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Colombia Extradites 3rd National to U.S. on Drug Charges |
On August 18, 2000, the Colombian Government extradited Alberto “The Snail” Orlandez Gamboa, the third national to the U.S. for international narcotics trafficking despite threatened violence against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Criminal Matters Signed, Approved for Ratification, and/or Entered into Force |
Country Date Signed Entry into Force
Antigua & Barbuda Oct. 31, 1996 July 1, 1999
Australia Apr. 30, 1997 Sep. 30, 1999
Barbados Feb. 28, 1996 Mar. 3, 2000...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
World, United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Die völkerrechtswidrige Entführung und ihre Rechtsfolgen (Cross-border, State-sponsored Abductions of Individuals which are Illegal by International Law |
Stephan Wilske’s recently published monograph on cross-border state-sponsored abductions of individuals is useful for readers, because every country can be confronted with this phenomenon relating to... |
Matthias Geiger |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
World |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Kidnaping, Book Review |
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Extradition Treaties Recently Signed, Approved for Ratification and/or Entered into Force |
Country Date Signed Entry into Force
Antigua & Barbuda June 3, 1996 July 1, 1999
Argentina June 10, 1997 June 15, 2000...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
World, United States |
Extradition |
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Argentina Withdraws International Arrest Warrants for IBM Employees |
On August 23, 2000, the media reported that an Argentine judge has annulled international arrest warrants issued in 1998 for two United States nationals who are executives for I.B.M.
The Argentine... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Argentina |
Administration of Justice, International Courts |
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International Cooperation and Sting Thwart Cybercrime Extortion of Bloomberg |
On August 14, 2000, an international cooperative sting operation involving the United States, the United Kingdom, and Kazakhstan thwarted an attempted cybercrime extortion effort targeting Bloomberg... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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Colombia Extradites 3rd National to U.S. on Drug Charges |
On August 18, 2000, the Colombian Government extradited Alberto “The Snail” Orlandez Gamboa, the third national to the U.S. for international narcotics trafficking despite threatened violence against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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New York State Court Enjoins Corporation and Executives from Operating Antiguan Internet Gaming Facility and Orders Restitution and Fines |
On July 22, 2000, in a strongly worded opinion, Judge Charles Edward Ramos issued an opinion ordering World Interactive Gaming Corporation (WIGC), an online casino operator, to pay $1.8 million in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Antigua & Barbuda |
Cybercrime, International Gaming, Jurisdiction |
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French Announce Priorities for JHA Presidency |
During its Presidency of the European Union, which runs July 1 to December 31, 2000, the French Presidency has announced its priorities for Justice and Home Affairs Council.
1. The European... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Europe, France |
Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Organized Crime |
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Mexico Detains Argentine on Spanish Extradition Request for “Dirty War”Atrocities |
On August 26, 2000, a Mexican judge ordered the detention of the accused Argentine torturer Miguel Ángel Cavallo, who had been living in Mexico where he was director-general of Mexico’s National... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Mexico, Spain, Argentina |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Appeal from Extradition, But Holds Executive’s Decision on Torture Defense is Reviewable |
On July 11, 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Ramiro Cornejo-Barreto v. W.H. Seifert, affirmed the district court’s denial of a petition for habeas corpus that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Antigua Deports to U.S. Internet Sports Manager After Suspicious Transaction Report |
On August 19, 2000, the Antiguan Prime Minister’s Office announced the deportation of Robert Eremain to Puerto Rico after a suspicious transaction report triggered investigations that revealed Mr.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Caribbean, St. Kitts & Nevis |
Money Laundering, Extradition |
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PRC Protests Service and U.S. Suit of Chinese Leader for Tiananmen Atrocities |
On August 28, 2000, five participants of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations filed a lawsuit against Li Peng, the chairman of the People Republic of China’s (PRC) National People’s Congress in U... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, China |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction |
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Haiti Deports Alleged Medillin Cocaine Trafficker to the U.S. |
On August 8, 2000, the Haitian Government deported to the United States Carlos Botero Asprilla, an alleged major operative in the Medillin, Colombian cocaine cartel that has used Haiti as a staging... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Colombia, Haiti |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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English Court Denies Effort to Review Arrest Warrant for U.S. Extradition of Swedish National for Insider Trading |
Mr. Norgren, a Swedish national, tried unsuccessfully to block a warrant for his arrest issued by a magistrate in response to a request by the U.S. for his extradition on offenses of “insider trading... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, |
Extradition, National Security |
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Bahamas Prime Minister Announces Willingness to Conclude Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the U.S. and Other Enforcement Measures |
On August 16, 2000, in an abrupt change of policy Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham announced his Government would take a series of steps to respond to the blacklisting of his country on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Taxation |
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Sudanese Pharmaceutical Factory Owner Sues US for Bombing |
On July 27, 2000, lawyers for Salah Idris, owner of the El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Co. in Khartourm filed a complaint in the U.S. Claims Court, arguing that the U.S. Government improperly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Sudan, United States |
Intelligence, Law of War, Terrorism, War Crimes |
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G-7 Ministers Warn of Countermeasures Against Countries that Fail to Cooperate on Money Laundering |
On July 10, 2000, during the meeting of the finance ministers in Japan from the G-7 countries (the U.S, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Canada) the recent report of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States |
International Organizations, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Issues Final Rules on Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions |
On July 5, 2000, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations. The Regulations were issued pursuant to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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3 G-7 Countries Issue Financial Advisories Against List of 15 FATF Non-Cooperative Countries |
On July 12, 2000, the U.S. Department of Treasury took the lead, issuing financial advisories against the 15 jurisdictions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has declared are non-cooperative... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Canada, Japan, United States |
Economic Sanctions, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering |
