Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-110

§225 Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise

Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 11 — BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST › § 225

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who organizes, runs, or supervises a long-running financial crime group and who gets $5,000,000 or more in total money from it during any 24-month period can be punished. An individual can be fined up to $10,000,000; an organization up to $20,000,000. The person must go to prison at least 10 years and could be jailed for life. A "continuing financial crimes enterprise" means a series of violations of certain federal fraud and bank-related laws (see sections 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1032, 1344, or 1341 or 1343 when they affect a financial institution) done by at least four people working together.

Full Legal Text

Title 18, §225

Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Whoever—

(1)organizes, manages, or supervises a continuing financial crimes enterprise; and

(2)receives $5,000,000 or more in gross receipts from such enterprise during any 24-month period,

shall be fined not more than $10,000,000 if an individual, or $20,000,000 if an organization, and imprisoned for a term of not less than 10 years and which may be life.

(b)For purposes of subsection (a), the term “continuing financial crimes enterprise” means a series of violations under section 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1032, or 1344 of this title, or section 1341 or 1343 affecting a financial institution, committed by at least 4 persons acting in concert.

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18 U.S.C. § 225

Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110