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Utah Criminal Code 76-10-1903 outlines the offense of money laundering as those who:

  1. Transport, receive, or acquire the property which is in fact proceeds of the specified unlawful activity, knowing that the property involved represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity;
  2. Make proceeds of unlawful activity available to another by transaction, transportation, or other means, knowing that the proceeds are intended to be used for the purpose of continuing or furthering the commission of specified unlawful activity;
  3. Conduct a transaction knowing the property involved in the transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity with the intent:
    1. To promote the unlawful activity;
    2. To conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the property; or
    3. To avoid a transaction reporting requirement under this chapter or under federal law; or
  4. Knowingly accept or receive property which is represented to be proceeds of unlawful activity.

The State of Utah defines money laundering to include those who are performing a transaction on behalf of another person with money or property gotten by illegal means. The prosecution must prove you knew the money came from illegal activity. This can ensnare employees at businesses and financial institutions who did not report suspicious activity but also had nothing to do with the crimes to first generate the money.

Taking ill-gotten money from someone can also find you facing penalties under this section. By tracing the money from crimes, the government will widen its net to capture anyone remotely related to a criminal activity.

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