EL DELITO DE LAVADO DE ACTIVOS, LA EMPRESA Y SU IMPACTO COLATERAL CON LA CORRUPCIÓN

Abstract

This document has been made to address one of the most complex and debatable problems of modern criminology, which lies in the crime of money laundering as a corporate crime that demonstrates the ease of certain professions or jobs within companies, for the committing criminal acts and unethical practices that are executed by natural and/or legal persons. The objective was to determine the characteristics that lead to white collar crimes, especially money laundering and related crimes, which will correspond much better with the modern realities of business criminal law. A qualitative methodology was used based on a theoretical foundation where the main arguments of the crime of money laundering are exposed, to lay the foundations of the liability of the legal entity in Ecuador and its collateral impact with corruption. Finally, it was concluded that the States must implement comprehensive legislation to prevent the commission of illegal activities such as money laundering, which build networks of corruption and organized crime; that directly affect the entire society and economic, financial and business development at a national and international level, in a world of economic integration.