O74.6 Money Laundering
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.
- Instruction
- O74.6
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1957
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 492
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 offense only if all the following are proved beyond a reasonable doubt;
(1) the Defendant knowingly engaged or attempted to engage in a monetary transaction;
(2) the Defendant knew the transaction involved property or funds that were the proceeds of some criminal activity;
(3) the property had a value of more than $10,000;
(4) the property was in fact proceeds of [describe the specified unlawful activity alleged in the indictment]; and
(5) the transaction took place in [the United States][in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States] [outside the United States but the Defendant was a United States person as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 3077 (excluding section (2)(D))].
Related practice page
Economic & Financial Crimes Defense in Miami · Unlicensed Money Transmitting & Crypto-for-Cash Charges in Miami · Fraud & Financial Crimes Defense in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 492
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.