Eh. The term itself originated because capone set up a chain of laundries which earned him lots of profits, to account for all the money he was raking in from bootleg booze
In any case, look at this - http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/25/business/la-fi-google-settlement-20110825
Money was flowing from the alleged criminals *to* the RIPE NCC.
Is "providing resources in exchange for money" considered "money
laundering" these days? And why is an IP address range different from
a loaf of bread, or a leased car?