EU Justice and Home Affairs Continue Cooperation |
On December 19, 2002, at the 247th meeting of the European Council?s Justice and Home Affairs a number of decisions were announced and items debated. This article summarizes some of them. Following... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Europe |
Corruption, Extradition, Trade Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance |
Mexico Turns Product Piracy into an Organized Crime Amid new Bilateral Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation |
After a year-long lobbying campaign by the local record and software industry as well as various national and international intellectual property associations decrying plummeting sales due to the... |
Marc Wellhausen |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement |
Mexico Sues U.S. in ICJ over Consular Rights in Death Penalty Cases |
On January 9, 2002, the Mexican Government brought a complaint against the U.S. in the International Court fo Justice (ICJ) over a dispute concerning alleged violations of the consular rights of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Rights, International Courts, Capital Punishment |
World Bank Group Proceeds on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Work |
The World Bank Group has progressed in implementing plans to intensify work on issues of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial enforcement (AML/CFT). The IMF/World Bank of Group also... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism |
U.S. Government Brings Civil Fraud Case Against Costa Rican Company for Prime Bank Debentures |
On January 7, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release concerning a civil fraud case it brought against a Costa Rican Company and three individuals that purported to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Costa Rica |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Law, Fraud, White Collar Crime |
Russia?s KFM is an Intelligence Services |
Barely a month after the exclusion of Russia from the FATF ?black list? of cooperative countries, it is becoming clear that Russia has managed to create a viable financial intelligence system. It... |
Timur Sinuraya |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
Russia |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations |
Brazil?s New Special Venue for Alleged Unlawful Enrichment by Public Officials |
Fearing the possibility of facing a ?storm? of procedures in the first level, mainly for administrative improbity and in several venues in Brazil, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso negotiated with... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
Cayman Chief Justice Dismissed Indictment for Prosecution?s Abuse of Process |
On January 14, 2003, in an extraordinary action Chief Justice Anthony Smellie of The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands directed a jury to dismiss money laundering indictments for abuse of process... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United Kingdom, Cayman Islands |
Money Laundering, Human Rights |
U.S. Legislation on Conflict Diamonds Gains Momentum |
On December 31, 2002 State Department deputy spokesman Philip t. Reecker issued a statement declaring the Bush Administration?s support for legislation to curb the trade of so-called ?conflict?... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Africa |
Economic Sanctions, Trade Enforcement |
EU Agrees Finally on Savings Tax |
On January 21, 2003, the financial ministers of the European Union finally reached agreement on the savings tax directive after 13 years of negotiations. The deal has importance for international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
Europe |
Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, European Union, Economic Integration |
International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia Developments |
On January 16, 2003, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djinjic announced former Serbian President Milan Milutinovic agreed to surrender to the International Tribunal for the Trial of Crimes in the Former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, Law of War, International Courts |
U.S. IRS Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative |
The IRS has initiated a Program, effective January 14, 2003 and ending three months later, on April 15, 2003, permitting U.S. taxpayers who have used offshore accounts and other financial... |
Charles Bruce and Michael Durney |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States |
Taxation |
World Bank Group Proceeds on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Work |
The World Bank Group has progressed in implementing plans to intensify work on issues of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial enforcement (AML/CFT). The IMF/World Bank of Group also... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism |
UK Will Crack Down on Persons with Offshore Accounts |
On January 16, 2003, the tax media reported the UK?s Inland Revenue (IR) announced this week that it plans to crack down on the thousands of British investors and savers who open accounts overseas in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland |
Taxation |
U.S. Customs Service Expands Terrorism Financing Teams as U.S. Prosecutions Increase |
On January 9, 2002, as the U.S. investigations and prosecution grow, the U.S. Customs Services announced the doubling of the operations devoted to investigating terrorist financing. The U.S. Customs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States |
Customs Enforcement, National Security, Terrorism |
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Freeze of Global Relief Foundation |
On December 31, 2002, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court denying the request of Global Relief Foundation (GRF) to enjoin the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, National Security |
Three Terrorist Suspects in Hong Kong Agree to Be Extradited to the U.S. |
On January 6, 2002, two Pakistanis and one U.S. national agreed to be extradited to the U.S. District Court in San Diego that they conspired to sell drugs for antiaircraft missiles that they had... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, China, Middle East |
Extradition, Terrorism |
U.S. Asks Court to Reconsider Order Allowing U.S. Enemy Detainee to Meet Lawyer |
On January 15, 2003, Judge Michael B. Mukasey held a hearing on a motion of the Bush Administration for the court to reconsider his prior order that would allow U.S. citizen Jose Padilla, whom the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Europe |
Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism |
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Detention of U.S. Person Arrested in Afghanistan |
On January 8, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upheld the arrest and detention without rights for the duration of the war as an ?enemy combatant? U.S. citizen Yaser Esam... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Afghanistan |
Extradition, Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism |
Bank Accounts of Brazilian Public Officers Are Discovered in Switzerland |
As recent events have underscored, it has become more and more evident the necessity of the execution of a bilateral agreement between Brazil and Switzerland for the mutual assistance in criminal... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
3 |
2003-03-01 |
United States, Brazil, Switzerland |
Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, White Collar Crime |