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North Korea’s Lazarus Group External link, among the most sophisticated crypto-enabled criminal organizations in the world, relied heavily on the DeFi mixer Tornado Cash to launder funds.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Sanctions also targeted entities the Treasury Department says help launder the proceeds of Iranian oil through a shadow banking network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Investigators also identified a shell company possibly used to launder the advertising revenue, which totaled to around $6.2 million, and an investment of $200,000 in cryptocurrency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025

And as prominent news outlets continue to normalize and launder that simple fact, comedy that’s both humane and hilarious is a way through, if not a way out.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2025

“You’re going to need to launder them blankets,” she says, pointing to my arm.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control also designated three leaders and supporters of an Iran-aligned militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, as well as a business that it says moves and launders funds for the organization.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

“Today, Treasury is sanctioning Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer that launders the proceeds of cybercrimes, including those committed against victims in the United States,” Nelson said.

From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022

Bethany launders them in-house and places them in a tub in the entryway, for workers to don each day after taking their temperature and passing a screening.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2020

He launders impropriety with a functionary’s demeanor and a spin doctor’s acumen.

From Slate ● May 2, 2019

The water, when sufficiently purified and ready to congeal, is ladled out and run off with launders into thirty troughs.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

When you’ve done that, you can start to feel the excitement of owning a freshly laundered $100 bill.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Treasury also designated the two exchanges “terror assets” and said Zanjani had laundered money and provided funding for Revolutionary Guard projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

The whole letter is Bezos’ grievance talking, laundered through one of his fixers.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026

The US Department of Justice later launched a major probe, alleging that stolen Malaysian funds were laundered through the US financial system and used to buy luxury assets.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

Sierra asked an elderly lady with a handcart full of freshly laundered sheets.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Another 15,000 were given to HSI’s cross-border financial crimes unit, which was told to prioritize them over money laundering and fraud cases, a former high-level HSI official said.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Earlier this year, ministers announced a £30m enforcement operation targeting high street businesses suspected of money laundering, tax evasion and illegal working.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Cakrani said Shehu only conducted legitimate real-estate transactions and wasn’t involved in money laundering or any of the other alleged crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

According to the NCA, such alerts are made to law enforcement "to potential instances of money laundering".

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

But it didn’t require any sort of genius to see the fortune to be had from the laundering of triple-B-rated bonds into triple-A-rated bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis