Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Isle of Man Adopts Investment Business Law to Regulate Professionals Providing Offshore Services The Isle of Man has passed legislation that will make it more difficult for fraudsters, criminals, and other undesirable operators to conduct business in the jurisdiction.  The new law requires... Bruce Zagaris 7 8 1991-08-01 Isle of Man Offshore Banking, Tax Havens, Taxation
EC Progress on Common Asylum and Enforcement Program against Illegal Immigrants In what is shaping up as one of the key public international law and international criminal cooperation matters, momentum is gaining towards a compromise and the achievment of a common European... 7 12 1991-12-01 European Union Asylum, Immigration
Noriega Gets Rolling with Court Ruling that Classified Documents Concerning Noriega's Ties to U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Relevant The Noriega trial has begun with its attendant publicity and raising many issues, including the utility of trying such a major figure in the United States and making deals with so many high-level... Bruce Zagaris 7 9 1991-09-01 Panama Drugs & Trafficking, Indictment, Intelligence, Prosecution
United Kingdom and Germany Notify Ratifications of European Extradition Convention The United Kingdom and Germany have now given notification of their ratification of the European Convention on Extradition and the Second Additional Protocal to the European Convention on Extradition... 7 3 1991-03-01 Germany, United Kingdom Adjective Enforcement, Extradition
U.S. Government Wins 4 Convictions in International Laundering Scheme On December 27, 1990, four persons were convicted of participating in a $1 billion operation that laundered Colombian drug money through the jewelry markets of New York, Los Angeles, and Houston. The... Bruce Zagaris 7 1 1991-01-23 Colombia, United States Money Laundering
Annual Boycott Report Shows Decreased International Boycott Activity The U.S. Treasury Department has issued its fifth annual report on the operation and effect of the international boycott provisions. The report, entitled The Operation and Effect of the International... Chris Whaling 7 3 1991-03-01 United States Human Rights, Tax Enforcement
Italy Adopts Law Emulating Swiss Abolition of Formula B Deposits Italy has implemented a new law on its effort to stop crime syndicates from laundering money. Under the law all cash movements of more than 20 million Lira ($18,000) must be made through recognized... 7 7 1991-07-01 Italy, Switzerland Money Laundering
Eighth U.N. Crime Congress Adopts Several Resolutions On September 7, 1990, the United Nations Eighth Crime Congress adopted several important resolutions on diverse issues of criminal justice. The United Nations General Assembly adopted these... Bruce Zagaris 7 1 1991-01-26 Cuba Conferences, International Crimes, United Nations
Swiss Court Attaches Conditions to Extradition to Italy Drug traffic is an international business. The organizations involved are internationally organized and operating. Thus, investigations have to be international as well. Therefore, criminal... Gerald Deck 7 11 1991-11-01 Italy, Switzerland Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
EC Considers Strengthening Further Police Cooperation With the efforts to complete the Single European Market, reports are that the German Government is beginning to support a strengthened police cooperation within the European Community. In particular... Bruce Zagaris 7 7 1991-07-01 Europe, Germany EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Commission, European Union, Europol
U.S.-Costa Rica Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) Enters into Force On February IS, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that the U.S. and Costa Rica have exchanged diplomatic notes that activate an agreement to exchange tax information. The TIEA satisfies the... Bruce Zagaris 7 2 1991-01-30 Costa Rica, United States International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation, Treaties
Turkish Government Seizes Bulgarian Arms On October 23, the Turkish authorities in the Bosporus seized 2,000 crates of weapons and four tons of chemicals on board the Cape Maleas, a Greek Cypriot ship. The ship was traveling from the... 7 11 1991-11-01 Bulgaria, Turkey Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking
Money Laundering Seminar Tracks International Developments On April 18 and 19, 1991, the Law Journal seminars sponsored a seminar on "Money Laundering and Forfeiture," in New York City. The handbook, which is also entitled Money Laundering and Forfeiture,... Bruce Zagaris 7 6 1991-05-01 United States, World International Cooperation, Money Laundering
German Tax and Immigration Authorities Increase Enforcement Cooperation   In what is becoming an increasing phenomenon throughout the world, governments are realizing that effective cooperation between tax and immigration authorities can both raise revenue and... 7 10 1991-10-01 Germany Immigration, Jurisdiction, Taxation
Cayman-U.K. Conclude MLAT on Confiscation The Cayman Islands Government and the United Kingdom have concluded a Mutual Legal Assistance Confiscation Arrangement, which will come into force on August 28. 7 8 1991-08-01 Cayman Islands, United Kingdom Mutual Legal Assistance
Trevi Ministers Meet and Agree to Strengthen Regional Cooperation On December 2-3, The Euroepan Ministers responsible for police and security matters met in The Hague to conduct their half-yearly round of formal discussions. The Dutch Presidency, represented by Mr... 7 12 1991-12-01 European Union International Cooperation, International Law, International Organizations
The Alleged Transnational Criminal - TOPIC II. Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Transnational Crimes. Summary of Proceedings: The Role of Interpol: Serge Sarbourin, Interpol Headquarters explained that there has never been a more challenging, dynamic time for Interpol.  Interpo must ensure that the... Bruce Zagaris 7 9 1991-09-01 World Crimes, International Crimes
Greek Government Bank Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering A lengthy investigation into money laundering charges has resulted in a plea of guility on November 4, 1990, by the Mortgage Bank of Greece. Its chairman, Apostolos Georgidis, who was not involved in... Bruce Zagaris 7 1 1991-01-23 Greece, United States Money Laundering
U.S. Interpol Chief Reviews Interpol Developments On March 26, Darrell W. Mills, Chief, INTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau, briefed the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association, on developments... Bruce Zagaris 7 3 1991-03-01 United States, World INTERPOL
European Laundering Convention Progresses On July 5, 1991, France signed the European Laundering Convention, brining the number of signatory States to thirteen. On November 8, Finland, ireland, and Switzerland also declared that they  would... 7 7 1991-07-01 Europe, France Money Laundering

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