It has nothing to do with legally earned money, please don't be disingenuous. It's the same concept as stealing a car and swapping VIN plates to conceal the th

It has nothing to do with legally earned money, please don't be disingenuous. It's the same concept as stealing a car and swapping VIN plates to conceal the theft. If the money was obtained legally, there is no reason to launder it. Laundering money is literally taking stolen currency and converting it into a form that is not traceable back to the theft, in order to hide the theft from the authorities.