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Title Abstract Authorsort ascending Volume Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Asia/Pacific Catches the Money Laundering Bug The Asian/Pacific region is a natural area for the expansion of money laundering operations The combination of drugs and arms trafficking, the smuggling of timber, gems, and other commodities, well-... Scott MacDonald 9 9 1993-09-01 Asia Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle
Asia/Pacific Catches the Money Laundering Bug The Asian/Pacific region is a natural area for the expansion of money laundering operations The combination of drugs and arms trafficking, the smuggling of timber, gems, and other commodities, well-... Scott MacDonald 9 9 2011-09-01 Asia Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle
Thailand Proposes a New Money Laundering Law Despite the slow way that it has tackled drug money laundering in the past, the Royal Thai Government seems to be adopting a tougher approach to tackling drug trafficking with its consideration the... Scott MacDonald 10 6 1994-06-01 Thailand Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Economic Integration, Smuggle, Legislation
Due Process vs. Sovereign Immunity: The Impact of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in World Bank v. Wallace on Global Anti-Corruption Efforts On April 29, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) rendered a decision in World Bank Group v. Wallace that may have a significant impact on the way international organizations like the World Bank... Scott Buzzard 32 6 2016-06-17 Bangladesh, Canada Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Fair Use, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Lawsuits, Legal Ethics, Sovereignty, Trial, World Bank
Money Launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited to San Antonio On July 26, 2016, Mauricio Sanchez-Garza made his initial appearance in federal court in San Antonio, TX following his extradition from Mexico the day before. In December 2010, Sanchez was charged in... Scott Buzzard 32 8 2016-08-18 Mexico, United States Arrest, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extortion, Extradition, Indictment, Money Laundering, Murder
Second Circuit Rejects Forfeiture of Building Controlled by Government of Iran in Violation of Economic Sanctions On July 20, 2016, the Second Circuit overturned the District Court for the Southern District of New York’s decision to forfeit an approximately $1 billion dollar New York City office building on the... Scott Buzzard 32 8 2016-08-12 Iran, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Compliance, Conspiracy, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Economic Sanctions, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement, Lawsuits, Sanctions
June 2016 Bibliography Scott Buzzard 32 6 2016-06-03
Central America’s “Northern Triangle” Drug Challenge Central America has the dubious distinction of having the world’s highest homicide rates.  Located between the Andean coca-producing fields and North America’s cocaine-consuming... Scott B. MacDonald 29 7 2013-07-01 Canada, Central America, Colombia, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States, Venezuela Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Africa Becomes Part of the International Drug Trade The illicit drug trade and money laundering are usually perceived as problems related to the Americas, Europe and parts of Asia. Yet, in the 1990s, Africa is joining the chain of drug production,... Scott B. MacDonald 8 10 1992-12-01 Africa Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Smuggle
Suriname’s Corruption and Money Laundering Challenges In early March 2021, the findings of Suriname’s National Risk Assessment (NRA) on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and corruption, as recommended by the... Scott B. MacDonald 37 3 2021-03-12 Money Laundering
Cayman Islands Promulgates Regulations to Implement Tax Information Exchange Agreement In November 2001, the United States signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (“TIEA”) with the Cayman Islands to facilitate the provision of tax information. The TIEA was originally scheduled to... Scott A. Harty 23 1 2007-01-01 Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Privacy
Salvadoran Supreme Court Releases Nine Former Officials Indicted in Spain for 1989 Jesuits Massacre; U.S. Arrests a Tenth for Immigration Fraud On August 24th, 2011, the Supreme Court of El Salvador ordered the release of nine former military officials held pursuant to arrest warrants and INTERPOL Red Notices issued by the Spanish National... Scott A. Gilmore 27 11 2011-11-01 United States, El Salvador Extradition, Jurisdiction, International Cooperation, International Law, Targeted Killings, INTERPOL
Nigerian Man Extradited to United States for $32 Million Law Firm Fraud Scheme On August 11th, 2011, Nigeria extradited to the United States a suspect accused of defrauding $32 million from more than 80 U.S. and Canadian law firms in a transnational debt collection scam. In... Scott A. Gilmore 27 10 2011-10-01 United States, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Canada Money Laundering, Counterfeiting, Extradition, Fraud, FATF
U.S. Extradites Former Peruvian Military Officer to Stand Trial for 1985 Accomarca Massacre On July 14th, 2011, the United States extradited a Peruvian former military officer on charges of crimes against humanity arising from the “Accomarca massacre” on August 14, 1985. Arriving in Lima,... Scott A. Gilmore 27 10 2011-10-01 United States, Peru Extradition, War Crimes, Treaties, Crimes against Humanity, International Law, International Crimes
Criminal Liability of Legal Entities Until recently, only individuals were subject to criminal liability in Switzerland. Now, as of 1 October 2003, business enterprises, including legal entities, can be punished and fined for criminal... Schellenberg Wittmer 20 4 2004-04-01 Switzerland White Collar Crime
Haitian ex-Mayor Found Guilty in U.S. Civil Suit, Required to Pay $15.5 Million in Damages The jury found Jean Morose Viliena, a former Haitian mayor, guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boston on March 21st and ordered him to pay $15.5 million in damages.  Viliena was charged... Savannah Telfer 39 4 2023-03-31 Haiti, United States Human Rights, Torture
Bolivia Held Responsible in Forced Disappearance Case and Ordered to Release Archived Military Documents On  January 20th, 2023, the Bolivian government was found responsible for the forced disappearance of Juan Carlos Flores Bedregal and found in violation of human rights laws for withholding... Savannah Telfer 39 2 2023-02-03 Bolivia Human Rights
“El Abusador” Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Multi-Tons of Cocaine into the United States Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez plead guilty to importing shipments of cocaine into the United States on November 4, 2022.[1]  A Federal Grand Jury first indicted Peralta in... Savannah Telfer 38 12 2022-11-23 Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
German Bank Returns Kandinsky Painting Sold at 1940 Auction to Jewish Heirs The German government advisory panel said Colorful Life, a Kandinsky painting displayed in the Lenbachhaus, should be returned to the family who owned it prior to World War II. The government panel’s... Savannah Telfer 39 9 2023-08-11 Germany, Netherlands Art and Cultural Property, Asset Forfeiture
Billions of Dollars Set to Venezuelan Humanitarian Fund as Refugee Migration Reaches New Records On November 26th, the Unitary Platform and Maduro government reached an agreement to request that billions of dollars that have been frozen abroad be funneled to the United Nations (UN)... Savannah Telfer 38 12 2022-12-09 Venezuela United Nations

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