31 U.S.C. § 5340
Section 5340 · Definitions
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 279 F. Supp. 2d 931 - Javitch v. First Montauk Financial Corp. (2003)
Most recently applied in 279 F. Supp. 2d 931 - Javitch v. First Montauk Financial Corp. (September 2003)
For purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply:
The term “Department of the Treasury law enforcement organizations” has the meaning given to such term in section 9705(n).
The term “money laundering and related financial crime”—
means the movement of illicit cash or cash equivalent proceeds into, out of, or through the United States, or into, out of, or through United States financial institutions, as defined in section 5312 of title 31, United States Code; or
has the meaning given that term (or the term used for an equivalent offense) under State and local criminal statutes pertaining to the movement of illicit cash or cash equivalent proceeds.
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury.
The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.
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Amendments
2025—Par. (1). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “section 9705(n)” for “section 9705(o)”.
2015—Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–22 substituted “section 9705(o)” for “section 9703(p)(1)”.