The Tainted Money Dilemma

The most primitive way for the morally grey (eg. politicians, government officials, corporate employees, lawyers, judges etc) to take bribes is to accept cash from their clients. Yet accepting large amounts of cash directly from the gift bearer presents two dilemmas for the morally grey.

Wot to Do With Da Loot?

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The first is what to do with the cash. Having too much money without any means to legitimise it nor spend it openly without attracting public attention is a problem for the morally grey (ie. harbouring the evidence).

The second dilemma is that accepting cash directly from the gift bearer can be easily traced. The morally grey can be easily found out if an insider on the deal decides to squeal. These days the savvy criminal will try to re-route the money through a fall guy or better yet launder it.