U.S. Court Dismisses Complaint of U.S. Narcotics Official Charged with Misallocation of Fuel in Bolivia |
On July 21, 1995, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed a complaint brought by a U.S. citizen contract employee for the State Department conducting anti-narcotics... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Bolivia, China |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Drug Enforcement |
Two Migration Enforcement Bills Progress Through U.S. Congress |
Two bills that would tighten significantly migration enforcement are flying through the U.S. Congress and reflect the global trend to simultaneously strengthen borders, criminalize illegal entry and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States |
Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Terrorism, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, Deportation, Smuggle |
Cayman Court Refuses to Recognize SEC Receiver of Trust |
In a decision reported recently, the Grand Court of Cayman refused to recognize the receiver of a Trust the U.S. District Court had appointed on the application of the U.S. Securities and Exchange... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Cayman Islands |
Jurisdiction, Fraud, Securities Trade Enforcement |
Dominican Republic Tries to Cope with Return of Ex-Convicts from the U.S. |
In early June 1995, the first 27 of approximately 5,000 Dominicans convicted of felonies in the United States were returned to the Dominican Republic after finishing their prison sentences. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Dominican Republic |
Transfer of Prisoners, Deportation |
Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Indicts Leaders |
On July 25, 1995, the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ITWCY) indicted and issued arrest warrants for Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his top military... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Croatia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Herzegovina |
United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity |
Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Declares to Have Jurisdiction to Try Tadic |
On August 10, 1995, the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia... |
André Klip |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
Newark Federal Tax Fraud Indictment of Russian Emigres and Belgian Bank Losses Focus Attention on Internationalization of Russian Organized Crime |
Two new cases, one involving fuel excise tax fraud in the U.S. and the other involving a bankruptcy and losses of millions of francs by a Belgian ban, illustrate growing sophistication by Russian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Belgium, Russia, Greece, Former Soviet Union |
Organized Crime, Tax Crimes |
Bank Inspector Reviews Progress of Caribbean Supervisors against Money Laundering |
During the meeting of the finance ministers of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) on June 24-25, 1995, Henry Jeffers, Inspector of Banks, Trinidad & Tobago, outlined the progress... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
China and Hong Kong Credit Card Scam Exposed |
An international credit card ring centered in Hong Kong and China has been exposed. The way it operated is that an organized crime syndicate with a factory in China manufactured fake credit cards... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
China, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong |
Corruption, Organized Crime, Fraud |
Council of Europe Book Discusses the Evolution of the International Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement Regime |
Dirty Money by William G. Gilmore Council of Europe Press 317 pp. 1995
The Council of Europe, already one of the pioneers in forging the international anti-money laundering enforcement regime,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime, Book Review, International Convention |
Globality and Technology Gives Rise to New International Financial Crimes |
On August 3, 1995, during the Annual Convention of the American Bar Association Jane Wexton, counsel and Vice President, Citibank, highlighted developments in international financial crime.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Fraud, Financial Crimes, Economic Crimes |
Congress Reviews U.S. Policy on Asian Heroin Production and Trafficking |
On June 21, 1995, the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the House Committee on International Relations in a hearing on Asian heroin production and trafficking reviewed current and future policy... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Asia, China, Venezuela, Taiwan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Turkey, Thailand, Hong Kong, Former Soviet Union |
Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement |
Importers to South Korea Complain of Uncertainty in Applying Criminal Excise Tax Requirements |
Importers into South Korea have complained of uncertainty in the application of excise tax requirements that subject importers to substantial criminal and/or administrative penalties and focus on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Taxation, Trade Enforcement, Treaties, Tax Crimes, Customs |
Canada Captures Robbery Fugitive from New Jersey |
On August 9, 1995, Canadian law enforcement officials arrested Avram David Gottlieb in a hotel in Ottawa after he had evaded authorities in three countries for almost five months after he allegedly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Law Enforcement, Robbery |
Israel Seeks Extradition of Alleged Terrorist from U.S. |
On July 31, 1995, a Jerusalem court issued an arrest warrant for Mousa Abu Marzook and on August 8, 1995, an extradition hearing was held, at which time U.S. prosecutors said that Marzook financed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Israel, Palestine |
Extradition, Immigration, Terrorism, Murder, Arms Trafficking |
Forfeiture for the Purposes of Extradition, Crime or Punishment?: United States v. Saccoccia |
On December 18, 1992, Mr. Stephen A. Saccoccia was convicted on racketeering, money laundering, and other related charges concerning his alleged activities with the Cali cartel. After learning his... |
Lisa S. Koenig |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties |
British Court Holds Fugitive Extraditable and Long Delay of Extradition Not Sufficient Where Attributable in Part to Fugitive |
In 1994, a British court upheld the extradition of a person who was charged in Hong Kong with accepting bribes between 1981 and 1982 and denied his application for habeas corpus, which was based on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
China, United Kingdom, Hong Kong |
Extradition, Human Rights, Bribery |
English Court Allows Swiss Court to Decide Whether to Fulfill Request for Judicial Assistance Even Though Trial Is Complete |
On February 21, 1995, a British court allowed Swiss authorities to determine whether to fulfill a request for judicial assistance even though a criminal trial was concluded...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |