President Clinton Calls for Standing War Crimes Tribunal and Permanent War Crimes Police Force |
On January 29, 1997, President Clinton reiterated his call for the establishment of a permanent international war crimes tribunal and a police force or soldiers to pursue and arrest criminals accused... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
World, United States |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
Swiss Banks Create Fund for Holocaust Victims |
On February 6, 1997, the largest three Swiss banks announced that they will establish and fund with $71 million a humanitarian fund for Holocaust survivors and families of victims, thereby initiating... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Switzerland |
Law of War, Holocaust |
Swiss-U.S. MOU on Seizure and Disposal of Nazi Gold |
The U.S. and Switzerland are close to signing a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation concerning the seizure and disposal of Nazi gold ... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Law of War, International Cooperation |
International Terrorism and Organized Crime -- Security Concerns? |
Interpol has currently 176 member countries and in each of these countries the national authorities have established a national office of Interpol, designated the National Central Bureau. It is... |
Eckart Kemmelmeier |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
World |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime |
State Department Organized Crime Seminar Examines Current Trends |
(The article will be about 4-5 pages) |
Mark Andrew Sherman |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
United States |
Organized Crime |
Belize Enacts Anti-Money Laundering and Proposes Financial Services Commission |
In recent months Belize has enacted anti-money laundering legislation and is considering the establishment of a Financial Services Commission to meet the active establishment of offshore financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Belize |
Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, Financial Supervision |
Greece Will Extradite Woman To Germany for Terrorist Crimes |
On January 28, 1997, the Greek Government announced that it will extradite Andrea Hausler, 31, a German national, to Germany in connection with a 1986 disco bombing in West Berlin which killed 200... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Germany, Greece |
Extradition, Terrorism |
International Cyber Gambling Poses New Challenges for Enforcement and Regulators |
The Internet and globalization have combined to facilitate the proliferation of new forms of transnational gaming and potential crime ... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
World |
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement |
The Edinburgh Conference on Transnational & International Crime, May 15-17, 1997 |
On May 15-17, 1997, the Department of Public International Law and the Europa Institute of the Univ. of Edinburgh will sponsor a conference on the following topics: countering transnational crime;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
World |
Human Rights, European Union, Conferences |
Spanish Police Strike Against Drug-Related Laundering |
On February 9, 1997, the Spanish media reported that Spanish police had detained eight Colombian nationals, suspected members of a network dedicated to drug trafficking, who had laundered more than... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Colombia, Spain |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
EU Council Adopts Common Position on North-South Cooperation against Drugs |
On November 22, 1996, the European Union Council adopted a common position on north-south cooperation to fight drug trafficking and addiction. Because of the broad scope of the position, the amount... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation |
EU Council Adopts Resolution on Sentencing for Serious Illicit Drug-Trafficking |
On December 20, 1996, the European Union Council adopted a resolution calling European Union Member States to ensure that their laws reflect the principles of the resolution to coordinate sentencing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation |
Marzook Quits Opposition to Extradition to Israel |
On January 29, 1997, detained Palestinian leader Mousa Abu Marzook announced his abandonment of his appeal of the extradition order, granting the request by Israel that he be surrendered to stand... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
United States, Israel, Palestine |
Extradition, Terrorism, Murder |
Britain Sends Liaison Anti-Crime Official to Russia and Increases Enforcement Cooperation |
Emulating a trend internationally, on January 29, 1997, Mr. Michael Howard, the British home secretary, announced that the British Government is appointing a liaison officer in Moscow as part of an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
United Kingdom, Russia |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime |
Fraud Conviction of Venezuelan Banker Shows Outerlimits of U.S. Jurisdiction |
On February 19, 1997, the conviction by a Manhattan jury of Orlando Castro Llanes, a Venezuelan national, on various charges resulting from the bank collapse in Veneuzela has indicated the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Jurisdiction, Fraud |
Fraudsters Hit Developing Countries with Prime Bank Fraud Notes |
The Commercial Crime Bureau has exposed the Sovereign Nation Infrastructure Private Sector (SNIPS) facility program, a new version of the "prime bank fraud" scams, packaged especially to developing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Fraud |
British Detect Nigerian Visa Frauds |
On February 5, 1997, the British Government sent home at least four British employees of the visa section of the British High Commission as a result of discovery of a major visa-selling ring in Lagos... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
United Kingdom, Nigeria |
Immigration, Fraud |
Hungarian Sex Trade Motivates Closer Criminal Cooperation |
Escalating violence in Budapest has spurred new international enforcement initiatives to control prostitution, pornography, and related sex crimes that are behind illegal migration ... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Hungary |
Immigration, Sex Crimes, Law Enforcement |
Europol Starts to Gain Momentum and Success |
Already the European Police Organization, known as Europol, has achieved success in assisting in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of international criminal cases, even while the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
3 |
1997-03-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking |