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Idaho Code § 18-8201 (2026)

Money laundering and illegal investment — Penalty — Restitution. 

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Money laundering and illegal investment — Penalty — Restitution. 

(1) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, or make available anything of value that the person knows is intended to be used to commit or further a pattern of racketeering activity as defined in section 18-7803(d), Idaho Code, or a violation of the provisions of chapter 27, title 37, Idaho Code.

(2)  It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally direct, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds known by that person to be derived from a pattern of racketeering activity as defined in section 18-7803(d), Idaho Code, or a violation of the provisions of chapter 27, title 37, Idaho Code.
(3)  It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds known by that person to be derived from a pattern of racketeering activity as defined in section 18-7803(d), Idaho Code, or a violation of the provisions of chapter 27, title 37, Idaho Code, if the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of the proceeds, or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under state or federal law.
(4)  A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction may be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or twice the value of the property involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, or be imprisoned for not more than ten (10) years, or be both so fined and imprisoned.
(5)  Upon a conviction of a violation under the provisions of this chapter, the court may order restitution for all costs and expenses of prosecution and investigation, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in section 37-2732(k), Idaho Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1994–2017 · leading case: State v. Gertsch, 49 P.3d 392 (Idaho 2002).
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State v. Gertsch, 49 P.3d 392 (Idaho 2002). · cites it 12× “§ 30-1416, and money laundering, I.C. § 18-8201(2). The charges were based upon the theory that Gertsch was selling securities in the form of investment contracts.”
State v. Manzanares, 272 P.3d 382 (Idaho 2012). · cites it 4× “(t) Terrorism, as provided in section 18-8103, Idaho Code; (u) Money laundering and illegal investment, as provided in section 18-8201, Idaho Code. [10] All factual references to the composition of Rotary International and its objectives may be found at http://www.”
State v. Jamie Lee Nelson, 390 P.3d 418 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 2× “Law enforcement agencies shall include, but not be limited to, the Idaho state police, county and city law enforcement agencies, the office of the attorney general and county and city prosecuting attorney offices.”
State v. Jeremy York Cunningham, 390 P.3d 424 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 2× “Law enforcement agencies shall include, but not be limited to, the Idaho state police, county and city law enforcement agencies, the office of the attorney general and county and city prosecuting attorney offices.”
State v. Thomas Campbell Kelley, 390 P.3d 412 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 2× “That statute permits the State to recoup its prosecution costs as restitution, providing as follows: Upon conviction of a felony or misdemeanor violation under this chapter or upon conviction of a felony pursuant to the “racketeering act,” section 18-7804, Idaho Code, or the…”
State v. Mosqueda, 252 P.3d 563 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “The subsection states: Upon conviction of a felony or misdemeanor violation under this chapter or upon conviction of a felony pursuant to the “racketeering act,” section 18-7804, Idaho Code, or the money laundering and illegal investment provisions of section 18-8201, Idaho…”
State v. Hansen, 877 P.2d 898 (Idaho 1994). · cites it 2× “105 § 1 to include the phrase "or upon conviction of a felony pursuant to the ‘racketeering act,’ section 18-7804, Idaho Code, or the money laundering and illegal investment provisions of section 18-8201, Idaho code[.]“”
State v. Ross, 924 P.2d 1224 (Idaho 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 37-2732(a)(1)(A)), money laundering (I.C. § 18-8201), and failure to pay income tax (I.”
United States v. Santos, 553 U.S. 507 (2008). · cites it 2× “§§ 7-1-911 , 7-1-915 (2004); Idaho Code § 18-8201 (Lexis 2004); Ill. Comp.”
State v. Lance Johnson (Idaho Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 18-8201. In exchange for his guilty plea, additional charges were dismissed.”
— Idaho Code § 18-8201(2) — 1 case
State v. Gertsch, 49 P.3d 392 (Idaho 2002). “§ 30-1416, and money laundering, I.C. § 18-8201(2). The charges were based upon the theory that Gertsch was selling securities in the form of investment contracts.”
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