470.23 - Money laundering in support of terrorism in the second degree.

§ 470.23 Money laundering in support of terrorism in the second degree.    A  person is guilty of money laundering in support of terrorism in the  second degree when:    1. Knowing that  the  property  involved  in  one  or  more  financial  transactions  represents  either  the proceeds of an act of terrorism as  defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary  instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation  of article four hundred ninety of this part:    (a) he or she conducts one or more such financial  transactions  which  in fact involve either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in  subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument  given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article  four hundred ninety of this part:    (i) With intent to:    (A) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or    (B)  engage  in  conduct constituting a felony as set forth in section  eighteen hundred three, eighteen hundred four, eighteen hundred five, or  eighteen hundred six of the tax law; or    (ii) Knowing that the transaction or transactions in whole or in  part  are designed to:    (A)  conceal  or  disguise  the  nature, the location, the source, the  ownership or the control of either the proceeds of an act  of  terrorism  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section 490.05 of this part, or a  monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support  a  violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or    (B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and    (b)  the  total  value  of  the  property  involved  in such financial  transaction or transactions exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars; or    2. Knowing that one or more monetary instruments represent either  the  proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section  490.05  of  this  part,  or  a  monetary  instrument  given, received or  intended to be used to support  a  violation  of  article  four  hundred  ninety of this part:    (a)  he  or  she  transports,  transmits,  or transfers or attempts to  transport, transmit or transfer, on  one  or  more  occasions,  monetary  instruments  which  in  fact  represent either the proceeds of an act of  terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this  part,  or  a  monetary  instrument  given,  received  or intended to be used to  support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part  from  a  place  in  any  county  in this state to or through a place outside that  county or to a place in any county in this state from or through a place  outside that county:    (i) With intent to promote  the  carrying  on  of  specified  criminal  conduct; or    (ii)  Knowing  that  such  transportation,  transmittal or transfer is  designed in whole or in part to:    (A) conceal or disguise the nature,  the  location,  the  source,  the  ownership  or  the control of either the proceeds of an act of terrorism  as defined in subdivision one of section  490.05  of  this  part,  or  a  monetary  instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a  violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or    (B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and    (b) the total value of such monetary instrument or instruments exceeds  twenty-five thousand dollars; or    3. He or she conducts one or  more  financial  transactions  involving  property represented to be either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as  defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetaryinstrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation  of article four hundred ninety of this part:    (a) With intent to:    (i) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or    (ii)  conceal  or  disguise  the nature, the location, the source, the  ownership or the control of property believed to be either the  proceeds  of  an  act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05  of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be  used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part;  or    (iii) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and    (b) The total  value  of  the  property  involved  in  such  financial  transaction or transactions exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars.    Money  laundering  in  support  of terrorism in the second degree is a  class C felony.