Sec. 1004. VENUE IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASES

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## SEC. 1004 VENUE IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASES Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(i) Venue > > > ####

(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (2), a prosecution for an offense under this section or section 1957 may be brought in— > > > ##### “(A) > > any district in which the financial or monetary transaction is conducted; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any district where a prosecution for the underlying specified unlawful activity could be brought, if the defendant participated in the transfer of the proceeds of the specified unlawful activity from that district to the district where the financial or monetary transaction is conducted. > > > #### “(2) > > A prosecution for an attempt or conspiracy offense under this section or section 1957 may be brought in the district where venue would lie for the completed offense under paragraph (1), or in any other district where an act in furtherance of the attempt or conspiracy took place. > > > #### “(3) > > For purposes of this section, a transfer of funds from 1 place to another, by wire or any other means, shall constitute a single, continuing transaction. Any person who conducts (as that term is defined in subsection (c)(2)) any portion of the transaction may be charged in any district in which the transaction takes place.” > .