[elliekelly]

Not if you’re transferring the funds to a non-US account via wire transfer. They time it perfectly so the money is in and out of the person’s account before the person even realizes it and by the time they do it’s too late. The money is gone.

[kuroguro]

I guess it could be. Either that or I'm overestimating the thief's long term planning ability :)

Still - if they're not paying the taxes I wouldn't call it laundering.

[elliekelly]

Thats an odd distinction to draw. The definition of money laundering has nothing to do with taxes.