Epstein Secrets

y; and Third: that the Defendant engaged in the financial transaction with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity. Eleventh Cir. Pattern Jury Instr., Offense Instr. 70.4 (2003). 29 EFTA02857552 money laundering statutes, Section 1956 cross-references Section 1961(1) for th

d to use or promote the same unlawful activity. Accordingly, one could charge Epstein alone with individual counts ofviolating Section 1960 for each Western Union transfer and for each ATM withdrawal that occurred immediately prior to one of Banasiak's documented payments to one of the girls. I decided not to

hat I forego the Section 1956 charge and, instead, charge Epstein with aiding and abetting the unlicensed money transmitting by causing his bank and Western Union unwittingly to transmit funds intended to be used to promote and support sex trafficking and white slave traffic. The Money Laundering Section refe

: that the Defendant engaged in the financial transaction with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity. EFTA02857761 Eleventh Cir. Pattern Jury Instr., Offense Instr. 70.4 (2003). F Tobon-Bitiles was decided prior to the enactment of 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a), which created a crimina

hat I forego the Section 1956 charge and, instead, charge Epstein with aiding and abetting the unlicensed money transmitting by causing his bank and Western Union unwittingly to transmit funds intended to be used to promote and support sex trafficking and white slave traffic. The Money Laundering Section refe

ty; and Third : that the Defendant engaged in the financial transaction with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity. Eleventh Cir. Pattern Jury Instr., Offense Instr. 70.4 (2003). F Tobon-Builes was decided prior to the enactment of 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a), which created a criminal

stern Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Union to transmit funds that were intended to be used to promote or support unlawful activity — the prostitution of minors. Epstein's directions to Banasi

ty; and Third : that the Defendant engaged in the financial transaction with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity. Eleventh Cir. Pattern Jury Instr., Offense Instr. 70.4 (2003). a lTobon-Builes was decided prior to the enactment of 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a), which created a crimina