Money Laundering Control Act of 1986
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The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 is a U.S. federal law that first made money laundering a distinct criminal offense and established the legal framework for prosecuting financial transactions involving proceeds of unlawful activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9952378 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 Context triple: [Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994, relatedTo, Money Laundering Control Act of 1986]
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A.
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
The Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened anti–money laundering regulations, particularly by enhancing reporting, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms for financial institutions.
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B.
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened the nation’s anti–money laundering framework by enhancing coordination, enforcement, and strategic planning among financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
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C.
Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
The Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act is a 1992 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-money laundering controls, expanded reporting requirements, and enhanced enforcement powers against financial crimes.
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D.
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 is a major U.S. federal law aimed at combating organized crime, best known for establishing the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) provisions.
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E.
Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act is a U.S. law that requires financial institutions to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 Target entity description: The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 is a U.S. federal law that first made money laundering a distinct criminal offense and established the legal framework for prosecuting financial transactions involving proceeds of unlawful activity.
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A.
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
The Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened anti–money laundering regulations, particularly by enhancing reporting, oversight, and enforcement mechanisms for financial institutions.
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B.
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened the nation’s anti–money laundering framework by enhancing coordination, enforcement, and strategic planning among financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
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C.
Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
The Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act is a 1992 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-money laundering controls, expanded reporting requirements, and enhanced enforcement powers against financial crimes.
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D.
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 is a major U.S. federal law aimed at combating organized crime, best known for establishing the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) provisions.
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E.
Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act is a U.S. law that requires financial institutions to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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anti-money laundering law ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
USA PATRIOT Act
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subsequent anti-money laundering legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
business entities
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financial institutions ⓘ individuals ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createsSection |
18 U.S.C. § 1956
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18 U.S.C. § 1957 ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | 1986 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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federal prosecutors ⓘ |
| establishesOffense |
engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity
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money laundering ⓘ |
| frameworkFor | federal money laundering prosecutions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first U.S. federal law to explicitly criminalize money laundering ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
financial transaction
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monetary transaction ⓘ specified unlawful activity ⓘ |
| influencedBy | growth of drug trafficking in the 1980s ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalStandard | knowledge that property represents proceeds of unlawful activity ⓘ |
| makesConductIllegal |
conducting financial transactions with proceeds of specified unlawful activity
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engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property over a threshold amount ⓘ transporting funds known to be proceeds of unlawful activity ⓘ |
| penaltyType |
criminal penalties
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fines ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| policyArea |
criminal law
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financial regulation ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
to criminalize money laundering as a distinct offense
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to provide tools for prosecuting financial transactions involving criminal proceeds ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bank Secrecy Act
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anti-money laundering regulations ⓘ |
| requiresProofOf | knowledge or willful blindness regarding criminal proceeds ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
financial crime
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money laundering ⓘ proceeds of unlawful activity ⓘ |
| targets | concealment of the nature, source, location, ownership, or control of criminal proceeds ⓘ |
| usedIn |
prosecutions of drug trafficking proceeds
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prosecutions of fraud proceeds ⓘ prosecutions of organized crime proceeds ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1986 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 Description of subject: The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 is a U.S. federal law that first made money laundering a distinct criminal offense and established the legal framework for prosecuting financial transactions involving proceeds of unlawful activity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States anti–money laundering regulations
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legalBasis
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Money Laundering Control Act of 1986
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