Legalization (laundering) of money or other property acquired by other persons of criminal way. Distinction from related compositions of crimes

The article based on the analysis of the dynamics of crimes under article 174 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation, substantiates the relevance of the study of the problems of combating the legalization of money or other property acquired by other persons by criminal means, defines the role and importance of the relevant criminal law Institute in the Russian legislation, as well as possible ways to improve it. The author's position on the causes and conditions of the high level of latency of crimes of the considered type is presented, various approaches to the definition of the concept of laundering of property acquired by criminal means, set out in the special legal literature and existing legal acts are analyzed, the main criteria for distinguishing the considered crime from related crimes and other offenses are proposed.