NCJ Number
208641
Date Published
January 2005
Length
122 pages
Annotation
This report provides a listing of money laundering statutes, as well amendments to various statutes in the United States and a listing of violations identified as “specified unlawful activity.”
Abstract
Compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Criminal Division, this report provides an up-to-date listing of money laundering statutes. In addition, amendments to statutes by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act, the Patriot Act, and CAFRA (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act) are presented. Statutes listed consist of Title 18 U.S.C. 981-986 and 18 U.S.C. 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, and 2339 A-C on areas of civil forfeiture, criminal forfeiture, general rules of forfeiture, money laundering, and terrorism; Title 21 U.S.C. 853 a-q on areas of criminal forfeitures; Title 26 U.S.C. 6050I-Returns Relating to Cash Received in Trade or Business, etc.; Title 31 U.S.C. 5312-13, 5316-18A, 5321-22, 5324 (a-d)-26, and 5330-32 (a-c) on areas of financial and monetary transactions; and 31 C.F.R.-Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting of Currency and Foreign Transactions. The report also provides a table listing all of those violations of Federal and State or foreign law identified as “specified unlawful activity” under 18 U.S.C. 1956 and 1957 as amended under the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986.