Federal money laundering transportation ruling [US SC] News
Federal money laundering transportation ruling [US SC]

United States v. Cuellar, US Supreme Court, June 2, 2008 [holding that under the federal money laundering statute, the government must prove that the purpose of transporting money was to conceal it]. Read the full text of the opinion [text, PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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