Dirty money as legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe: are lawyers laundering proceeds of crime?

dc.contributor.authorDuri, Jorum
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-28T11:44:20Z
dc.date.available2021-05-28T11:44:20Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the contentious issue whether lawyers become launderers when they accept dirty money as legal fees. Lawyers represent criminal defendants who may wish to pay for their legal fees with proceeds of their criminal activities. The paper analyses the legal position of Namibia and Zimbabwe on such tainted fees and proceeds to compare with the different position taken by the United States. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a desk research methodology with reliance on various sources such as statutory laws, case laws, books, journal articles and the internet. Its scope is limited to issue and content analysis relating to the use of dirty money as legal fees. Findings – The paper shows that lawyers become launderers when they accept dirty money as legal fees with knowledge or suspicion of its origins. It concludes that the prohibition of dirty money as legal fees is important in the fight against economic crime in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Even though it is decriminalised in the USA, the continuous prosecution of lawyers for tainted fees shows that state authorities are aware of the dangers of tainted legal fees. Originality/value – This paper adds to the few available literature on dirty money and legal fees. It provides sound reasons why prohibition of tainted attorneys’ fees adds muscle to the fight against economic crime. No prior literature is available on tainted legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe specificallyen_US
dc.identifier.citationDuri, J. (2020) Dirty money as legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe: are lawyers laundering proceeds of crime?. V23:2 Journal of Money Laundering Control pp. 315-326en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6218
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmarald Publishingen_US
dc.subjectMoney launderingen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectNamibiaen_US
dc.subjectProceeds of crimeen_US
dc.subjectLaunderersen_US
dc.titleDirty money as legal fees in Namibia and Zimbabwe: are lawyers laundering proceeds of crime?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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