时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2015年7月


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兴旺的伦敦地产:赃款庇护所


Billions of dollars of so-called "dirty money" from the proceeds of crime, especially from Russia, are being laundered 1 through the London property market, according to anti-corruption activists 4. The British government has pledged to crack down on the practice.


据反腐活动人士称,数亿万美元的“赃款”正在通过伦敦房地产市场清洗,尤其是来自俄罗斯的赃款。政府已经承诺要打击此类犯罪。


During the past five years, prime London property has risen in value by 42 percent, and campaigners say it is partly fueled by "dirty" money from the proceeds of crime.


在过去的五年中,伦敦黄金地段的地产价值上涨了42%。反腐活动人士说,“赃款”是刺激房价飞升的原因之一,犯罪者正在通过购买房地产洗钱。


In a recent British television program titled "From Russia With Cash," anti-corruption activist 3 Roman Borisovich posed as a Russian minister looking to buy property with stolen money while visiting several real estate agents in central London. Speaking to VOA via Skype, he described what happened.


在最近的一期名为《来自俄罗斯的现金》的电视节目中,反腐败活动人士罗曼·鲍里索维奇假扮俄罗斯政府部长试图用盗用的赃款购买地产,并走访了伦敦市中心的几家房地产中介。他通过Skype接受VOA采访,描述了事情的经过。


“They were all eager to proceed," he said. "Even when I was telling them that the money was meant for the procurement 5 of drugs [medicines] and I stole the money, and obviously sick people were deprived of health care. And they could not care less.”


他说:“他们都迫切地想要继续交易,即使当我告诉他们,这些钱原本是该用于采购药物,是我挪用了资金,显然这剥夺了病人们的医疗。他们一点也不在乎。“


All the agents suggested buying the properties through offshore 6 companies to offer anonymity 7 to the buyer. One proposed exploiting tax havens 8 in Cyprus and the British dependency of Jersey 9 to set up a so-called "shell company."


所有的房地产经纪人都建议通过离岸公司购买地产,这样买方不必实名购买。其中一个建议利用在塞浦路斯和英国皇家属地泽西岛的避税所设立一个所谓的“空壳公司”。


“And this particular agent was volunteering to put us in front of a Jersey financiers to put the trust together, and a Cypriot lawyer to put everything else together,” said Borisovich.


鲍里索维奇说:“这位经纪人主动提出愿意把我们介绍到泽西的金融业者面前,以便共设一个信托金,还有一位塞浦路斯的律师负责其余的流程。”


Government figures show $191 billion worth of property in Britain is owned by offshore companies. Speaking on a trip Tuesday to Singapore, Prime Minister David Cameron said most were legitimate 10 businesses, but accepted there were problems.


政府数据显示,离岸公司持有英国1910亿美金的房地产。周二,在新加坡访问的英国首相戴维·卡梅伦说,大部分离岸公司是合法的企业, 但他承认存在问题。


“We need to stop corrupt 2 officials or organized criminals using anonymous 11 shell companies to invest their ill-gotten gains in London property without being tracked down,” he said.


卡梅伦说:“我们需要阻止腐败官员和犯罪团伙利用匿名空壳公司,将他们的不义之财投资进伦敦地产,还不被追查。”


The government has been aware of the laundering 12 allegations for years, says Justin Urquhart Stewart of London-based Seven Investment Management.


分析人士说,政府已经意识到这些洗钱的指控长达多年了,塞文投资管理(Seven Investment Management)的贾斯丁·厄克特·斯图尔特说:


“This is dirty money, coming from crime, maybe coming from terrorism, so this needs to be dealt with now,” he said.


 “这是脏钱,来自犯罪,也可能来自恐怖主义,这个问题急需处理。“


Under British law, real estate agents are to report any suspicions that the cash used to buy property has been obtained through criminal means; but, many agents say they should not be expected to detect sophisticated fraud.


 


根据英国法律,如果购买房产的现金有任何通过犯罪手段获得的嫌疑,房地产经纪商有义务报告。然而很多房地产商说,不应该指望由他们来侦破复杂的欺诈行为。



1 laundered
v.洗(衣服等),洗烫(衣服等)( launder的过去式和过去分词 );洗(黑钱)(把非法收入改头换面,变为貌似合法的收入)
  • Send these sheets to be laundered. 把这些床单送去洗熨。 来自辞典例句
  • The air seems freshly laundered. Sydney thinks of good drying weather. 空气似乎被清洗过,让悉妮想起晴朗干爽适合晒衣服的好天气。 来自互联网
2 corrupt
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
3 activist
n.活动分子,积极分子
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
4 activists
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 procurement
n.采购;获得
  • He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
  • More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。
6 offshore
adj.海面的,吹向海面的;adv.向海面
  • A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
  • A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
7 anonymity
n.the condition of being anonymous
  • Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密,书中的人用的都是化名。
  • Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。
8 havens
n.港口,安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口,安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )
  • Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
  • Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网
9 jersey
n.运动衫
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
10 legitimate
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
  • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
  • That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
11 anonymous
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
12 laundering
n.洗涤(衣等),洗烫(衣等);洗(钱)v.洗(衣服等),洗烫(衣服等)( launder的现在分词 );洗(黑钱)(把非法收入改头换面,变为貌似合法的收入)
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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