laundering, arms smuggling, sea piracy, armed robbery against ships, cybercrime and other forms of international economic crime in accordance with national laws and regulations.
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The legislation also authorizes the U.S Government to offer rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of individuals involved in transnational organized crime, such as money laundering and trafficking in persons, arms, and illicit goods.
India's legalizing of gold imports in 1997 has dried up their illicit earnings from smuggling, while a relaxation of currency controls has reduced profits from money laundering.
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