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Paraguay and U.S. Agree on Intellectual Property Cooperation |
On November 17, 1998, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced in a press release that, just in time to avoid the threat of U.S. trade sanctions, Paraguay and the U.S. concluded a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States, Paraguay |
Intellectual Property |
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U.S. Tobacco Subsidiary Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Cigarettes to Evade Tax |
On December 22, 1998, Northern Brands, a subsidiary of U.S. tobacco multinational R.J. Reynolds, pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay the U.S. $15 million for its role in a massive smuggling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
Canada, United States |
Customs Enforcement, Taxation |
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U.S. Investigates Potential Wrongdoing in Economic Investor Visas |
U.S. Government investigators are looking at a Greenbelt, Maryland firm that aggressively marketed opportunities to take advantage of the U.S. economic investment program... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Fraud |
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: IRS Official Warns the U.S. Will Intensify Compliance against Tax Havens and the Offshore |
On January 14, 1999, in a speech at the 17th annual international tax conference of the Florida Bar Association Tax Section and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, John Lyons, IRS... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States |
Taxation, Fraud |
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Council of Europe Promulgates Convention on Protection of the Environment Through Criminal Law |
: On November 16, 1998, seven countries signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, which opened for signature November 4, 1998... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
Europe |
Environment |
