U.S. with Mexican Help Detains Vessel with Undocumented Aliens |
On August 11, 1997, the U.S. Coast Guard detained a vessel off the Mexican coast about 100 miles south of San Diego, carrying what are believed to be sixty-nine undocumented Asian immigrants ... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Immigration |
Prep Com Progresses on Consideration of Permanent International Criminal Court |
During August 1-15, 1997, the Preparatory Committee (Prep Com) on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court (ICC) deliberated and made progress on the establishment of an ICC. While there... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
World, United States |
International Courts |
Swiss Fund Makes First Distribution to Holocaust Survivors |
On September 17, 1997, the Swiss fund established nine months ago to help Holocaust survivors announced its first distribution, paying $1,000 each for 12,000 survivors in Eastern Europe... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Law of War, Holocaust |
IMB Issues Report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships |
1. Introduction On August 7, 1997, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) released a special report analyzing developments and identifying potential future... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Immigration |
Canadian Telemarketing Scams into the U.S. Increase |
Increasingly, "boiler room" phone banks in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, or "rip and tear" operations that move from hotel to hotel in Canada have targeted the elderly in the U.S. with elaborate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
Canada, United States |
Fraud |
U.S. Suspends Deportation of I.R.A. Members in Wake of Inclusion of IRA in Irish Peace Negotiations |
On September 9, 1997, the Clinton Administration announced the suspension of deportation proceedings against six veterans of the Irish Republic Army (I.R.A.) and decided not to start such proceedings... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
United States, Ireland |
Terrorism, Deportation |
Federal Reserve Guidance on Private Banking Requires New Due Diligence from Banks |
On June 30, 1997, the Division of Bank Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, issued guidance to each officer in charge of supervision at each Federal Reserve... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Financial Supervision |
Italy Arrests and Prepares to Extradite Libyan Suspect in 1986 Disco Bombing to Germany |
: On August 26, 1997, the Italian anti-terrorist police arrested Musbah Abulgasem Eter, a former member of the Libyan secret services, for the 1986 bombing of a Berlin discotheque... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
Germany, Italy, Libya |
Extradition, Terrorism |
Cargo Handlers Will Become Subject to Increased Scrutiny in Anti-Drug War |
Increasingly, the U.S. and other governments are concentrating more on cargo handlers as a supplement to interdiction in order to combat illicit traffic in narcotic and psychotropic substances. Two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Smuggle |
IMB, Modern Piracy, Newport News, VA, Nov. 14-15, 1997 |
On November 14-15, 1997, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is sponsoring a seminar at the Mariners Museum in Newport News, VA on modern piracy. For more information, contact the ICC IMB,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
World |
Conferences, Piracy |
OAS Group of Experts Strengthen Regulations on Precursors and Chemical Substances |
On June 24-27, 1997, at a meeting held in Fort de France, Martinique, the Group of Experts of the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug-Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) met for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking |
Chinese Seize Japanese Golf Course in Tax Enforcement Action |
On August 18, 1997, Chinese tax authorities seized the assets of a foreign-financed joint venture in an effort to protect its interests in the context of a dispute over an alleged tax evasion case... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
China, Japan |
Taxation, Asset Seizure, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Chinese Government Tells Investors to Fight Tax Corruption in Court |
On September 15, 1997, Zun Zhenhyu, Vice President of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) said that foreign investors should seek protection from corrupt tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
China |
Corruption, Taxation |
Argentine Government Arrests and Holds Italian Fugitive |
On September 4, 1997, the media reported that the Argentine police had arrested Mario Fabbrocino, a Neapolitan mafia boss sought by police for ten years, in Buenos Aires. Neapolitan police assisted... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
Italy, Argentina |
Extradition |
Colombian Government Confiscates Property of Escobar |
On September 3, 1997, the Colombian Department of Administration and Security announced that it has confiscated sixty-eight properties belonging to relatives of Medillin cartel leader Pablo Escobar... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture |
Internet Gaming Operators Adopt Code of Conduct in Effort to Confront Growing Regulatory Initiatives |
On May 9, 1997, the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) promulgated a Code of Conduct as regulatory efforts to limit their activities grow. In particular, U.S. legislative and prosecutorial efforts are... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
World, United States |
Cybercrime, International Organizations, Betting |
Minnesota Appellate Court Affirms Jurisdiction over Criminal Action Against Belize Cybergaming |
On September 5, 1997, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a Belizean Internet gaming service that advertised online and had activities (e.g., mailing) involving at least one Minnesotan resident... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
United States, Belize |
Cybercrime, Jurisdiction, Betting |
Environmental NGO Urges More Enforcement of Montreal Convention as U.S. Court Sentences Freon Smugglers |
On September 5, 1997, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) revealed blatant violations of the 1987 Montreal Protocol as its signatories met to discuss its provisions. Meanwhile, a U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
10 |
1997-10-01 |
World, United States |
Environment, International Organizations, Chemicals Smuggle |