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U.S. Courts Grants Extradition to Mexico of Mexican on Firearms Charges |
On May 8, 1998, Magistrate Cynthia G. Aaron, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, found Gabriel Alfredo Valdez-Mainero extraditable to Mexico. His extradition was requested... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Arms Trafficking |
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Bibliography of Articles |
1. Banking Privacy and Money Laundering
K.L. Case, The Saiwa Wake-up Call; The Need for International Standards, 26 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 215-31 (1996).
John K.F. Delaney, Impact of Money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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English Court Upholds Extradition Under Provisional Arrest |
On October 27, 1997, the Queens Bench Division upheld an extradition order, in a case in which Q was detained under a provisional warrant for committing an armed robbery in Germany, which raises the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
Germany, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Robbery |
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Book Reviews |
Joanne Greig, Combatting Money Laundering, 8 Crim. L.F. 485-96 (1997) (reviewing Money Laundering and Banking Secrecy: XIVth International Congress of Comparative Law (Paolo Bernasconi, ed.)).
Guy... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
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Book Review |
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Canadian Supreme Court Overrules Lower Court Requirement of Prior Judicial Authorization for MLAT Request |
In a ruling that brought relief to the Department of Justice of Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada recently set aside the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal and held that the Canadian standard... |
Kirk W. Munroe |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
Canada, Switzerland |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Forfeiture of Outbound Passenger Currency Is Excessive |
On June 22, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision held that the forfeiture of $357,144 worth of undeclared currency of a passenger preparing to board an international flight violated the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
United States |
Asset Forfeiture |
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Swiss Court Indicts Bhutto’s Husband and Prepares Indictment against the Former Prime Minister |
On July 17, 1998, Judge Daniel Devaud indicted Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, on money laundering charges and, according to press reports,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
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OECD Evaluates Progress on Implementation of Anti-Corruption Agreement |
On July 15-16, 1998, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a meeting on “National and International Approaches to Improving Integrity and Transparency in Government”... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
OECD |
Corruption, International Organizations |
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Financial Action Task Force Releases Annual Report |
In June 1998, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) released its annual report for 1997-98. The 1997 report was issued the preceding June. The ninth round of the FATF was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations |
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World Bank Continues Internal Measures and Initiates Lawsuits to Recover Alleged Corrupt Payments |
On July 16, 1998, a media report quoted World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn acknowledging the establishment of a special internal fraud team, the hiring of the accounting firm Price Waterhouse... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Corruption, International Organizations, Fraud |
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Italian Criminal Trial for Italian National Accused of Murdering American Is Conducted Mainly in the U.S. But Under Italian Law |
A trial has been held in Miami that shows the unique Italian-American cooperation in international criminal matters: an Italian prosecutor, judge, and jury were conducting a trial of an Italian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Italy |
Murder, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Cooperation |
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U.S. Congress Supports Early Ratification and Implementation of OECD Anti-Corruption Treaty |
On June 23, 1998, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted out the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Convention to Combat Transnational Corruption (hereafter the OECD... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, Treaties |
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Sting Operation Breaks Endangered Species Smuggling from Mexico to U.S. |
On May 30, 1998, the United States Customs Service announced that a threeyear undercover operation in the U.S. and several other countries had broken a smuggling ring for endangered species from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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European Parliament Supports Joint Action by EU Members on Enforcement Cooperation Against Credit Card Fraud |
On May 15, 1998, the European Parliament deputies voted to support joint action by European Union members on exchanging information to combat credit card fraud and other payment card fraud... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Fraud, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Law of War and Victims Compensation |
In the wake of the U.S. Government’s report on the role of neutrals in the Holocaust during World War II, the settlement of existing lawsuits and start of new ones continue... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Germany, Switzerland |
Law of War, Holocaust, Victims Compensation |
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Neutrals Give Mixed Reaction to U.S. Call to Contribute to Holocaust Victims |
1. U.S. Report On June 2, 1998, the U.S. in a supplemental report on the role of neutrals in the Holocaust urged five neutral countries to continue their accountability and make financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Norway |
Law of War, Holocaust |
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Yugoslav Tribunal |
On June 15, 1998, French and German units of the NATO-led peace-keeping force in Foca, southeastern Bosnia, arrested Milorad Krnojelac, 57, a former Serbian prison camp commander who allegedly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
France, Germany, Bosnia |
Law of War, War Crimes, Torture, International Courts |
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Panama Banking Regime Undergoes Reforms in Supervision |
In the thirty years since the enactment of Cabinet Decree 238 of 1970 as the Banking Law of Panama, the Panamanian banking system has transformed itself from a hub of brass-plate banking companies... |
Alvaro Aguilar-Alf |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Panama |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Banking Supervision |
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Rome Conference for Permanent International Criminal Court Opens |
On June 15, 1998, the Diplomatic Conference on a convention to establish a Permanent International Criminal Court opened with a rapid, no-debate adoption of its Rules of Procedure, including the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
World |
International Courts, Treaties |
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Swiss Indict 3 Swiss Citizens with Bhutto Links for Money Laundering |
On June 2, 1998, Daniel Devaud, a Swiss magistrate in Geneva, announced the indictment of three Swiss citizens linked to the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, for money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy |