> states that money not tracked by the government is illegal. And forgery laws state that you can't draw whatever you want on pieces of paper. What a law stat

> states that money not tracked by the government is illegal. And forgery laws state that you can't draw whatever you want on pieces of paper. What a law states has nothing to do with its importance. Many other laws (involving crimes that are very far from "white collar") are extremely difficult to enforce without the ability to trace money. Money laundering is a crime because it enables other more serious crimes, not because of the act itself.