Nine are also charged with conspiracy to launder money.
But it's a high enough percentage that one could launder money effectively.
There are also fears that Iran could launder money through Ecuador, which uses the American dollar as its currency.
If they could find a way to safely launder money without taking too big a loss, then I can guarantee you they'd start doing it in a heartbeat.
A poor border guard is easier to tempt than a rich one, and a struggling business may be persuaded to launder money.
North Korea's already limping economy is suffering too, as banks that once helped launder money for the communist state, for example in Macau, have frozen its accounts.
