Money laundering is the process of making illegally-gained proceeds (i.e. dirty money) appear legal (i.e. clean). Typically, it involves three steps: placement, layering, and integration. First, the illegitimate funds are furtively introduced into the legitimate financial system.
Here is information about a currency bill, According to the Bureau of Engraving: * Our present sized currency measures 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is .0043 inches. * The approximate weight of a currency note, regardless of denomination is (1) one gram. $1,000,000 is 10,000 $100 bills, which weighs 10 kg or about 22 pounds. If stacked in one stack, the height would be 43 inches high or about three and one half feet. Easy to carry in a briefcase if that is what you had in mind.
One, the 5 Zero Halliburton Premiere Silver Attach Case (US$545) held all the money...exactly one million dollars! Debbie, Donald, Brooke and I took turns lugging it around the store. Being burdened with a million dollars in cash is a nice sensation. It was pretty heavy, illustrating the need for sturdy briefcase handcuffs.