Rachel Maddow Explains How Money Could Be Laundered in Russia
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow  Explains How Money Could Be Laundered in Russia
MSNBC anchor  Rachel Maddow  imagined how  she  would launder $10 million out of Russia if  she  were a criminal instead of a broadcaster.
“The first important thing to know about Deutsche Bank in this story  it’s up to its German neck in Russian money laundering ”  Maddow  noted.
“I’m a Russian crook and I grew up practicing judo with Vladimir Putin and he’s given me leave to steal stuff or strip the assets out of some formally state-run company ”  Maddow  said  explaining the character  she  would play in  her  role-playing. “I’m a Russian bad guy. I’ve got ill gotten gains.”
“I’ve got stolen money and I would like to enjoy my stolen money and so in order to do so  I have to secret those funds away somewhere where they won’t get noticed by law enforcement. Where they won’t get taxed. And where anybody who might prosecute me  or persecute me for the way I got this money  they won’t be able to find it and reclaim it and trace it back to me ”  Maddow  continued.
“If I want to get $10 million out of Russia  I want to convert it from Rubles into some other currency. To get it out without anybody noticing  it has to look like that money is leaving the country as some part of legitimate transaction ”  Maddow  noted. “That’s where Deutsche Bank comes in.”
“So you need to have something you’re going to buy for a lot of money. So you have somebody abroad go to the bank and say ‘I have this highlighter and the price of this highlighter I want to sell is $10 million.’ Miraculously  simultaneously at that same moment you pop up in Moscow with your $10 million in ill gotten Rubles and say hey  office  ‘do you know anybody selling something I might be able to buy for $10 million? I was thinking of investing in a highlighter. Do you know anybody selling one for $10 million?’  Maddow  explained  holding up a highlighter.
“I’m the dude in Russia  I hand $10 million in dirty Rubles into the Moscow office. They say you purchased a highlighter ”  Maddow  recapped. “Then over in their other office abroad in London or wherever  that bank’s office  they pay their client $10 million in euros or dollars or whatever and they  you know  collect the highlighter that’s just been sold. And that’s it  that’s how the money moves.”
[TGT]Explains How Money Could Be Laundered in Russia
MSNBC anchor  [TGT]imagined how  [TGT]  would launder $10 million out of Russia if  [TGT]  were a criminal instead of a broadcaster.
“The first important thing to know about Deutsche Bank in this story  it’s up to its German neck in Russian money laundering ”  [TGT]noted.
“I’m a Russian crook and I grew up practicing judo with Vladimir Putin and he’s given me leave to steal stuff or strip the assets out of some formally state-run company ”  [TGT]  said  explaining the character  [TGT]  would play in  [TGT]  role-playing. “I’m a Russian bad guy. I’ve got ill gotten gains.”
“I’ve got stolen money and I would like to enjoy my stolen money and so in order to do so  I have to secret those funds away somewhere where they won’t get noticed by law enforcement. Where they won’t get taxed. And where anybody who might prosecute me  or persecute me for the way I got this money  they won’t be able to find it and reclaim it and trace it back to me ”  [TGT]continued.
“If I want to get $10 million out of Russia  I want to convert it from Rubles into some other currency. To get it out without anybody noticing  it has to look like that money is leaving the country as some part of legitimate transaction ”  [TGT]  noted. “That’s where Deutsche Bank comes in.”
“So you need to have something you’re going to buy for a lot of money. So you have somebody abroad go to the bank and say ‘I have this highlighter and the price of this highlighter I want to sell is $10 million.’ Miraculously  simultaneously at that same moment you pop up in Moscow with your $10 million in ill gotten Rubles and say hey  office  ‘do you know anybody selling something I might be able to buy for $10 million? I was thinking of investing in a highlighter. Do you know anybody selling one for $10 million?’  [TGT]  explained  holding up a highlighter.
“I’m the dude in Russia  I hand $10 million in dirty Rubles into the Moscow office. They say you purchased a highlighter ”  [TGT]  recapped. “Then over in their other office abroad in London or wherever  that bank’s office  they pay their client $10 million in euros or dollars or whatever and they  you know  collect the highlighter that’s just been sold. And that’s it  that’s how the money moves.”