well in the US it is also illegal to pay tax on income from illicit sources. so people obfuscate the source and reintegrate into the economy from a new source.

well in the US it is also illegal to pay tax on income from illicit sources. so people obfuscate the source and reintegrate into the economy from a new source. if this fails and the government investigates the obfuscation AND finds the source is illicit, then you have the same problem (well actually more crimes to be charged with). and no, this isn't a civil forfeiture issue, but also not mutually exclusive