18 U.S.C. § 1952 : US Code - Section 1952: Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises

Search 18 U.S.C. § 1952 : US Code - Section 1952: Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises

(a) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses the
mail or any facility in interstate or foreign commerce, with intent
to -
(1) distribute the proceeds of any unlawful activity; or
(2) commit any crime of violence to further any unlawful
activity; or
(3) otherwise promote, manage, establish, carry on, or
facilitate the promotion, management, establishment, or carrying
on, of any unlawful activity,
and thereafter performs or attempts to perform -
(A) an act described in paragraph (1) or (3) shall be fined
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or
(B) an act described in paragraph (2) shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and if
death results shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for
life.
(b) As used in this section (i) "unlawful activity" means (1) any
business enterprise involving gambling, liquor on which the Federal
excise tax has not been paid, narcotics or controlled substances
(as defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act), or
prostitution offenses in violation of the laws of the State in
which they are committed or of the United States, (2) extortion,
bribery, or arson in violation of the laws of the State in which
committed or of the United States, or (3) any act which is
indictable under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United
States Code, or under section 1956 or 1957 of this title and (ii)
the term "State" includes a State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.
(c) Investigations of violations under this section involving
liquor shall be conducted under the supervision of the Attorney
General.