Inter-American Anti-Narcotics Efforts to Increase |
On April 23, 1993, in Bariloche, Argentina, in a head-on attack on drug trafficking structures, 26 American countries agreed to the final declaration of the 11th International Conference on the... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
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1993-05-01 |
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Inter-American Anti-Narcotics Efforts to Increase |
On April 23, 1993, in Bariloche, Argentina, in a head-on attack on drug trafficking structures, 26 American countries agreed to the final declaration of the 11th International Conference on the... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
Attorney General Reno and Sen. Biden Indicate New Directions in U.S. International Drug Policy |
On May 7, 1993, Attorney General Janet Reno and Senator Joe Biden, head of the Senate International Narcotics Policy Caucus, signaled their displeasure with U.S. international drug policy and vowed... |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |
Jamaica and Caribbean Posed to Act against Criminal Deportees |
On May 15, 1993, Jamaican National Security and Justice Minister, Keith Knight, defended efforts by his government to enact legislation to monitor and supervise the movement of criminal deportees.... |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
Caribbean, Jamaica |
Transfer of Prisoners, Deportation, Legislation |
International Money Laundering Developments |
During its first conference on international money laundering sponsored by Alert International in Miami on May 15-17, 1993, speakers revealed several trends of governments and international... |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation, FATF |
Germany and Poland Conclude Migration Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On May 7, Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters announced that Germany has signed a treaty with Poland that day that will permit it to reject at the border and deport as many as 10,000 rejected asylum... |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
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Korean Government to Inspect Foreign Banks for Potential Money Laundering |
On April 12, 1993, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Yi Hoe-chang, at the National Assembly in Seoul, Korea indicated that foreign banks in Korea are a haven for black money. Mr. Yi made... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Money Laundering, Financial Crimes, Investigation |
Germany and Poland Conclude Migration Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On May 7, Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters announced that Germany has signed a treaty with Poland that day that will permit it to reject at the border and deport as many as 10,000 rejected asylum... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Germany, Poland |
Immigration, Treaties, Border Security, Asylum |
Dutch and Swiss Governments Ratify Laundering Convention |
On May the 11, the Dutch and Swiss Governments respectively ratified the Laundering Convention. As a result, the Convention will enter into force from September 1, 1993 in respect of those States and... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Europe, Switzerland, Netherlands |
Money Laundering, Treaties, Legislation |
U.S. Issues New Antifraud Passport |
The United States Department of State has announced the issuance of a new antifraud passport. The new passport will have a green fabric cover rather than the blue cardboard. The inside pages will be... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Counterfeiting, Immigration, Organized Crime, Fraud |
U.N. Secretary General Issues Draft War Crimes Tribunal Statute |
On May 3, 1993 the United Nations Secretary General released a report with an accompanying draft proposed statute to establish a War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The speed with which... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Immunity, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Tribunal |
European Community Introduces New Enforcement Mechanisms to Fight Increasing Fraud against the Community |
As fraud against the Community Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the European Community generally is dramatically rising, the EC is introducing new legal forms of cooperation and new technology. On... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Europe |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Customs, Prosecution |
Organized Crime Symposium Examines Russian Organized Crime |
On March 9, 1993, a symposium chaired by Professor Abraham Abramovsky was held at Fordham University School of Law, on the subject of the so called Russian organized crime in the United States. The... |
Gregory Osinoff |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Russia |
Immigration, Organized Crime |
OCED Will Issue Guidelines and Begin an Initiative to Curb Bribery in International Transactions |
On April 27, 1993, an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that the OECD is preparing a recommendation to help curb bribes in international trade and... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
OECD |
Money Laundering, Bribery, Sanctions, OECD |
North Cypriot Polly Peck Official Becomes Fugitive |
On May 4, 1993, Asil Nadir, embarrassed the British Government and the Serious Fraud Office by fleeing Britain to Northern Cyprus thereby making one of the biggest-ever scheduled fraud trial in... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Cyprus |
Fraud, Asset Seizure, Arrest, Prosecution |
Taiwan Progresses in Seizing Illegal Videos in Response to US Pressure |
On May 10, the Taiwanese Government Information Office supervised the destruction of 100,000 illegal and pirated videos and laser discs from Hong Kong, Great Britain and the U.S. The Government... |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
Taiwan |
Intellectual Property |
Tips for Research in International Criminal Law |
Research in international criminal law has become increasingly convenient as the field has experienced enormous growth. This brief paper discusses tips in research from primarily a U.S. perspective.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
World |
Treaties, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Law |
U.S. CFTC and Netherlands Finance Sign Mutual Enforcement Cooperation Agreement on Commodities Futures Trading |
On April 29, 1993, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it and the Netherlands Finance Ministry signed a mutual cooperation agreement concerning enforcement matters.... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Netherlands |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation |
U.S. Congressional Tax Committees Press IRS to Stiffen International Tax Enforcement |
On April 27 and 28, 1993, the Administration ironically tried to defend their international tax enforcement plans against attack that the Administration was not doing enough. On April 27, the... |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
U.S. Court Upholds Summons and Enforcement of Mexican Tax Request, Strengthening Validity of TIEA Procedures |
On May 11, 1993, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division, in a decision by Fileman B. Vela, upheld an IRS summons to obtain U.S. bank documents under the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Investigation |