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Originally Posted by woj
they were hardly doing anything illegal, they were getting pinched for running unlicensed money transfer service, which resulted in $500 fine and nothing else...
up the ante to felony money laundering, lock some idiots up for 5 years and that biz will suddenly be a bit less appealing...  |
Are you permanently banned on Google or this is another nick that Robbie uses?
There are thousands of so called "hawalas" in here. Some owners got sentenced as much as 15 years and people still do it because its about money. Big money!
Did stiff sentences stop illegal drug distributions? I didn't think so. Lets ask our expert - brassmonkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawala
Here are few that made the news.
Jagdeep Singh Sidhu pleads guilty to illegal money transfers overseas
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/ny...shop.html?_r=0
Bariek Sentenced for Operating a MSB without a Virginia License | MTRA - Money Transmitter Regulators Association
https://www.fincen.gov/law_enforcement/ss/html/056.html
https://www.fbi.gov/boston/press-rel...igration-fraud