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18 U.S.C. § 2332d

Financial transactions

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(a)Offense.—Except as provided in regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, whoever, being a United States person, knowing or having reasonable cause to know that a country is designated under section 6(j) 11 See References in Text note below. of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405) as a country supporting international terrorism, engages in a financial transaction with the government of that country, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.(b)Definitions.—As used in this section—(1) the term “financial transaction” has the same meaning as in section 1956(c)(4); and(2) the term “United States person” means any—(A) United States citizen or national;(B) permanent resident alien;(C) juridical person organized under the laws of the United States; or(D) any person in the United States.(Added Pub. L. 104–132, title III, § 321(a), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1254; amended Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(5), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, referred to in subsec. (a), was classified to section 2405(j) of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as section 4605(j) of Title 50, and was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. For provisions similar to those of former section 4605(j) of Title 50, see section 4813(c) of Title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115–232.

Codification

Another section 2332d was renumbered section 2332e of this title.

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273 inserted “of 1979” after “Export Administration Act”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Pub. L. 104–132, title III, § 321(c), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1254, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall become effective 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 24, 1996].”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: Abecassis v. Wyatt, 785 F. Supp. 2d 614 (S.D. Tex. 2011).
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Abecassis v. Wyatt, 785 F. Supp. 2d 614 (S.D. Tex. 2011). · cites it 5× “Finally, the plaintiffs have now stated that they also rely on 18 U.S.C. § 2332d, which prevents a “United States person” from “engaging] in a financial transaction” with the government of a country that he knows or reasonably should know to be designated under section 6(j) of…”
Sandra Cortez v. Trans Union, 617 F.3d 688 (3rd Cir. 2010). “18 U.S.C. § 2332d (maximum imprisonment term of 10 years for engaging in financial transactions with a country supporting international terrorism); 21 U.”
Rothstein v. UBS AG, 708 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 2013). “” 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2)(D). Financial transactions, as defined in 18 U.”
United States v. Chalmers, 474 F. Supp. 2d 555 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). · cites it 5× “§§ 1343 , 1349 & 2; (3) engaging in prohibited financial transactions with Iraq in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d & 2; and (4) violating IEEPA, 50 U.”
United States v. Khan Mohammed, 693 F.3d 192 (D.C. Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “§ 959 , and material support of terrorism, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d, 2339A, 2339B, 2339C. But the premise that § 960a is redundant is suspect.”
Ofisi v. BNP Paribas, S.A., 278 F. Supp. 3d 84 (D.D.C. 2017). · cites it 2× “knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, a violation of’ various criminal statutes that prohibit, for example, "the extraterritorial killing of a U.”
United States v. Chalmers, 410 F. Supp. 2d 278 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). “§§ 1343 , 1349 & 2; one count of engaging in prohibited financial transactions with Iraq in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d & 2; and one count of violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.”
Mary Ofisi v. BNP Paribas, S.A., 77 F.4th 667 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “person under 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2), which defines a U.”
Fac. Senate of Florida Int'l Univ. v. Winn, 616 F.3d 1206 (11th Cir. 2010). “, 18 U.S.C. § 2332d (restrictions on financial transactions); 22 U.”
United States v. DeAmaris, 406 F. Supp. 2d 748 (S.D. Tex. 2005). “The word “government” appears in modified form as part of a longer phrase in the term “government of that country” in 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(a), in the term “government facility” in 18 U.”
United States v. Lindauer, 448 F. Supp. 2d 558 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). “§ 951 (Count Two); accepting about $10,000 from IIS as payment for “various services and activities,” including her trip to Baghdad in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2332d (Count Five); and engaging in financial transactions with the government of Iraq in relation to her trip to Iraq…”
Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC (E.D.N.Y 2019). · cites it 4× “(“HSBC-US”) for predicate violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2332d. (Id. ¶¶ 2218–40.) The Fourth Claim for Relief is brought against Standard Chartered, RBS, and Commerzbank for predicate violations of 18 U.”
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— 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(a) — 4 cases
Abecassis v. Wyatt, 785 F. Supp. 2d 614 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “Finally, the plaintiffs have now stated that they also rely on 18 U.S.C. § 2332d, which prevents a “United States person” from “engaging] in a financial transaction” with the government of a country that he knows or reasonably should know to be designated under section 6(j) of…”
United States v. Chalmers, 474 F. Supp. 2d 555 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). “§§ 1343 , 1349 & 2; (3) engaging in prohibited financial transactions with Iraq in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d & 2; and (4) violating IEEPA, 50 U.”
United States v. DeAmaris, 406 F. Supp. 2d 748 (S.D. Tex. 2005). “The word “government” appears in modified form as part of a longer phrase in the term “government of that country” in 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(a), in the term “government facility” in 18 U.”
Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC (E.D.N.Y 2019). “(“HSBC-US”) for predicate violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2332d. (Id. ¶¶ 2218–40.) The Fourth Claim for Relief is brought against Standard Chartered, RBS, and Commerzbank for predicate violations of 18 U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2) — 2 cases
United States v. Chalmers, 474 F. Supp. 2d 555 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). “§§ 1343 , 1349 & 2; (3) engaging in prohibited financial transactions with Iraq in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d & 2; and (4) violating IEEPA, 50 U.”
Mary Ofisi v. BNP Paribas, S.A., 77 F.4th 667 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “person under 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2), which defines a U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2)(C) — 1 case
Ofisi v. BNP Paribas, S.A., 278 F. Supp. 3d 84 (D.D.C. 2017). “knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, a violation of’ various criminal statutes that prohibit, for example, "the extraterritorial killing of a U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2)(D) — 1 case
Rothstein v. UBS AG, 708 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 2013). “” 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(2)(D). Financial transactions, as defined in 18 U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2332d(b)(l) — 1 case
Abecassis v. Wyatt, 785 F. Supp. 2d 614 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “Finally, the plaintiffs have now stated that they also rely on 18 U.S.C. § 2332d, which prevents a “United States person” from “engaging] in a financial transaction” with the government of a country that he knows or reasonably should know to be designated under section 6(j) of…”
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