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The year 2011—October 27, in particular—marks the 25th
anniversary of the passage of the Money Laundering Control
Act of 1986, Public Law 99-570. There have been a lot of
changes in those 25 years, including amendments to the law,
the addition of new underlying crimes, court decisions inter-
preting the statute in ways favorable to the government or
limiting the scope of the act, but most in law enforcement
would say that the law has become an important tool in com-
bating criminal activity.
One of the most signicant changes over the years has
been the steady extension of the reach of the statute. Very
few people, even those ...