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maybe I am confused with the Scarface analogy



No, you are 100% correct. IIRC there is a long sequence in Scarface where Tony brings money to a corrupt banker who charges a % to deposit it.

However, the purpose of the transactions is not to evade taxes, but to disguise the origins of the money.

Extra reading: The term money laundering was first applied to the Nixon campaign that used illegal money to fund the watergate break-ins. follow the money
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