We've suspected them for a long time of a major laundering operation, but they're very slick, and it's been hard to nail down anything.

Called the brains behind the laundering operation, Parry got 10 years for handling Pounds 4.4 million.

The undercover agents whose information led to the indictment posed as money launderers helping the cartel set up a new laundering operation in Atlanta.

And when several laundering operations began competing for business, he pressed for a reduction in their fees.

This is the fundamental maneuver in any laundering operation.

Every illegal laundering operation has significant environmental and safety issues.

What's really interesting about this whole scheme is that the laundering operation may actually be designed to legitimize the money once it gets into Colombia.

"That would seem to be one point of a laundering operation," Banks agreed.

Senator Glenn said such practices demonstrate "serious management problems" and could constitute "almost a laundering operation."

The bank had begun as a small laundering operation.