18 U.S.C. § 225

Continuing financial crimes enterprise

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(a) Whoever—(1) organizes, manages, or supervises a continuing financial crimes enterprise; and(2) receives $5,000,000 or more in gross receipts from such enterprise during any 24-month period,shall be fined not more than $10,000,000 if an individual, or $20,000,000 if an organization, and imprisoned for a term of not less than 10 years and which may be life.(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term “continuing financial crimes enterprise” means a series of violations under section 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1032, or 1344 of this title, or section 1341 or 1343 affecting a financial institution, committed by at least 4 persons acting in concert.(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, § 2510(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4863.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: United States v. Gallant, 537 F.3d 1202 (10th Cir. 2008).
United States v. Gallant, 537 F.3d 1202 (10th Cir. 2008). · cites it 26× “18 U.S.C. § 225 ; see also United States v.”
United States v. Bennett, 621 F.3d 1131 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 4× “The twelfth count of *1135 the superseding indictment charged Bennett with operating a continuing financial crimes enterprise in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 225 . In January 2006, a jury convicted Bennett on all twelve counts.”
United States v. Harris, 805 F. Supp. 166 (S.D.N.Y. 1992). · cites it 8× “§ 1014 ; and participating in a continuing financial crimes enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 225 . Lastly, the government prays for criminal forfeiture of designated property under 18 U.”
Roy William Harris v. United States, 367 F.3d 74 (2d Cir. 2004). “§ 1956 (a)(2), conducting a continuing financial crimes enterprise in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 225 , and making a false statement on a loan application in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Gary Lefkowitz, 125 F.3d 608 (8th Cir. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 225 if (i) he supervises a series of mail or wire fraud transactions which affect a financial institution, (ii) receives at least $5,000,-000 in gross receipts from the criminal enterprise in a twenty-four-month period, and (iii) acts in concert with at least three other…”
United States v. Lefkowitz, 289 F. Supp. 2d 1076 (D. Minnesota 2003). · cites it 4× “Challenges to Count 47, Continuing Financial Crimes Defendant was charged in count 47 of the superseding indictment with violating 18 U.S.C. § 225 by engaging in a continuing financial crimes enterprise.”
United States v. Robert J. Amico, Richard N. Amico, 486 F.3d 764 (2d Cir. 2007). “of one count of engaging in a continuing financial crimes enterprise in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 225 ; one count of conspiracy to commit bank and mortgage fraud in violation of 18 U.”
Harris v. United States, 9 F. Supp. 2d 246 (S.D.N.Y. 1998). · cites it 4× “§ 1956 (a)(2), conducting a continuing financial crimes enterprise (“CFCE”) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 225 , and making a false statement on a loan application in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Jeffrey Shafer, 438 F.3d 1225 (8th Cir. 2006). “Jeffrey Shafer pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 225 1(a), conspiracy to use a minor for purposes of producing an explicit visual depiction of sexual conduct.”
United States v. Polizzi, 549 F. Supp. 2d 308 (E.D.N.Y 2008). “§ 115 (b)(3)_First degree murder of a federal official’s family member Death or life 18 U.S.C. § 225 (a) Organizes/manages/supervises a continuing financial crime 10 years enterprise which receives $5M or more within any 24-month period 18 U.”
United States v. Hitham Abuhouran A/K/A Steve Houran, 161 F.3d 206 (3rd Cir. 1998). “Abuhouran was charged with the following: continuing financial crimes enterprise, 18 U.S.C. § 225 ; bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1344 ; money laundering, 18 U.”
Gordon v. Neugebauer, 57 F. Supp. 3d 766 (N.D. Tex. 2014). “§ 1347 ; 18 U.S.C. § 225 ; 18 U.S.C. § 287 ; 26 U.”
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