As a defense lawyer, my primary goal is to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of my clients are fully protected and to provide them with the best defense strategy within the legal framework. If a client is arrested on suspicion of money laundering, I will adopt the following methods to interpret his behavior as a legal investment of funds, not illegal money laundering： ### 1. **Comprehensive understanding of the facts of the case** -**In-depth communication with customers**: Understand all the customer's sources of funds, investment decisions, transaction records, etc., to ensure that all the details of the case are mastered. -**Review of financial records**: Carefully analyze the customer's bank accounts, transaction records, investment contracts, etc., and look for evidence that can prove the legitimacy of the funds. ### 2. **Prove that the source of funds is legal** -**Provide proof of income**: If the customer has a legal source of income (such as wages, investment income, inheritance, etc.), collect and submit relevant supporting documents, such as payroll, tax records, inheritance documents, etc. -**Explain the flow of funds**: If the flow of funds is complicated, provide a detailed explanation of the source and purpose of each fund to ensure that it is consistent with legal economic activities. ### 3. **Prove the legality of investment behavior** -**Provide investment contracts and agreements**: Submit a legal contract signed by the customer and the investor to prove that the funds are used for legal investment projects. -**Demonstrate the authenticity of the investment project**: Provide the project plan, financial statements, project progress report, etc. To prove that the investment project is real and has a legitimate business purpose. -**Introduction of expert witnesses**: If necessary, hire financial experts or investment consultants as witnesses to explain that the client's capital flow and investment behavior meet the standards of legal investment. ### 4. **Key elements to refute allegations of money laundering** -**Lack of illegal intent**: The key to the crime of money laundering is to prove that the defendant has the intention to legalize illegal income. If it can be proved that the customer does not have this intention, or that his behavior does not have the typical characteristics of money laundering (such as frequent large-scale cash transactions, complex fund transfers, etc.), the prosecution's charges can be weakened. -**Legal transaction model**: If the customer's capital flow conforms to the normal commercial transaction model, and there is no concealment or concealment of the source or whereabouts of the funds, it can be argued that his behavior does not have the constituent elements of money laundering. ### 5. **Use of legal procedures and evidence rules** -**Challenge the prosecution's evidence**: If the prosecution's evidence is flawed or insufficient, its legality or relevance can be questioned through legal procedures and these evidence can be excluded. -**Application for evidence disclosure**: The prosecution is required to provide all relevant evidence, including evidence that is beneficial to the client, to ensure the comprehensiveness of the defense strategy. ### 6. **Emphasize the presumption of innocence of customers** -**Adhere to the principle of presumption of innocence**: In court, I will emphasize that customers should enjoy the right to “presumption of innocence”. The prosecution must provide conclusive evidence to prove the customer's guilt, not just on suspicion or speculation. -**Raise reasonable doubts**: If there are loopholes or uncertainties in the prosecution's evidence, I will raise reasonable doubts and ask the court not to accept the money laundering charges. ### 7. **Seek reconciliation or mitigation of penalties** -**Negotiate a plea agreement**: If the evidence is unfavorable to the client, I will negotiate with the prosecution to discuss whether the punishment can be reduced through a plea agreement or his behavior can be characterized as a lesser crime (such as tax violations, etc.). -**Fight for probation or light sentence**: If the customer is indeed involved in illegal behavior, I will try my best to fight for probation, light sentence or other light punishment options. ### 8. **Psychological and emotional support** -**Provide psychological support**: Being accused of money laundering may be a huge psychological pressure on the client. I will provide emotional support during the defense process to help the client stay calm and confident. ### 9. **Follow-up legal advice** -**Compliance advice**: If the client is eventually acquitted or receives a lighter penalty, I will provide him with compliance advice to help him avoid similar legal risks in the future and ensure that all capital flows and investment behaviors comply with legal regulations. ### Summary Through the above strategies, I will try my best to interpret the customer's behavior as a legal investment of funds, not illegal money laundering. The key is to provide sufficient evidence to prove that the client's source of funds is legal and the investment behavior is justified, and to refute the prosecution's allegations. At the same time, I will ensure that customers are treated fairly throughout the legal process and their legitimate rights and interests are protected to the maximum extent possible.