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France Convicts Noriega and Wife of Money Laundering |
On July 1, 1999, a French court convicted Gen. Manuel Noriega and his wife in absentia of laundering $2.7 million in drug profits through French banks for Colombia’s Medillin drug cartel in 1988 and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
France |
Money Laundering |
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British Arrests Two Suspects in U.S. Embassy Bombings as U.S. Applies Sanctions Against Afghanistan for Hosting Bin Laden |
On July 11, 1999, British police arrested two men in London on a U.S. warrant charging them with conspiring with Osama bin Laden in the deadly bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Kenya, tanzania, Afghanistan |
Terrorism |
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Jamaica Gang Leader to U.S. on Narcotics and Racketeering Charges |
On July 8, 1999, Jamaican officials extradited Vivian Blake, the alleged leader of the Shower Posse and one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, to the U.S. on eight counts of racketeering, drug... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
United States, Jamaica |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds U.S. International Counterrorism Law |
On June 25, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the designations of U.S. Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright for the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
United States, Iran |
Terrorism |
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Dutch Demand 16 Years Jail for Former Surinam Ruler for Drug Offenses |
On June 30, 1999, Dutch prosecutors demanded sixteen years imprisonment for Desi Bouterse, former military ruler of Surinam, in connection with accusations that he lead an organization responsible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
Netherlands |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Clinton Proposes Initiatives to Counter Bio- and Cyber-Terrorism |
On January 22, 1999, President Clinton announced he will undertake initiatives against biological and chemical as well cyber-terrorism, including spending $1.46 billion in his fiscal 2000 budget to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
