Money laundering. Lack of objective elements of the offence. Critical note on final judgment no. 35/F/2025 of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Second Criminal Division

Abstract

In the present study, the authors argue that, in cases involving corruption offences, the payment of an undue benefit does not simultaneously fulfill the constituent elements of the offence of money laundering. This is because the money, even if transferred in a concealed manner, does not represent the proceeds of crime, but rather constitutes the specific price associated with the act of corruption.