The next moment there was a soft ding. It was a text message from my local bank.
[Dear Mr. Smith. $3,000,000 has been credited to your account ending in 457...]
Luckily, the money laundering service included the hassle of dealing with a bank. The US, in particular, had strict rules about large wire transfers.
Since most criminal organizations use mules, an average Joe suddenly amassing millions would be flagged as suspicious. The same could be said if large organizations suddenly emptied their reserves by giving their money to people.
In the capitalist world, the truth lay not in words, but in where money was being spent. From the government's point of view, if one of your people suddenly became filthy rich, there were only two ways to react.
One would be fear, man feared what he didn't understand. Money, the lifeblood of the present world, would not suddenly move without a good reason.
