O74.2 Money Laundering: Concealing Proceeds of Specified Unlawful Activity or Avoiding Transaction Reporting Requirement
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- Instruction
- O74.2
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i) & (ii)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 476
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant knowingly conducted or tried to conduct financial transactions;
(2) the Defendant knew that the money or property involved in the transaction were the proceeds of some kind of unlawful activity;
(3) money or property did come from an unlawful activity, specifically [describe the specified unlawful activity alleged in the indictment]; and
[(4) the Defendant knew that the transaction was designed, in whole or in part, to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or the control of the proceeds.]
or
[(4) the Defendant participated in the transaction to avoid a transaction-reporting requirement under state or Federal law.]
Related practice page
Economic & Financial Crimes Defense in Miami · Fraud & Financial Crimes Defense in Miami · Money Laundering Defense in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 476
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.