U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Government Website

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Safely connect using HTTPS

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  1. Home
  2. About DHS
  3. Site Links
  4. Keywords
  5. Money Laundering

Money Laundering

The process of transforming the profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly "legitimate" assets

Last Updated: | Site Page

Trade Transparency

Trade-based money laundering (TBML) is the process of disguising criminal proceeds through trade to legitimize their illicit origins.

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

Snapshot: S&T’s Prepaid Card Reader’s Upgrades Make it Faster and Cheaper

Using the ERAD Prepaid Card Reader, law enforcement officials can swipe cards and put a temporary hold on the funds until a full investigation may be completed. The upgrade will allow even more agencies to take advantage of the technology.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “S.1241: Modernizing AML Laws to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Investigative Programs Assistant Director Matthew Allen addresses how HSI, the largest investigative DHS Component, is combatting the money laundering efforts of  transnational criminal organizations.