Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles Charges Syndicate of Asian Women Smugglers On August 20, 1999, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles announced indictments against a syndicate of smugglers and pimps that imported hundreds of young Asian women into the U.S. to work as prostitutes... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Asia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia Customs Enforcement, Human Rights, Immigration, Sex Crimes
U.S. Congress Hearings on Financial Irregularities On September 21-22, 1999, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of Representatives, held a hearing on Russian money laundering. Rep. James A. Leach, R-Iowa and Committee Chair, in... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 World, United States, Russia Money Laundering, Corruption, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations, United Nations, Securities Law, Economic Integration
EU Justice and Home Affairs Meets in Luxembourg On October 4, 1999, the European Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2203rd meeting in Luxembourg. 1. Final Report of the High-Level Group on Asylum and Migration The Council noted the... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Europe, Luxembourg, Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences
U.S. First Anti-Money Laundering Strategy Has Many International Goals On September 23, 1999, the U.S. Government released its first national money laundering strategy, containing a multitude of international initiatives and consequences. The report, the first of five... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Mexico, Russia Money Laundering, United Nations, Organized Crime
U.S. Blocks Return of Schiele Painting to Austria Despite Court Ruling On September 22, 1999, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York obtained a seizure warrant for “Portrait of Wally,” the painting allegedly plundered by the Nazis and held in... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Germany, Austria Art and Cultural Property, International Courts
Multi-Country Sting Hits Colombian Cocaine Ring On October 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had smashed a large Colombian drug ring with tentacles in Mexico, Central America and the U.S., and arrested 31 people, including... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Colombia Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
Defending U.S. Citizens and Corporations in Cross Border Proceedings, Extradition, Mutual Assistance, and Asset Seizures: A French Prospective 6. Recent Developments In Crimes Against Humanity The recent developments in regards to the Pinochet case lead me to present some observations on the French definition of crimes against humanity, as... Francois Serres and Miss Elodie LeGal 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, France Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Immigration, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture
U.S. District Court Grants French Extradition Request for Brazilian on Narcotics Charges On August 17, 1999, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the French extradition request showed probable cause for narcotics charges and certified that Jose Germano... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Brazil, France Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S., Mexico and Dominican Republic Crack Down on Juarez Cartel On September 22, 1999, U.S. and Mexican authorities conducted an operation that dealt a staggering blow to the Juarez cartel’s distribution of illegal drug network in the U.S., arresting 94 persons,... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Mexico Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
OAS Agrees to Test Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism At a meeting of the Organization of American States from August 31 to September 2, 1999 in Ottawa, officials of the OAS approved the testing phase of the creation of a Mechanism for Multilateral... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Canada, United States, Chile International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
OECD Delays and Strengthens Implementation of Tax Initiatives While Target Countries React The OECD has delayed slightly the implementation of the OECD harmful tax competition while strengthening cooperation with international organizations and informal groups friendly to the proposal.... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Bahamas, Luxembourg International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Taxation
Argentina Banishes Paraguay General to Interior While Paraguay Presses Argentina and Brazil to Extradite Oviedo and Cubas On September 28, 1999, the Argentine Government announced it will banish exiled Paraguayan coup leader and former General Lino Oviedo to a remote part of the country, far from Buenos Aires, for... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
Italy Arrests Fugitive Financier Parretti On October 11, 1999, Italian authorities arrested Giancarlo Parretti, an Italian national, on international arrest warrants from the U.S. for convictions on perjury and other frauds near Orvieto, a... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, France, Italy Money Laundering, Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Canada Extradition Request for Murder On August 30, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a Canadian national’s motion to dismiss the extradition request of the Canadian Government on a murder... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Canada, United States Extradition, Murder, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Engines of Fleeing Boats to Increase Jurisdiction On September 30, 1999, a media report noted a new technique whereby the U.S. is expanding its unilateral extraterritorial jurisdiction, especially in narcotics cases: the use of small high-powered... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Dominican Republic Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking
International Money Laundering Investigations of Russians to Come to the Fore (IA) The revelation of a major investigation of the Bank of New York on August 17, 1999 has spotlighted large international money laundering investigations by several countries involving prominent Russian... Bruce Zagaris 15 10 1999-10-01 United States, United Kingdom, Russia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Wave of Illegal Chinese Aliens Raises Specter of Migration Enforcement (XA) Dramatic discoveries of new waves of Chinese migrants trying to enter Western Hemisphere countries and allegations of illegal granting of visas to Chinese migrants in Panama have focused attention on... Bruce Zagaris 15 10 1999-10-01 World Immigration
European Commission Proposes Extension of Anti-Laundering Directive (IB) On July 14, 1999, the European Commission promulgated a proposal to update and extend a 1991 Directive to combat money laundering....[more] Bruce Zagaris 15 10 1999-10-01 Europe Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Ratification of International Criminal Court Gains Momentum (XIA) One year after the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), prospects of its ratification seem positive. Eighty-three countries have signed the Rome... Bruce Zagaris 15 10 1999-10-01 World International Courts
European Investigations of Russian Payments Calls Attention to Alleged Bribes and Money Laundering (IC) During August and September 1999, Swiss, French, English, Austrian, and German authorities announced investigations concerning alleged bribe payments and money laundering involving high-level... Bruce Zagaris 15 10 1999-10-01 Europe, Russia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy

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