Corruption and organized crime. premises and consequences, factors of global influence

Abstract

The presence of large-scale illegal business in the economies of some countries can have a corrupting influence on the governments of these states, especially on law enforcement and border control. It is known that illegal business directly or indirectly associated with acts of corruption directly involves the interaction between a public agent and a representative of the private sector. Thus, through coupling/association, corrupt public agents and illegal businesses can generate illicit enrichment, tolerance and non-sanctioning of criminal acts. Bribery in relation to illegal business contributes to illicit capital raising, and through several corrupt arrangements corrupt officials and organized criminal groups often send funds across the country’s borders. Therefore, three criminal phenomena - organized crime, corruption and money laundering - are closely linked. However, these crimes can also occur individually. In many cases, one of these illegal acts inevitably leads to another, thus generating vicious circles, interactions or intercalations between organized crime and money laundering, between organized crime and corruption, between corruption and money laundering, and even between all three.