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Panama Investigates Suspicious Release and Murder of Alleged U.S. Drug Trafficker |
Panama legislator Leo Gonzalez, chairman of the Legislative Assembly, is investigating the case of alleged U.S. drug trafficker Joseph Williams, who died in 1990 of poisoning after his release on... |
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10 |
1992-12-01 |
Panama |
Arrest, Drugs & Trafficking, Murder, Organized Crime, Prosecution |
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Aruba Minister of Finance Conditions Tax Information Exchange Agreements on Existence of Income Tax Treaties |
On October 7, Mr. Roland H. Lacle, Minister of Finance for the Aruba Government, in the opening address of the First Caribbean Tax Conference in Aruba, stated in remarks directed specifically at the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Aruba, United States |
International Cooperation, Taxation, Treaties |
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Offshore Banks – Friend or Foe? |
This is the way my subject was put in the printed program, and at first I wondered whose friend or foe – the cops or the crooks? Based on the audience here, I decided that the former must be intended... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Offshore Banking, Treaties |
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Smuggling Cars from Hong Kong to China |
Traders have discovered that Chinese import tariffs can be dodged by shipping cards, trucks and other merchandise from Hong Kong to Vietnam’s province of Quang Ninh to be driven across the porous... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
China, Hong Kong |
Border Security, Maritime, Smuggle, Theft, Trade Crimes |
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Bingham Parliamentary Report Criticizes Bank of England’s Judgment and Changes |
On October 22, 1992, the Bingham report, which was commissioned jointly by the Bank of England and the United Kingdom Government, was released and criticized the Bank of England’s supervision of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Kingdom |
Banking Supervision, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Money Laundering |
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Russia and U.S. Agree to Increase Intelligence Cooperation on Enforcement Matters |
On October 18, 1992, the Russian intelligence service and the Central Intelligence Agency completed discussions on increasing already existing cooperation in the exchange of intelligence and... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Russia, United States |
Border Security, Customs, Drugs & Trafficking, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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U.N Votes to Establish War Crimes Commission |
On October 6, 1992, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to establish a war crimes commission to gather evidence of possible atrocities and violations of international criminal law... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, International Criminal Tribunal, International Criminal and Comparative Law, United Nations, War Crimes |
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German-Bulgarian Cooperation Against Illegal Migration Emulates Other German Agreements |
In Germany, the Bundestag has discussed initial legislative steps to fight organized crime. The liberal coalition partner FDP is slowly giving up its reluctance to adopt tougher measures. The use of... |
Bertold Baer |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
Bulgaria, Germany, Romania |
Asylum, Border Security, Deportation, Drugs & Trafficking, Immigration, International Cooperation, Legislation, Organized Crime, Smuggle |
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Mexico, U.S., Japan and Pacific Association on Tax Administrators Continue to Strengthen Tax Information Exchange Network |
As budgets in most countries become increasingly strapped by the worldwide economic downturn, most governments are trying to boost their tax compliance, especially on international transactions. In... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Asia, Japan, Mexico, United States |
International Cooperation, Investigation, Prosecution, Tax Enforcement, Treaties |
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Mexico Arrests and Will Try Mexicans for Rape and Murder of Texas Teenagers |
On October 22, 1992, Mexican official arrested and charged Porfirio Villa Saavedra, 23, and Alberto Cortez, 28, with premeditated murder for the grisly murders that shocked Austin, Texas in December... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Arrest, Extradition, International Cooperation, Murder, Prosecution, Rape |
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U.S. Internal Revenue Service Gears Up on International Tax Compliance |
The Internal Revenue Service’s Fiscal 1993 operations business plan emphasizes international tax compliance and guarantees that the international aspects of tax compliance will be one of its major... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United States |
International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles and Documents |
The bibliography of books articles and documents on international criminal and enforcement law is a quarterly feature. The next insertion will be in the December issues…[more] |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Venezuela Grants 4th Request to Extradite Italians for Narcotics Trafficking |
During the weekend of September 12-13, 1992, the Venezuelan Government finally deported the three Cuntrera brothers, Pasquale, Paolo and Gaspare Cuntrera, allegedly major narcotics traffickers and... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Italy, Venezuela |
Deportation, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Prosecution |
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Conferences |
This article gives details of two upcoming conferences: one in May 1993 on the Alleged Transnational Criminal and another in November 1992 held by the American Society of Criminology…[more] |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Conferences |
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Panamanian Government Pledges to Stop Deporting Colombians |
Panama has informed the Colombian Government that it will stop deporting illegal Colombians in border areas, Panamanian Foreign Minister Julio Linares said on September 11, 1992, confirming an... |
Bertold Baer |
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10 |
1992-10-01 |
Colombia, Panama |
Border Security, Deportation, Human Rights, Immigration |
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Six Countries Strike Major Sting Against Organized Crime Cocaine Ring |
On September 28, 1992, several governments announced the disruption of a major cocaine distribution and money laundering ring, consisting allegedly of a major component of the Colombian cartel and... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Colombia, Italy, United States |
Asset Seizure, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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European Community Targets Organized Crime |
On Friday, September 18, the European Community agreed to crack down on the mafia and organized crime in general, particularly through a campaign against money laundering and front companies A joint... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Europe |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Extradition, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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Libya Appeals for Negotiations on Lockerbie Extradition Requests, But Does Not Renew Lobbyist Contract |
On September 25, 1992, Mohammed Bakhari, Libya’s treasury minister, publicly appealed to the Bush Administration for negotiations on the extradition of two suspects wanted in the 1988 bombing of a... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Libya, United States |
Extradition, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Anti-terrorist Cooperation among Turkey, Iran, Arab States |
On September 14, 1992, an agreement on security and cooperation between Turkey and Iran was signed in Tehran condemning all types of terrorism, its methods, its sources, as well as its international... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iran, Turkey |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, International Law, Terrorism |
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Trial in Absence Improves Extradition Possibilities |
The judicial authorities in Peru have been empowered, by the decree-law 25, 728 published on September 18, to try in absentia individuals found to be responsible for cimes of terrorism and treason... |
Bertold Baer |
8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Peru |
Asylum, Extradition, Legislation, Prosecution, Terrorism |