The social danger of the acquisition or sale of property obtained by criminal means, as part of the circulation of criminally obtained assets

The article is devoted to the analysis of the content of the public danger of acquiring or selling property knowingly obtained by criminal means, determining its qualitative and quantitative characteristics. It is indicated that the acquisition or sale of property knowingly obtained by criminal means, as a kind of involvement in a crime, encroaching on the main direct object - the interests of public security, contributing to the Commission of other crimes, encroaches simultaneously on the interests of justice and property relations. The urgency of development and normative legal fixing in criminal law the concept of «trafficking in property obtained by crime.» The author’s definition of «trafficking in property obtained through the Commission of crimes» in relation to article 175 of the criminal code.