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14 Countries Raid Internet Child Pornography Ring |
On September 2, 1998, law enforcement officials in fourteen countries, including the United States, raided nearly 200 suspected members of an Internet child pornography ring characterized by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
World |
Cybercrime, Sex Crimes, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Interpol Red Notices |
The International Enforcement Law Reporter frequently reports the arrests and extradition of individuals sought through Interpol channels. But before Interpol agents (in fact, officials assigned to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
World |
Extradition, International Organizations, International Cooperation |
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U.N. Will Consider Permanent International Criminal Court |
From October 21-23, 1998, the U.N. Sixth (Legal) Committee will be considering the agenda item 155 "establishment of an international criminal court" at the U.N. Headquarters. The Sixth Committee... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
World |
International Courts |
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Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal |
On August 24, 1998, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was reported to be increasing its investigations of war crimes in the Serbian province of Kosovo... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts, Sex Crimes |
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U.N. Tribunal for Rwanda Has First Guilty Conviction |
On September 2, 1998, the United Nations Tribunal for Rwanda rendered its first guilty verdict, after a trial, for the crime of genocide and for the first time included rape as a genocide crime... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Rwanda |
Law of War, Genocide, International Courts |
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Efforts to Continue to Provide Recovery for Alleged Wrongs During Nazi-Era |
Events to resolve crimes and wrong-doing during the Nazi-era remain fluid as Volkswagen creates a $12 million fund for Nazi-era laborers, the Austrian Government has draft legislation on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Germany, United Kingdom, Austria |
Art and Cultural Property, Law of War, Property Restitution |
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Ex-Rwandan Head of State Gets Life for Genocide Despite Plea |
On September 4, 1998, the United Nations Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced Jean Kambanda, a former Prime Minister of Rwanda, to life in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide, despite his agreement to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Rwanda |
Law of War, Genocide, International Courts |
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U.S. Intercepts Suspected Smugglers Ship Off Mexico and Freezes Foreign Investor Immigrant Program Pending Fraud and Other Investigations |
Two different enforcement initiatives, the interception of a vessel carrying 150 Chinese aliens off the Mexican coast, and investigations of alleged fraud and improprieties in the implementation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Trafficking, Immigration, Fraud |
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Belgian Government Tightens Passport Issuance to Curtail Fraud After Other Governments Warn About Passport’s Loss of Credibility |
The Belgian Government has taken steps to centralize the issuance of its passports to stem the large increase in incidences of fraud and theft... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Belgium |
Immigration, Fraud |
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U.S. Undercover Sting Operation Nets Major Traffickers of Endangered Species |
On September 14, 1998, the United States and Mexico achieved success when Mexico arrested Keng Liang “Anson” Wong, 40, a Malaysian businessman first indicted in the U.S. in 1992 for smuggling iguanas... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Maritime Groups Urge PRC to Rectify Apparent State Piracy |
On August 24, 1998, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) urged the People’s Republic of China to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
China |
International Organizations, Maritime, Law Enforcement, Piracy |
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Initiative to Establish Enforcement Regime Against Transnational Corruption Progresses |
International organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and governments continue their efforts in constructing an alliance to establish an enforcement regime against transnational corruption... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
OECD |
Corruption, Law Enforcement |
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Children of Bomb Victim Sues Osama bin Laden |
On September 8, 1998, the three children of James Harry Allen, a U.S. citizen killed in the November 1995 terrorist car-bomb attack in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, filed the first U.S. federal suit against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Saudi Arabia |
Terrorism |
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Sudan Starts Own Probe of Factory Bombed by US After UN Refuses to Investigate |
On September 2, 1998, the media announced that Sudan’s Government is starting its own investigation of the ownership of a pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, which was destroyed in a U.S. missile... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Sudan |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Law Enforcement Cooperation Against African Bombing Continues |
Significant law enforcement operations continue to gather evidence about and arrest persons involved in the August 7, 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies. On August 28, 1998, Mohammed Saddiq Odeh,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Uganda, Kenya, tanzania |
Terrorism, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Makes Counterterrorism Initiatives |
In the aftermath of the bombings of its Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya and threats against other embassies, the U.S. executive and legislative branches have launched counterterrorism initiatives... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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French Arrest Alleged Terrorist Wanted for 1975 Kidnapping of OPEC Oil Ministers |
On September 8, 1998, the French policy, acting on an old warrant from German authorities, arrested and are holding for potential extradition Hans-Joachim Klein, who is wanted by German and Austrian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
France, Germany, Austria, OECD |
Extradition, Terrorism, Kidnaping |
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U.S. Indicts 7 Cuban Exiles for Attempted Murder of Fidel Castro |
On August 25, 1998, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico unveiled an indictment against seven Cuban exiles who allegedly planned to kill Cuban President Fidel Castro when he visited... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Terrorism, Murder |
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U.S. Senate Considers Ratification of 38 U.S. Criminal Cooperation Treaties |
On September 15, 1998, the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, held a hearing on 38 proposed treaties for international cooperation. The treaties fall into three categories... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris and Danielle Barranca |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Treaties, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance |
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U.S. Court Stays Extradition of Alleged Basque Terrorist to Spain |
On August 28, 1998, U.S. District Court Judge James Lawrence King issued an order staying for thirty days the extradition order for lack of evidence the request to extradite Ramon Aldasoro, 41, for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Spain |
Extradition, Terrorism |
