If no one knows about your dirty money why do you need to launder it

Question

I know money from drugs, robberies, stolen goods, etc is “dirty” but, how does anyone know it’s dirty? Why can’t you just spend your money?

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Answer 1

Because you want to spend it. Spending lots of money by its very nature makes it known.

If you don’t want people sniffing around asking about where it came from (like the tax man) then you need a plausible explanation.