money trail
Evidence of transactions
A money trail is the documented path that funds take as they move between accounts, individuals, or organizations.
Investigators follow money trails to uncover financial crimes like fraud, embezzlement, or money laundering, tracing transactions backward to reveal their source or forward to find their destination.
Forensic accountants uncovered a money trail leading to offshore accounts.
The term appears frequently in journalism and law enforcement contexts, where financial records serve as evidence of wrongdoing.
- bank transferElectronic movement of money
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
- whistleblowingExposing hidden wrongdoing internally
- forensic accountingExamining records for fraud
- wire transferElectronic bank-to-bank payment
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Unreported valuable possessions
dark money · money laundering · shell company · offshore account · black money
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Unreported valuable possessions
cash transactions · dark money · black money · laundered money · ghost money
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