▁UK ▁commits ▁a ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ence ▁( pos session ▁of ▁the ▁st olen ▁paper ▁clip ) ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁predicate ▁off ence ▁( of ▁the ft ▁of ▁the ▁paper ▁clip ). ▁ ▁In ▁consequence ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁commits ▁an ▁ac quis itive ▁crime ▁( i . e . ▁one ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁obtain s ▁some ▁benefit ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁money ▁or ▁an ▁asset ▁of ▁any ▁description ) ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁will ▁in ev it ably ▁also ▁commit ▁a ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ence ▁under ▁UK ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁This ▁applies ▁also ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁who , ▁by ▁criminal ▁conduct , ▁ev ades ▁a ▁li ability ▁( such ▁as ▁a ▁tax ation ▁li ability )   – ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁law y ers ▁as ▁" ob tain ing ▁a ▁pec uni ary ▁advantage "   – ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁de emed ▁thereby ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁equal ▁in ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁li ability ▁ev aded . ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ences ▁carry ▁a ▁maximum ▁penalty ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁One ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁is ▁that ▁banks , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁professional ▁fir ms ▁such ▁as ▁solic itors , ▁account ants , ▁and ▁ins ol ven cy ▁pract ition ers , ▁who ▁suspect ▁( as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁information ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁work ) ▁that ▁their ▁customers ▁or ▁clients ▁( or ▁others ) ▁have ▁engaged ▁in ▁tax ▁ev asion ▁or ▁other ▁criminal ▁conduct