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Money laundering is a serious crime that has a significant impact on economic and social stability, as well as the integrity of the financial system. This crime is often associated with serious crimes such as corruption, narcotics, and terrorism. Money laundering poses a major threat to national security, conceals the origin of illicit funds, and undermines a healthy economic system. To combat this crime, Indonesia has imposed criminal sanctions based on Law Number 8 of 2010, which aims to provide a deterrent effect on perpetrators and prevent similar crimes from occurring in the future. However, the effectiveness of these criminal sanctions remains a critical challenge, given the various difficulties in their enforcement, such as the complexity of tracking the flow of funds, limited law enforcement resources, and the increasingly sophisticated modus operandi of perpetrators who often work together with international networks. This study seeks to examine the effectiveness of criminal sanctions in combating money laundering and identify obstacles in their implementation. The research method used is juridical-normative research with a legal regulatory framework. Primary data was obtained through literature review and examination of legal documents, while secondary data came from relevant literature, reports, and academic studies. The urgency of this research stems from the importance of evaluating and strengthening the application of criminal sanctions to protect the national financial system from the risk of money laundering. Without concrete steps to increase the effectiveness of sanctions, money laundering crimes will continue to proliferate and pose a threat to the national economy, weaken the legal system, and erode public trust in efforts to combat economic crime.

Criminal accountability by perpetrators of criminal acts of corruption committed individually or collectively is very important in eradicating criminal acts of corruption and providing a deterrent effect to perpetrators of criminal acts of corruption.  Corruption currently occurring in Indonesia is in a very serious position and is deeply rooted in every aspect of life. The development of corrupt practices from year to year is increasing, both in terms of the quantity or amount of state financial losses and in terms of quality, which is increasingly systematic, sophisticated and its scope has expanded in all aspects of society.The method used in this research is descriptive analysis. Research data sources are generally distinguished between data obtained from library materials (secondary data). Normative legal research methods only recognize secondary data. The secondary data consists of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials and tertiary legal materials. In this research the author used qualitative analysis to analyze the data. Where qualitative analysis is a way of analyzing data sourced from legal materials based on concepts, theories, statutory regulations, doctrine, legal principles and expert opinions as well as the author's own views.This research aims to find and examine more deeply the legal instruments in the context of accountability for perpetrators of criminal acts of corruption committed jointly. The results of this research are influenced by certain factors, and as a result of acts of corruption, responsibility can be imposed on perpetrators of criminal acts of corruption, not only those who commit corruption individually, but also those who do it together.