Rhode Island Money Laundering-Illegal Structuring, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956, is a federal offense that encompasses a broad spectrum of activities. It is a crime specifically intended to conceal or disguise the source, ownership, location, or control of proceeds derived from unlawful activities, and/or to evade the reporting requirements of various financial transactions. This offense includes both the act of knowingly engaging in financial transactions designed to conceal or disguise the proceeds of criminal activity, and structuring financial transactions to avoid the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act. There are two distinct types of Rhode Island Money Laundering-Illegal Structuring, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956. These are: Money Laundering, which involves the use of a financial transaction to disguise or conceal the origin of the proceeds of unlawful activities; and Illegal Structuring, which involves the intentional structuring of financial transactions to avoid the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act.