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Spanish Court Broadens Case on Disappeared Person in Argentina |
On March 16, 1998, six leaders of the Argentine Workers’ Central gave Judge Baltasar Garzon the names of 9,000 persons, many of them Spaniards and their descendants, who disappeared during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Kidnaping |
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U.S. Indicts Five Ozone Smuggling Cases |
On February 24, 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has brought five indictments against six men, one woman, and one company for smuggling ozone into the U.S. U.S. prosecutors in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Chemicals Smuggle |
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Fugitive from Export Control Violations |
Effective February 9, 1998, the U.S. Department of State has imposed procurement and import sanctions on Berge Aris Balanian, a fugitive from justice who previously resided in Germany and was last... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
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Elaboration of a Comprehensive Convention Against Organized Transnational Crime: U.N.-sponsored Meeting of an Intergovernmental Group of Experts (Warsaw, February 2-6, 1998) |
From February 2-6, 1998, the Government of Poland hosted in Warsaw an U.N.-sponsored meeting of an Intersessional Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Experts on the Elaboration of a Preliminary... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World, Poland |
Organized Crime, Conferences, Treaties |
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Coping with U.S. Export Controls 1997 |
This book contains materials from a two-day program held in December 1997, and illustrates the enormous scope of the international enforcement aspects of U.S. export controls. This review highlights... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Sanctions, Book Review, Export Enforcement |
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Brazil Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On March 4, 1998, the Brazilian new anti-money laundering bill proposed by the Executive Branch and enacted by the Congress took effect. It will criminalize money laundering for the first time... [... |
Bruce Zagaris and Sergio Sardenberg |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation |
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U.K. Will Review Financial Regulation and Tax Enforcement in Crown Dependencies |
United Kingdom Home Secretary Jack Straw has announced comprehensive review of the financial legislation and regulatory systems in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, meeting with an angry... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United Kingdom, , , Guernsey |
Tax Enforcement |
