1.   But, the embassy continued, criminal groups also use the schemes to disguise and launder illegal proceeds.

2.   In a money-laundering scheme, a person seeks to disguise illegal proceeds by putting them into the stream of legitimate finance and commerce.

3.   The suits seek seizure of illegal proceeds from bingo games.

4.   In October, the Cayman parliament amended the legislation, making it a crime to knowingly assist in laundering illegal proceeds.

5.   Thai banks have long been suspected of being a conduit for illegal proceeds from the drug trade.