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

you dont if ur not gonna spend it. But if you buy a million dollar house with cash but you claim a 50k a year income, the government is gonna have some questions.