U.S. and Czech Authorities Closing in on Kozeny |
A Bahamian media source reported that Lyford Cay resident Viktor Kozeny, who has been charged with 17 counts of fraud-related charges in the United States, faces the choice of surrendering to U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
United States, Czech Republic, Bahamas |
Extradition, Securities Law, Fraud, White Collar Crime |
U.S. Conducts Operation Against Black Market Peso Exchange |
On June 24, 2005, Drug Enforcement Administration head Karen P. Tandy announced the successful results of Operation Mallorca, a 27-month investigation that targeted the alleged money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Customs Enforcement, Trade Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
U.S. Extradition from the U.K. Engenders Controversies |
The U.S. government has gradually expanded its authority to gain custody of non-nationals through extradition and alternative means. U.S. extradition requests for three British nationals for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Transfer of Prisoners, Securities Law, White Collar Crime |
EU Proposes Second Generation of Schengen Information System |
On June 1, 2005, the European Commission presented three proposals to establish the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II), which will supercede the current SIS. The SIS II... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Privacy, Economic Integration |
AIDP Urges UN to Reinstate Mandate of Human Rights Expert in Afghanistan |
On June 4, 2005, the board of the International Association of Penal Law (commonly known by its French name Association Internationale de Droit Penal or its French acronym AIDP), met at the Palais de... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
World, France, Afghanistan |
Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, United Nations |
Colombian Congress Will Hold Hearings About Immunity for U.S. Troops |
Responding to the demands of the Colombian inspector general, the Colombian Congress will hold hearings reviewing the 1974 U.S.-Colombian diplomatic agreement affording U.S. troops in Colombia... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Human Rights, Immunity, Jurisdiction |
ICTY Postpones Closing Date Due to Kingpin Fugitives |
In a June 8, 2005, letter to the U.N. Security Council, Judge Theodor Meron, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, said that the tribunal would not... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
EC Proposes New Initiative to Combat Organized Crime |
On June 2, 2005, the European Commission adopted a Communication on "developing a strategic concept on tackling organized crime" which includes strengthening tools and improving enforcement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime |
EU and Libya Discuss Immigration and Human Trafficking Enforcement Cooperation |
The European Union and the Libyan government are discussing human trafficking and immigration enforcement cooperation.
On June 3, 2005, the EU, at the request of Italy and Malta, decided to help... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Europe, |
Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Immigration, National Security, European Union |
EU and Hungarian Customs Host Seminar on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy |
On April 4-7, 2005, in Budapest, Hungary, the European Commission, together with the Hungarian customs administration, hosted a seminar on combating counterfeiting and piracy. The conference... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Europe, Hungary |
Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement, Forgery |
Spanish Government Conducts Multi-Country Operation Against Former Soviet Gangs |
On June 20, 2005, the Spanish police arrested 28 alleged mafia bosses from former Soviet republics in 11cities and resort towns in Alicante, Catalonia, and Costa del Sol.
According to the police,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Spain, Russia |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
Mexican Attorney General Cracks Cuban Immigrant Smuggling Ring in Cancun |
On June 20, 2005, The Mexican Attorney General and agents of the Federal Agency of Investigation (AFI) detained two leaders of an organization smuggling Cubans into the United States through Cancun... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
United States, Mexico, Cuba |
Human Trafficking, Immigration, National Security |