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"Mr President, I too welcome this report on money laundering today, as we know that money laundering is not a victimless crime. Behind the money there are murky criminal underworlds of prostitution, drug trafficking, cigarette smuggling, fuel laundering and, indeed, welfare fraud. A recent report in Ireland reported over 39[nbsp ]000 suspicious activities over a two-year period. Yet during the same period there were just ten convictions.
The view is that money laundering is a secondary offence to the actual crime and that criminals are caught or charged for the crime and not for the subsequent crime of laundering the cash. We need to change this mind-set.
There are many positive aspects to this report; I particularly welcome the provision to ensure the traceability of payments with the public register on beneficial owners. This will ensure transparency by providing for full public access to the information on beneficial ownership. However, on the level of shareholding, which may constitute evidence, I would support the S&D amendment to lower the level from 25[nbsp ]% to 10[nbsp ]%. I am also concerned at the proposal to allow exemptions for certain aspects of the gambling industry. This report will need to be implemented in full."@en1
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