Commonwealth of Virginia Executes Paraguayan Despite ICJ Plea |
On April 14, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia execyted Angel Francisco Breard, a Paraguayan national, for murder despite a plea from the International Court of Justice and from Secretary of State... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
International Criminal Court |
U.S. Indicts 16 for Forcing Illegal Aliens Into Prostitution and Establishes Task Force to Prosecute Slavery and Worker Exploitation |
On April 23, 1998, the U.S. Attorney in Miami released a 52-count indictment brought by a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, against sixteen persons, charging them with operating a prostitution ring... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Sex Crimes |
U.S. Grants Czech Extradition Request for False Export Control on Machine Guns |
On February 18, 1998, U.S. Magistrate Theodore H. Katz, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, denied defendant Rafael Eduardo Pineda Lara's motion to dismiss the extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
Ex-Leader Pleads Guilty to Rwanda Genocide Before International Tribunal |
On May 1, 1998, in the most sensational development in the contemporart operation of the War Crimes Tribunals, Jean Kambanda, a former Rwanda Prime Minister, pleaded guilty to genocide charges before... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Rwanda |
Genocide |
Argentina Arrests Sakic in Response to Croatia's Extradition Request |
On April 30, 1998, the Argentine police arrested Dinko Sakic, 76, one of the most important living persons accused of war crimes from World War II, in response to a request from the Croatian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Argentina |
Extradition |
U.S. Sting Results in Indictments of Three Mexican Banks and Apology from Clinton |
On May 18, 1998, the culmination of a three-year sting operation resulted in a grand jury indictment against 160 people, including three Mexican banks and twenty-two Mexican bankers for laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Mexico |
Money Laundering |
U.S. and EU Implement Plans to Stop Firearms Exports |
On April 22, 1998, the Clinton Administration notified the British Government that it was revoking all pending licenses for the export of firearms to British companies as a first step to stop the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
European Union |
Export Enforcement |
The New Money Laundering Regime: Bermuda's "Know Your Client" Culture Affirmed |
"The Proceeds of Crime Act 1997" (the "Act") received the assent of the Governor on 19 December, 1997, and came into operation in Bermuda on 19 January, 1998. |
Monica J. Jones and Michael J. Burns |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Bermuda |
Money Laundering |
OECD Agrees to Series of Steps to Increase International Tax Enforcement |
The OECD Ministers have agreed on a series of steps to strenghten international tax enforcement, especially against so-called tax havens. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
Advance Fee Loan Fraud Using Antiguan Banks Broken |
On May 7, 1998, U.S. law enforcement officials announced an indictment involving a ring of international fraud and money laundering, in which many victims were defrauded out of at least $60 million. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Fraud |
Revenue Canada Increases International Tax Enforcement of Electronic Commerce |
On April 30, 1998, Canadian National Revenue Minister Herb Dhaliwal announced that Revenue Canada will adjust its policies to protect against the erosion of tax revenues through the increasing use of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Canada |
Tax Enforcement |
FATF Agrees to Expand Worldwide Anti-Laundering Network |
On April 28, 1998, at the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) first ministerial meeting since 1990, the FATF decided to strengthen its activities and the "worldwide anti money-laundering network." |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
World |
Money Laundering |
U.S. Refuses to Initiate Extradition Proceeding on Argentine Bribery Prosecution of IBM Officials |
On May 2, 1998, the Argentine media reported that the U.S. has required proof that a crime was committed before its sends four IBM PC Co. employees to Argentina to testify in a bribery case against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
G-8 Leaders Promise Action Against Transnational Criminals |
On May 17, 1998, the final communiqué issued by the G-8 Heads of State in Birmingham, United Kingdom, contains several initiatives against transnational crime. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
World |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
Clinton Administration Submits OECD Transnational Corruption Legislation and Implementing Legislation for Ratification |
On May 1, 1998, President Bill Clinton sent to the Senate for its approval the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Corruption |
Swiss Federal Tribunal Issues Ruling on Salinas Bribes |
During the third week of April 1998, the Swiss Federal Tribunal in Lausanne, Switzerland's highest court, issued a procedural ruling that has negative implications for the Raul Salinas funds, which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Bribery |
IMF Anti-Corruption Rules |
On April 21, 1998, Christian Walser, Legal Adviser For Procurement, World Bank, discussed the "New World Bank Rules to Fight Fraud and Corruption in World Bank Financed Contracts." |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
World |
Corruption |
New Jersey Governor and U.S. Congress Prioritize Extradition of U.S. Fugitives in Cuba |
At an April 30, 1998 news conference at the U.S. Capitol, a group of representatives in the U.S. Congress and Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman demanded the extradition of Joanne... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
U.S. Court Holds Dominican Republic National Extraditable on RICO Charges |
On November 18, 1997, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against defendant Francisco Medina for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Dominican Republic |
Extradition |
Venezuela Presses Four Countries to Extradite Fifty Fugitive Bankers |
According to a report from the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the Venezuelan Government has requested Britain, Israel, Spain, and the United States to extradite fifty bankers for a 1994 banking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Venezuela |
Extradition |