1.  Another area of the operation had involved laundering profits through the illegal currency market in Russia, as well as trade in east European arms.

2.  Chinese officials have also announced plans to crack down on illegal currency trading, penalizing banks that violate foreign-exchange regulations.

3.  Federal indictments were issued a year ago, charging the defendants with illegal currency transactions, fraud, money laundering, illegal international commerce and other felonies.

4.  Peter Cosandey may not always be able to sniff out dirty money, but he does knows the stench of illegal currency emanates more often from dark corners.

5.  Peter Cosandey may not always be able to sniff out dirty money, but he knows the stench of illegal currency emanates more often from dark corners.

6.  The banks, like the government yesterday, said the accounts are sufficiently regulated to stem illegal currency trafficking.

7.  Charles Songe has been formally charged with illegal currency operation, according to the State Department.

8.  Chinese officials defend the new rules as a way to stop smuggling and illegal currency trading.

9.  Dozens of former cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats have been indicted for bribery and illegal foreign currency dealings.

10.  Illegal currency schemes often are nothing more than come-ons after which the money handed over is not invested.