Title: How to Launder Money
Headings: How to Launder Money
How to Launder Money
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Classic Money Laundering
Modern Money Laundering
Disappearing the money
Reappearing the money
Instant disappear-reappear cycles
Laws Involved

Content: The most basic is an invoice scam. Establish a business that imports or exports something. Meet with your customer or supplier and arrange with him to either over-pay or under-bill, and then to have your counterpart deposit (most of) the excess into your foreign bank account. An ongoing scheme is good, because the guy knows that the lucrative cash flow will stop if you find out the money isn't getting deposited as it should, but you can also work this as a one-shot deal if your counterpart can be trusted. Banks used to help their good customers get money discretely overseas, but nowadays there are a bunch of laws against such things, and bankers are particularly averse to going to jail for their customers. Expect them to refused to get involved and to rat you out. Reappearing the money
Now we're basically back into classic money laundering territory. If you stashed a duffel bag full of cash it in a safety deposit box (or under your bed), all you need to do is pull out a few bills now and then when you're heading out for a night on the town. You can raise your standard of living modestly. Alternatively, you could increase the amount that's going into your 401 (k) and then use the cash to keep your standard of living about the same — gradually turning the hidden money into above-board money.