graduate student
St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
UDC 338.43
Introduction. Combating shadow economic processes and the financing of entities in out of legal economy, individuals involved in extremist, terrorist, and subversive activities is a priority task for ensuring the state’s national security in the economic aspect. In this connection, particular importance is attached to the implementation of cross-sectoral economic measures to counteract the legalisation (laundering) of proceeds from crime, such as confiscation of property and the conversion of property into the income of the Russian Federation by a court decision, is of particular importance. Methods. The methodological foundation of the study was consisted of the method of cross-sectoral legal analysis and comparison, which made it possible to identify the conceptual aspects of the phenomena under consideration. Results. The reviewed economic and legal instruments of combating the legalisation (laundering) of proceeds obtained from crime and corruption-related crime in general allowed us to characterise the existing capabilities of the Russian Federation’s law enforcement system in seizing property from illegal circulation, having highlighted a number of existing problems in this area. Developed by the author, the analytical table of the comparison of economic and legal instruments to counter the legalisation (laundering) of income obtained by illegal means, crimes and offences of corruption and economic orientation, gives a comprehensive overview of the criminal law confiscation of property and civil law conversion of property into the income of the Russian Federation by a court decision. The need to harmonise civil and criminal law standards has been noted in order to avoid conflicts and opportunities for abuse of rights by both state law enforcement and supervisory agencies, as well as individuals involved in corrupt activities. The importance of publicly reporting on processes related to the confiscation of property and the conversion of property into the income of the Russian Federation by a court decision has been highlighted, in order to build a foundation of trust between society and law enforcement authorities.
tools to combat money laundering, confiscation of property, conversion of property into a state’s income, anti-corruption legislation, economic security, shadow economy, assets, rights, restrictions
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