Criminal aspects of countermeasures to combat legalization ("laundering") of illegally obtained money and other property in the context of provision of national and international security

The given article is dedicated to the topical problems of countermeasures to combat legalization (“laundering”) of illegally obtained proceeds. The article researches international legal standards and statutes of criminal legislature of the Russian Federation with regard to detection, arrest and confiscation of criminally obtained money and other property. The author suggests scientifically grounded principles of legalization of illegally obtained proceeds, as well as the main ways of development of international cooperation in combating money laundering. Among the principles it is possible to name: acceleration of alignment of national legislations among countries of the world community in the sphere of combating legalization of illegally obtained proceeds; providing active help in the course of operative investigation measures and court trials; due measures of “freezing” or arrest of illegally obtained property, which may become the object of confiscation query; confiscation of illegally obtained proceeds without delays.