Criminal and administrative responsibility of companies in money laundering criminal law

Abstract

There are several points of contact between money laundering and compliance. There are risks associated with non-compliance in the area of money laundering criminal law. For example, the liability of the management or employees of the company or the company itself under criminal law and legal fines. The first part of the article deals with conceptual clarification and the roots of money laundering and compliance. The second part analysed the fight against money laundering, including money laundering compliance. After the introductory chapters, an important aim of the article is to examine the responsibility of companies for compliance with money laundering regulations, which is strongly influenced by the requirements of the European Union.