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It is the policy of Energy Capital to prohibit and actively prevent money
laundering and any activity that facilitates money laundering or the funding of
terrorist or criminal activities.
Money laundering is generally defined as engaging in acts designed to conceal
or disguise the true origins of criminally derived proceeds so that the
unlawful proceeds appear to have been derived from legitimate origins or
constitute legitimate assets. Generally, money laundering occurs in three
stages. Cash first enters the financial system at the
“placement” stage, where the cash generated from criminal
activities is converted into monetary instruments, such as money orders or
traveler’s checks, or deposited into accounts at financial
institutions. At the “layering” stage, the funds are
transferred or moved into other accounts or other financial institutions to
further separate the money from its criminal origin. At the
“integration” stage, the funds are reintroduced into the economy
and used to purchase legitimate assets or to fund other criminal activities or
legitimate businesses. Terrorist financing may not involve the proceeds
of criminal conduct, but rather an attempt to conceal the origin or intended
use of the funds, which will later be used for criminal purposes.
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