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Multiple Investigations into Financial Crimes in the Former Soviet Union Mushroom |
Investigations of questionable financial transactions from the former Soviet Union by multiple law enforcement agencies continue to capture headlines and have enormous law enforcement and political... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, Kazakhstan |
Money Laundering, Taxation, Organized Crime, Fraud, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles Charges Syndicate of Asian Women Smugglers |
On August 20, 1999, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles announced indictments against a syndicate of smugglers and pimps that imported hundreds of young Asian women into the U.S. to work as prostitutes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Asia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia |
Customs Enforcement, Human Rights, Immigration, Sex Crimes |
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U.S. Congress Hearings on Financial Irregularities |
On September 21-22, 1999, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of Representatives, held a hearing on Russian money laundering.
Rep. James A. Leach, R-Iowa and Committee Chair, in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
World, United States, Russia |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations, United Nations, Securities Law, Economic Integration |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Meets in Luxembourg |
On October 4, 1999, the European Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2203rd meeting in Luxembourg.
1. Final Report of the High-Level Group on Asylum and Migration
The Council noted the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
Europe, Luxembourg, |
Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences |
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U.S. First Anti-Money Laundering Strategy Has Many International Goals |
On September 23, 1999, the U.S. Government released its first national money laundering strategy, containing a multitude of international initiatives and consequences. The report, the first of five... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Mexico, Russia |
Money Laundering, United Nations, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Blocks Return of Schiele Painting to Austria Despite Court Ruling |
On September 22, 1999, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York obtained a seizure warrant for “Portrait of Wally,” the painting allegedly plundered by the Nazis and held in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Germany, Austria |
Art and Cultural Property, International Courts |
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Multi-Country Sting Hits Colombian Cocaine Ring |
On October 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had smashed a large Colombian drug ring with tentacles in Mexico, Central America and the U.S., and arrested 31 people, including... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America, Colombia |
Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Defending U.S. Citizens and Corporations in Cross Border Proceedings, Extradition, Mutual Assistance, and Asset Seizures: A French Prospective |
6. Recent Developments In Crimes Against Humanity
The recent developments in regards to the Pinochet case lead me to present some observations on the French definition of crimes against humanity, as... |
Francois Serres and Miss Elodie LeGal |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, France |
Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Immigration, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture |
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U.S. District Court Grants French Extradition Request for Brazilian on Narcotics Charges |
On August 17, 1999, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the French extradition request showed probable cause for narcotics charges and certified that Jose Germano... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Brazil, France |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S., Mexico and Dominican Republic Crack Down on Juarez Cartel |
On September 22, 1999, U.S. and Mexican authorities conducted an operation that dealt a staggering blow to the Juarez cartel’s distribution of illegal drug network in the U.S., arresting 94 persons,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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OAS Agrees to Test Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism |
At a meeting of the Organization of American States from August 31 to September 2, 1999 in Ottawa, officials of the OAS approved the testing phase of the creation of a Mechanism for Multilateral... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
Canada, United States, Chile |
International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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OECD Delays and Strengthens Implementation of Tax Initiatives While Target Countries React |
The OECD has delayed slightly the implementation of the OECD harmful tax competition while strengthening cooperation with international organizations and informal groups friendly to the proposal.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Bahamas, Luxembourg |
International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Taxation |
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Argentina Banishes Paraguay General to Interior While Paraguay Presses Argentina and Brazil to Extradite Oviedo and Cubas |
On September 28, 1999, the Argentine Government announced it will banish exiled Paraguayan coup leader and former General Lino Oviedo to a remote part of the country, far from Buenos Aires, for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay |
Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |
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Italy Arrests Fugitive Financier Parretti |
On October 11, 1999, Italian authorities arrested Giancarlo Parretti, an Italian national, on international arrest warrants from the U.S. for convictions on perjury and other frauds near Orvieto, a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, France, Italy |
Money Laundering, Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Canada Extradition Request for Murder |
On August 30, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a Canadian national’s motion to dismiss the extradition request of the Canadian Government on a murder... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Murder, Prisoner Rights |
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U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Engines of Fleeing Boats to Increase Jurisdiction |
On September 30, 1999, a media report noted a new technique whereby the U.S. is expanding its unilateral extraterritorial jurisdiction, especially in narcotics cases: the use of small high-powered... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Swiss and U.S. Respond Positively to Requests by Nigerian Government to Help Prosecute Prior Corruptions and Forfeit Money |
On October 14, 1999, the Swiss Government announced it has frozen bank accounts belonging to Sani Abacha, the late Nigerian dictator, members of his family and his business associates, as a result of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United States, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Austria |
Corruption, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture |
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First African Anti-Money Laundering Group Established |
On August 27, 1999, at a meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, the Finance and Law Ministers from 9 countries in the Eastern and Southern African Region agreed to establish the Eastern and Southern Africa... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United Kingdom, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, tanzania, mauritius, malawi |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, White Collar Crime |
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Italy Requests Extradition of Chilean General on Assassination Attempt |
On October 8, 1999, the media reported that the Italian Government has requested the extradition of retired Gen. Manuel Contreras, the former head of the Chilean secret police, on charges he issued... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
Italy, Chile |
Extradition, Human Rights, Murder |
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Britain Announces A Review of the Operations of the Offshore Financial Centers |
On September 20, 1999, the British Government announced that it will conduct a review by independent analysts of the operations of offshore financial centers in its Caribbean dependent territories... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
11 |
1999-11-01 |
United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, United Nations |
