Bill > H1379

This bill introduces new chapters to the General Laws to combat economic crime by defining and penalizing money laundering and enterprise crime, and by updating regulations on wiretap and electronic surveillance. The money laundering provisions criminalize knowingly engaging in transactions with property derived from criminal activity to conceal its origin or avoid reporting requirements, transporting or possessing such property, or directing such activities, with penalties including significant fines and imprisonment. The enterprise crime provisions target individuals who acquire or maintain an interest in an enterprise through a pattern of criminal activity or by collecting unlawful debts, or who use proceeds from criminal activity to invest in an enterprise, also carrying substantial penalties. Additionally, the bill amends laws related to wiretap and electronic surveillance to keep pace with modern technology, clarifying definitions and procedures for law enforcement to obtain court-approved interception orders, while also establishing protections for individual privacy and outlining penalties for unlawful interception and disclosure of communications.