不做犯罪“工具人”！最高法发布掩隐罪典型案例

Core Viewpoint - Money laundering crimes severely threaten national security and financial safety, with the crime of concealing and disguising criminal proceeds being the most prevalent in practice [1] Group 1: Legal Proceedings and Statistics - From 2020 to 2024, the prosecution of the crime of concealing and disguising criminal proceeds reached 230,200 cases, while the courts concluded 220,900 first-instance cases [2] - On August 25, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly issued an interpretation regarding the application of laws in cases of concealing and disguising criminal proceeds, along with six selected typical cases to enhance public awareness of anti-money laundering [2] Group 2: Case Examples - Case 1: Three individuals were sentenced to prison and fined for using virtual currency to help transfer criminal funds, knowing they were proceeds of crime [3] - Case 2: An individual was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined for cooperating in a large gold transaction that concealed criminal proceeds [6] - Case 3: An individual was sentenced to six years in prison for selling road steel plates, knowing they were of unknown origin and likely criminal proceeds [9] - Case 4: In a case involving illegal sand mining, individuals were sentenced for transferring and transporting sand they knew was criminal proceeds, despite the upstream crime not being legally adjudicated [12] - Case 5: A court re-evaluated a case to correctly classify the crime as concealing and disguising criminal proceeds rather than aiding information network crime, leading to a different sentencing [15] - Case 6: Two defendants were sentenced to two years in prison and fined for their roles in the criminal chain, with the court considering their acknowledgment of guilt and return of illegal gains [18]