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Justice and Home Affairs Act on Migration and Other Criminal Cooperation Issues |
On November 28-29, 2002, the European Council took action on migration and a host of other criminal cooperation and criminal justice issues. Determination of EU Member Responsible to Examine an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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Swiss, French, and Canadian Break Pedophile Group |
On December 14, 2002, the media reported that cooperation among law enforcement authorities succeeded in breaking a French-speaking pedophile ring of 40 suspected persons that spanned at least three... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
Canada, United States, France, Switzerland |
Cybercrime, Sex Crimes |
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FATF Imposes Countermeasures Against Ukraine and Defers Them Against Nigeria |
On December 12, 2002, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced it will apply counter-measures to Ukraine, in addition to the current application of Recommendation 21 and defer any counter-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
World, Nigeria, Ukraine |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations |
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U.S. Terrorism Insurance Act Provides for Civil Causes of Act |
Prior to adjourning during its lame-duck session, the U.S. Congress enacted S. 2600, the “Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002,” which provides for civil causes of action to victims of transnational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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Brazil Prepares to Expedite the Fight Against the Crime of Money Laundering |
On December 16, 2002, the mixed Commission of the fight against the crime of money laundering, associated to the Council of Federal Justice and composed of members of the Public Prosecution, Federal... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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ICTY Sets Aside Subpoena for War Correspondent |
On December 11, 2002, an Appeals Chamber for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in an interlocutory appeal filed in the Brdjanin/Talic case by counsel for Mr.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
United States, Balkans |
International Courts |
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U.S. Designates Sanctions Against Ukraine and Nauru for Lack of Anti-Laundering Laws |
On December 20, 2002, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a notice advising the public that it designated Nauru and Ukraine as primary money laundering concerns pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 5318A,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
United States, Nauru, Ukraine |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions |
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Judges for Ad Hoc Sierra Leone War Crimes Court Take Oaths |
On December 2, 2002, the eight judges comprising a United Nations special tribunal to try certain high level persons accused of responsibility for war crimes in Sierra Leone’s civil war were sworn... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
Sierra Leone |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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U.S. Indicts Five in Money Laundering Through Insurance Funds |
On December 6, 2002, U.S. Customs Service announced the first grand jury indictment connected with the use by Colombian drug cartels of international life insurance polices laundering millions of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia, |
Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Approves Congo Peacekeepers and Rejects U.S. Efforts to Block |
On December 4, 2002, the United Nations Security Council approved unanimously a resolution to send nearly 3,200 more peacekeepers to go to the eastern part of Congo as the civil war in the Congo... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
World, United States, Congo |
Law of War, United Nations, International Courts |
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Brazil Extradites Gloria Trevi to Mexico on Sex Abuse Charges |
On December 21, 2002, Brazil sent pop star Gloria Trevi to Mexico, her native country, on sex abuse charges after Brazil’s supreme court ordered her extradition December 6, 2002. The actual transfer... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
Mexico, Brazil |
Extradition, Sex Crimes |
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Denmark Denied Russian Extradition Request for Chechen Leader Zakayev and Britain Details and Grants Him Bail |
On December 3, 2002, the Danish Government denied a Russian request to extradite Mr. Akhmed Zakayev, a senior Chechen envoy, and freed him after he had spent one month in jail. Right after the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
United Kingdom, Russia, |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Philippines Extradites Computer Executive on Campaign -Finance Charges |
On December 26, 2002, the Philippines Government extradited Mark Jimenez, a Filipino legislator, on charges that he made illegal campaign contributions and committed tax evasion, mail fraud,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
United States, Philippines |
Extradition, Taxation, Fraud |
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Mexico Expels to Italy Person Wanted For Bankruptcy Fraud |
On December 7, 2002, the Mexican Government expelled Italian national Giulio Semino to Italy in response to requests for his arrest made by the Italian Government to serve a five year prison sentence... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
Mexico, Italy |
Extradition |
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U.N. Works to Improve Counterterrorism Enforcement Regime |
The United Nations is continuing its efforts to improve the design, implementation and enforcement of its counter terrorism enforcement regime. Although the U.N. has worked on the regime for decades... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
2 |
2003-02-01 |
World |
Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture |
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Hotel Executive Pleads Guilty in International Tax Evasion Scheme as U.S. Tries to Extradite Two Other Defendants |
On September 5, 2003, Tollman-Hundley Hotels? executive Brett G. Tollman pleaded guilty to his part in a tax evasion in which he received more than $2.7 million in unreported compensation from a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
11 |
2003-01-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Taxation |
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Bermuda Appellate Court Gives US Victory in Braswell TIEA Case |
On November 28, 2002, the Court of Appeals for Bermuda gave the United States and Bermuda Governments a unanimous 3-0 victory in their appeal of a decision of the lower court in efforts to obtain... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Bermuda |
Taxation |
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Brazil Enacts Inter-American Convention Against Corruption |
On October 7, 2002, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso enacted Decree no. 4,410, by means of which Brazil commits itself-American Convention against Corruption, adopted in Caracas on March 29, 1998... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
Brazil |
Corruption, International Organizations |
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U.S. Announces Break Up of International Ecstasy Trafficking Group |
On November 5, 2002, Drug Enforcement Administration officials announced multiple arrests and cracking of an international narcotics ring involving Dominican drug dealers in New York that imported... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
United States, Netherlands |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Bush Administration Supports Bill to Further Criminalize Internet Gaming and Conyers Introduces Bill to Regulate It |
On October 28,2002, the Bush Administration sent a letter written by Lawrence B. Lindsey, the chair of the Council on Economic Advisors, to Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), the Senate majority leader,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
United States |
International Gaming |