Oklahoma Governor Refuses Clemency Request for Mexican Death Row Inmate |
On July 20, 2001, Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating refused to stay the execution of a Mexican convicted of murder who at the time of his arrest, trial and appeal was not advised of his right under the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Rights, Capital Punishment |
U.S. Will Free Convicted Aliens and Threatens Countries Refusing to Accept Their Return |
On July 19, 2001, U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft ordered the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to start releasing 23,4000 nationals who have completed sentences for criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World, United States |
Human Rights, Immigration |
U.S. Court Holds Redesignation of Foreign Terrorists Groups Violates Due Process |
On June 8, 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed with two organizations designated as foreign terrorists that the designations did not comply with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting |
At the heads of government meeting on July 3-6, 2001, in Nassau, Bahamas, the following excerpt from the CARICOM communique that was released prioritized tackling the regional security and criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Securities Law, Economic Integration |
Belgian Judge Charges 3 Kazak Businessmen With Money Laundering |
On July 6, 2001, the media reported that according to Joe Colpen of the Brussels city prosecutor’s office, a Belgian judge has charged three of Kazakstan’s leading businessmen with money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Belgium, Kazakhstan |
Money Laundering |
Belgium Condemns Four for Involvement in Rwandan Genocide |
On June 2, 2001 a Belgian court convicted four Rwandan nationals for their involvement in the 1994 genocide in their home country. They were found guilty of having committed serious violations of... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Belgium, Rwanda |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide |
Developments in Bermuda’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime |
Bermuda’s businesses have implemented “know your customer” practices since the early 1980s. With the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997 (the “Act”) the regime was formalized, and... |
Appleby Spurling & Kempe, Bermuda |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Bermuda |
Money Laundering |
Cambodia Rejects UN Request on Relationship Agreement with UN on Proposed Tribunal |
On June 30, 2001, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected a U.N. demand that his government sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.N. governing its relationship with the U.N. on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Cambodia |
United Nations, War Crimes |
Bermuda Court Denies US Tax Information Exchange Due to Attorney-Client Privilege |
On May 18, 2001, the Supreme Court of Bermuda denied a U.S. request for exchange of tax information in a celebrated case because of the taxpayers involved and the involvement of the interaction of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Bermuda |
Taxation |
EU Issues Report on Strategy to Prevent Organized Crime |
Following the May 2001 European Union Forum on the prevention of organized crime, the EU Commission issued a working paper on its strategy to prevent organized crime.
The report arises from a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Organized Crime |
U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on U.S. Position on Offshore Tax Havens |
On July 18, 2001, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on the U.S. Position on Offshore Tax Havens, designed to press the Bush Administration to take vigorous... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States |
Taxation |
U.S. Congress Considers Conflict Diamonds Law |
In March 2001 Representative Tony Hall, with the support of 80 other Congressmen, submitted a bill aimed at placing controls on the importation of conflict diamonds Titled “Clean Diamonds Act.” The... |
Meredith Beach |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Africa |
Economic Sanctions |
U.N. Report Calls for Creation of Organization to Help with International Tax Enforcement |
On July 6, 2001, the United Nations released a report calling for the examination of creating an International Tax Organization (ITO), whose powers would include helping curb international tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World |
Taxation, United Nations |
Fighting International Transgression: the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime |
On December 14, 2000, the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime together with its two accompanying protocols ? the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World |
Human Trafficking, United Nations, Organized Crime |
Canadian Court Orders Surrender to Thailand on Fraud Conspiracy |
In 2000, the Supreme Court of the British Columbia dismissed preliminary objections of S and ordered S’s committal for surrender to the Kingdom of Thailand on charges of conspiracy of fraud.
The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Canada, Thailand |
Extradition, Fraud |
France Extradites Einhorn to the U.S. |
On July 19, 2001, France handed over Ira Einhorn to the U.S., ending an extradition battle that had carried on approximately four years. On July 12, 2001, the Council of State, France’s highest... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition |
U.S. Hands Over U.S. Airman and Rape Suspect to Japan |
On July 5, 2001, the United States handed over U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Timothy B. Woodland, 24, to face rape charges, thereby temporarily ending a volatile dispute that threatened the continued... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Japan |
Extradition, Immunity, Jurisdiction |
U.S. and Mexico Agree to Exchange Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials |
On July 25, 2001, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that the U.S. and Mexico would start exchanging prosecutors and law enforcement officials to work in each other’s Attorney General’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |
Global Forum Held, U.S. Releases Annual Report and Issues Indictment, and British Moves on Proposed Legislation |
A number of important developments in actions against transnational bribery have occurred, including the holding of the Global Forum in Amsterdam, the release of the third annual U.S. report on the... |
Naureen Malik and Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World |
Corruption, Bribery |
French Investigating Judge Transfers Torture Case to Trial Court |
On May 28, 2001, the investigating judge at court of first instance (Tribunal de Grande Instance) of Montpellier issued an order to transfer the case of Ely Ould Dha to the Assize Court. Ely Ould Dha... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
France, Mauritania |
Human Rights |