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The defendants argue it covers only profits.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2007-10-03T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2007","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/06-1005.html","primary_docket":"06-1005","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T12:14:31.031993Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["The case tests the scope of the federal money laundering statute. The government seeks to convict the defendants. The defendants seek to overturn their convictions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 3, 2007."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The government wants the Court to uphold the conviction. It argues the statute covers all gross receipts from a crime.","The defendants want the Court to reverse the conviction. They argue the statute covers only net profits."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The government contends the statute prohibits laundering all gross receipts. It rejects the profit-only interpretation.","The defendants contend the statute prohibits laundering only profits. They argue paying expenses is necessary for business operations."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Roberts asked why the advocate stopped speaking. He noted he did not know the advocate was finished.","Justice Scalia asked why Congress would make all betting operations automatically violate two criminal statutes. He found this outcome extraordinary."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 39-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 39-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 21-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 21-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 39-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 39-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-15"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["The outcome defines the scope of federal money laundering laws. It determines whether all crime receipts or only profits trigger criminal liability. This affects how prosecutors charge financial crimes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 39-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 39-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 49-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 49-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 15-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 15-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 21-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 21-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 47-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 47-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 39-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 39-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 45-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 45-15"}]}],"slug":"2007-06-1005-united-states-v-efrain-santos-and-benedicto-diaz","term":"2007","title":"Does the federal money laundering statute cover all crime proceeds or only profits?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 19-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 19-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2007/06-1005.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-15"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}