The RJR Scheme:
The following is the basic money laundering scheme that RJR built their entire operation on (omitting the “layering process”). It really demonstrates the way that money laundering is almost as simple as it is complicated:
- Step 1: A criminal organization has cash proceeds from crime
- Step 2: Criminal organization purchases cigarettes from RJR with the dirty cash from his crimes
- Step 3: Criminal organization sells cigarettes purchased from RJR (when cigarettes are sold criminal has his money back, but looks like legal profits from cigarette sales. Laundering cycle complete).
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