Wykorzystanie rachunków bankowych do prania pieniędzy pochodzących z cyberprzestępstw (analiza dogmatycznoprawna art. 299 Kodeksu karnego okiem praktyka)
Using Bank Accounts as a Method of Laundering Money Derived from Cybercrimes (Dogmatic Analysis of Article 299 of the Polish Criminal Code From the Practitioner’s Point of View)
Author(s): Joanna KarnatSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Criminal Law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, EU-Legislation, Commercial Law
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: money laundering; money mules; bank accounts; offences against business transactions; cybercrimes;
Summary/Abstract: The article describes the possibility of making a money mule who opens a bank account in order to let other people use it to receive money derived from cybercrimes criminally liable for the offence of money laundering stated in Article 299 §§ 1-6a of the Polish Criminal Code. The author also analyses the elements of the prohibited act described in the above Article, judgements of the Polish courts of appeals and the Supreme Court, as well as international treaties and acts of the EU regarding money laundering. The article indicates problems connected with the application of Article 299 and proposes directions for its amendment in order to make combating money laundering more effective.
Journal: Czasopismo Prawa Karnego i Nauk Penalnych
- Issue Year: 27/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 43-67
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish