The rabbis are accused of using their congregations' charitable organizations to launder about from alleged illicit activity through their charities' bank accounts.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Holbrooke says the long-held notion that Afghanistan's illicit opium trade is the main source of funding for the insurgency is simply not true.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

Clinton called the trafficking of persons for forced labor,sexual exploitation and other illicit purposes "modern-day" slavery that spans the globe and affects every country including the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

They said the emerging sanctions are aimed not at causing added hardship for the North Korean people but blocking illicit transactions supporting Pyongyang's weapons programs and prompting it back to nuclear talks.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

Campaigners say it has helped to shine a spotlight on the violent consequences of the trade in illicit diamonds - a spotlight they hope will remain even after the celebrities have left.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

The Iranian diplomat told delegates that illicit drugs represent a serious peril to the security and stability of not only Afghanistan, but the entire region,adding that no country can fight the phenomenon alone.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27