Section 470.21. Money laundering in support of terrorism in the fourth degree  


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  • A  person is guilty of money laundering in support of terrorism in the
      fourth degree when:
        1. Knowing that  the  property  involved  in  one  or  more  financial
      transactions  represents  either  the proceeds of an act of terrorism as
      defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary
      instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation
      of article four hundred ninety of this part:
        (a) he or she conducts one or more such financial  transactions  which
      in fact involve either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in
      subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument
      given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article
      four hundred ninety of this part:
        (i) With intent to:
        (A) promote the carrying on of criminal conduct; or
        (B)  engage  in  conduct constituting a felony as set forth in section
      eighteen hundred three, eighteen hundred four, eighteen hundred five, or
      eighteen hundred six of the tax law; or
        (ii) Knowing that the transaction or transactions in whole or in  part
      are designed to:
        (A)  conceal  or  disguise  the  nature, the location, the source, the
      ownership or the control of either the proceeds of an act  of  terrorism
      as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section 490.05 of this part, or a
      monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support  a
      violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or
        (B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and
        (b)  the  total  value  of  the  property  involved  in such financial
      transaction or transactions exceeds one thousand dollars; or
        2. Knowing that one or more monetary instruments represents either the
      proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section
      490.05 of this  part,  or  a  monetary  instrument  given,  received  or
      intended  to  be  used  to  support  a violation of article four hundred
      ninety of this part:
        (a) he or she transports, transmits,  or  transfers  on  one  or  more
      occasions,  monetary  instruments  which  in  fact  represent either the
      proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section
      490.05 of this  part,  or  a  monetary  instrument  given,  received  or
      intended  to  be  used  to  support  a violation of article four hundred
      ninety of this part:
        (i) With intent to promote the carrying on of criminal conduct; or
        (ii) Knowing that such transportation,  transmittal,  or  transfer  is
      designed in whole or in part to:
        (A)  conceal  or  disguise  the  nature, the location, the source, the
      ownership, or the control of either the proceeds of an act of  terrorism
      as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section 490.05 of this part, or a
      monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support  a
      violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or
        (B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and
        (b) the total value of such monetary instrument or instruments exceeds
      two thousand dollars; or
        3. He or she conducts one or more financial transactions:
        (a) involving property represented to be either the proceeds of an act
      of  terrorism  as  defined  in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this
      part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to
      support a violation of article four hundred ninety of  this  part,  with
      intent to:
        (i) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or
    
        (ii)  conceal  or  disguise  the nature, the location, the source, the
      ownership or the control of property believed to be either the  proceeds
      of  an  act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05
      of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be
      used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part;
      or
        (iii) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and
        (b)  the  total  value  of  the  property  involved  in such financial
      transaction or transactions exceeds two thousand dollars.
        Money laundering in support of terrorism in the  fourth  degree  is  a
      class E felony.