Clinton Signs Law Implementing OECD Bribery of Foreign Officials Convention |
On November 10, 1998, President Clinton announced the signing of the International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998 (hereafter the Act) (S. 2375 and H.R. 4353). Clinton expressed hope... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States |
Corruption, Treaties |
U.S.-Nigeria Combat Mail Fraud Schemes by Intercepting Mail |
The U.S. and Nigerian Governments have implemented a law enforcement initiative to intercept suspicious-looking mail from Nigeria to the U.S. to combat the proliferating mail fraud efforts... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States, Nigeria |
Fraud, Law Enforcement |
Hong Kong and European Union Agree to Customs Enforcement Cooperation |
On November 3, 1998, the Government of Hong Kong and the European Union signed a customs enforcement cooperation agreement that obligate the signatories to cooperate on customs offenses, including... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Europe, Hong Kong |
Customs Enforcement, Export Enforcement |
U.N. Adopts Resolution Condemning Unilateral Extraterritorial Sanctions |
On Oct 26, 1998, the United Nations General Assembly renewed its call for the immediate repeal of unilateral extraterritorial laws that impose sanctions on corporations and nationals of other States... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
World |
Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, United Nations, Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
British Court Rules Pinochet Has Sovereign Immunity |
On October 28, 1998, Britain’s High Court ruled that Augusto Pinochet cannot be tried in court for anything he did while he was president of Chile on the basis of sovereign immunity... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United Kingdom, Chile |
Human Rights, Immunity |
U.S. Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Act |
Before adjourning, the U.S. Congress enacted the Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998. The goal of the law is to establish a national strategy to combat money laundering and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
Conference on War Crimes Trials in the Former Yugoslavia |
The Humanitarian Law Center, a well recognized NGO of the Former Yugoslavia (FRY), organized a Conference on the war crimes trials and the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former... |
Dr. Kai Ambos |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, Conferences |
Proposed U.S. Know Your Customer Rule Will Formalize Internal Control Procedures |
The proposed “Know Your Customer” regulation contained in the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s memorandum dated September 28, 1998 requires banks to develop for the first time their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
Holocaust Victims Pursue Recoveries Against Companies and Art Looters |
On November 6, 1998, the World Jewish Congress announced plans to publicize a list of 2,000 persons involved in the Nazi loot of art during World War II. The counsel for alleged victims of slave... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
World |
Art and Cultural Property, International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes |
China and U.S. Resume Unprecedented Drug Enforcement Cooperation |
After many years of restrained cooperation, the People’s Republic of China and the U.S. have taken bold new measures to combat international narcotics trafficking. The measures include: the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States, China |
Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
Security Council Condemns Yugoslav’s Denial of Visas to War Crimes Tribunal’s Investigators |
On November 17, 1998, the U.N. Security Council called on Yugoslavia to allow the U.N. war crimes tribunal into Kosovo to investigate and prosecute human rights abuses and condemned the Yugoslav... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes |
U.S. District Court Rejects Defense Challenge to Wire Fraud Laws for Tax Evasion Crimes Involving Smuggling Tobacco and Liquor to Canada |
On October 4, 1998, in the case United States v. Miller, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York denied motions brought by 21 defendants charged with smuggling tobacco and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Canada, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
War Crimes Tribunal Convicts 3 and Acquits 1 of Atrocities |
On November 16, 1998, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) rendered a decision, convicting two Bosnian Muslims and one Croat of war crimes against Serb civilians in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
Philippines Inter-Agency Task Force Targets Foreign Tax Crimes |
During the week of October 19, 1998, the Philippine Government established an interagency task force composed of ranking officials from the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Philippines |
Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Raúl Salinas Appeals Seizure of $114 Million by Swiss |
On October 30, 1998, the media reported that Raúl Salinas and his wife have appealed with Switzerland’s highest court the seizure of $114 million. The seizure was based on allegations that the money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Asset Forfeiture, Bribery, Treaties |
Swiss Appellate Court Prioritizes U.S. Extradition Request Over Greek Request |
On October 9, 1998, the Swiss Federal Tribunal denied the appeal of Spyridon Aspiotis, a Greek citizen, of a decision by the Swiss Federal Police Office dated July 7, 1998 to extradite him to the US... |
Christina Johansson |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Greece |
Extradition |
Regional Cooperation in Combating Transnational Organized Crime: Task Force on Organized Crime in the Baltic Sea Region |
The radical political changes and economic transformation in the countries of Eastern and Central Europe in the early nineties have resulted in the dramatic surge of the level of criminality not only... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Baltic Region |
Organized Crime, International Cooperation |
Australia Arrests on Behalf of Mexico Mr. Cabal, Fugitive for Financial Crimes |
On November 11, 1998, the Australian Government arrested Mr. Carlos Cabal Peniche, who fled Mexico in 1994 and has been one of Mexico’s most-wanted fugitives... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Mexico, Australia |
Extradition, Financial Crimes |
Private Sector Forms Organization to Combat IP Piracy in Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe |
On October 16, 1998, executives from several multinational companies announced that they would form an industry group to work for strengthened enforcement of intellectual property rights in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Soviet Union, |
Intellectual Property, Law Enforcement |
Argentina Extradites Woman to Croatia for War Crimes |
On November 1, 1998, the Argentine Government extradited Nada Sakic, accused of serving as a death camp guard during World War II, to Croatia where she and her husband Dinko Sakic, who was extradited... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Argentina, Croatia |
Extradition, War Crimes |