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Jersey Amends Oversight and Secrecy Laws to Cope with Cantrade Scandal |
As a result of the Cantrade Private Bank Switzerland (CI) scandal, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) will amend its Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, which will strengthen supervisory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland |
Fraud |
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U.S. Prosecution of Textile Transshipment Continues |
The prosecution of Peter Yeung, a Hong Kong resident and the first person extradited from Hong Kong in the summer of 1998 under its new extradition treaty with the U.S., continues as a pre-trial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Hong Kong |
Fraud |
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U.S. Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Burma Law |
On November 4, 1998, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a Massachusetts statute that forbids the state from buying goods from anyone doing business with Myanmar is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
