The normal case of money laundering will be punished with prison up to five years or a fine; § 261 Absatz 1 StGB.
In severe cases of money laundering the result will be prison from six months to ten years; § 261 Absatz StGB.
Negligent money laundering will be punished with up to two years of prison or a fine ; § 261 Absatz 6 StGB.
However: Not every investigation in a suspected money laundering case ends with a conviction at court.
As lawyers for money laundering cases in Berlin and german-wide we defend our clients with resolution, providence and knowledge, so that we can soften or even completely prevent negative consequences for our clients.
One major negative consequence of any criminal conviction where the defendant has received money or other assets – which is the case in nearly all money laundering cases – is the obligation to pay that money back. That means all the received money, even when the money has been transfered to someone else.
Our primary goal is to convince the public prosecutor to terminate the proceedings due to lack of evidence and thereby preserve our clients money.