The life course theory can help assist criminologist in identify why criminal commit money laundering by applying concepts such as the dynamic theories to the sequential order in which predicate crimes are committed. Wachovia bank located in North Carolina recently admitted in a court of law to their involvement in the assistance of laundering billions of dollars for the Mexican cartel. This all be gain when the Wachovia bank failed to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and accepted $378.4 billion dollars in illicit funds from the Mexican cartel which was initial acquired through drug smuggling. For 2004 to 2007, Wachovia bank continued to exchange pesos to American dollars and transfer funds into banking accounts own by small businesses. These
