imprisonment for five to fifteen years and a fine from BGN 10,000 to BGN 30,000, and the court shall suspend the rights of the guilty person under Items 6 and 7 of Article 37 (1). (6) (New, SG No. 85/1998, renumbered from Paragraph 4, SG No. 21/2000, renumbered from Paragraph 5, amended, SG No. 26/2004) The object of crime or the property into which it has been transformed shall be forfeited to the benefit of the state, and where absent or alienated, its equivalent shall be awarded. (7) (New, SG No. 26/2004) Provisions of paras 1 through 6 shall also apply where the crime through which property has been acquired falls outside the criminal jurisdiction of the Republic of Bulgaria. Article 253a (New, SG No. 26/2004) (1) Preparations toward money laundering or any association to this goal shall be punishable by imprisonment of up to two years or a fine from BGN five thousand to ten thousand. (2) The same punishment shall also be imposed on the one who incites another to commit money laundering. (3) Property destined for money laundering shall be forfeited to the benefit of the state and where absent or alienated, its equivalent shall be awarded. (4) The member of an association under paragraph 1 who, before money laundering is completed, puts an end to participation therein and notifies the authorities thereof, shall not be punished. Article 253b (New, SG No. 85/1998, renumbered from Article 253a, amended, SG No. 26/2004) Any official who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of the Measures Against Money Laundering Act shall be punished, in cases of significant impact, with imprisonment for up to three year and a fine from BGN one thousand to three thousand, unless the deed does not constitute a more serious crime. Article 254 (Amended, SG No. 28/1982, repealed, SG No. 10/1993, new, SG No. 62/1997, amended and supplemented, SG No. 24/2005, repealed, SG No. 75/2006). Article 254a (New, SG No. 51/2000) (1) (Supplemented, SG No. 75/2006) An official, who in violation of a budget act or bylaw on its implementation, makes use of budgetary funds or funds with special allocation for purposes other than the ones for which the funds had been allocated, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years or probation, as well as by deprivation of rights under Article 37, paragraph (1), item 6. (2) If harmful consequences are caused to the state or municipality as a result of the act under paragraph (1) the punishment shall be deprivation of liberty for up to three years or deprivation of rights under Article 37, paragraph (1), item 6. (3) (Repealed, SG No. 75/2006). (4) (Amended, SG No. 75/2006) In the cases under Paragraphs (1), the perpetrator shall