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U.S. Court Sentences Last of Cockatoo-Egg Smugglers |
On April 1, 1996, District Court Judge David V. Kenyon in Los Angeles sentenced a Tennessee woman to 37 months in jail for her role in the illegal smuggling of valuable and threatened wild bird eggs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Australia |
Environment, Endangered Species, Smuggle |
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European Commission Releases Annual Anti-Fraud Report and Requests More Authority |
On May 8, 1996, the European Commission released its annual report on the fight against fraud, showing that the fraudulent use of European Union (EU) funds has increased and requesting more authority... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Organized Crime, Fraud, Smuggle |
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Commonwealth Law Ministers Approve Series of Mutual Assistance Documents |
On April 15-19, 1996, at their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Commonwealth Law Ministers discussed and approved several mutual assistance documents that will improve cooperation in several... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
British Commonwealth, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation |
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The U.S. Is First to Start IPR Enforcement Sanctions against China |
On May 15, 1996, as expected, the United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced a list of Chinese imports that could be subject to $2 billion worth of trade sanctions unless the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, China |
Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property |
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French Government Will Provide Mutual Assistance But Not Extradition to Belgian Authorities in Corruption Case |
On May 13, 1996, the French Government announced that it will provide mutual assistance in response to requests for information from the Belgian judicial authorities on Mr. Serge Dassault, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
France, Belgium |
Corruption, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery |
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U.S. Court Orders Extradition of Marzook to Israel |
On May 8, 1996, U.S. District Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy ordered the extradition of Mr. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook to Israel on criminal charges that he financed and helped organize terrorism attacks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Israel |
Extradition, Terrorism, Murder |
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Seychelles Issues Press Release Explaining EDA |
On April 26, 1996, the Seychelles Government and the European Union issued a joint press communiqué on the proposed enactment of the Economic Development Act (EDA)...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe, Seychelles |
Money Laundering, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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U.S. Terrorism Prevention Act Has Many International Provisions |
The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 has been enacted and is now in effect. It has many important international enforcement assistance provisions that warrant attention...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Terrorism, Kidnaping, Capital Punishment, Smuggle |
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Action Plan for Caribbean Regional Drug Control Set |
On May 15-17, 1996, the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) led an international conference that adopted a Regional Plan of Action...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Caribbean, Jamaica |
International Organizations, Maritime, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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An Examination of the New UNIDROIT Convention on the Return of Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Goods |
In a Diplomatic Conference held in Rome, Italy in June 1995 and attended by more than 70 countries, observer states and international organizations, the International Institute for the Unification of... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece |
Art and Cultural Property, United Nations |
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British Government Uses Anti-Laundering Law to Combat International Tax Evasion |
On April 1, 1996, the British tax media reported the British Government is employing anti-money-laundering laws to help recover £100 billion of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. The British... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Tax Crimes |
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"One Kilo Clause" Eliminated from U.S.-Thailand as Obstacle for Eligibility for Prisoner Transfers |
On March 28, 1996, Thomas P. Purey, Consul General, U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand announced the elimination of the "one kilo clause" that prohibited the transfer to the U.S. of American prisoners... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Thailand |
Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Drug Enforcement |
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U.S., Canada Agree on Mutual Tax Collection Plan |
On March 28, 1996, Frank Ng, chief of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Treaty Division, revealed that the U.S. and Canada have developed a mutual collection process pursuant to a provision in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, United States |
Taxation, Treaties, International Convention |
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Luxembourg and U.S. Conclude Tax Treaty Whose Ratification Process Awaits Conclusion of a MLAT |
On April 3, 1996, the United States and Luxembourg signed a new income tax convention in Luxembourg City that has some unique enforcement features...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Luxembourg, Austria |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties, Tax Enforcement |
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Cyprus Court Holds Extraditable American Accused of U.S. Bank Fraud Charges Connected with Russian Activities |
On April 8, 1996, a court in Larnaca, Cyprus issued an order granting an extradition request for U.S. national David Lee Carter on bank fraud charges in a case with Russian connections...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Russia, Cyprus |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Fraud |
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Bahamas Arrest Swiss Financier for Extradition Warrant |
On March 27, 1996, the Swiss federal police authority announced that the Bahamas Government has arrested its most wanted fugitive, financier Werner Rey on an extradition warrant and will face... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Switzerland, Bahamas |
Extradition, Fraud |
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U.S. Indicts Young Argentine for Computer Hacking |
On March 29, 1996, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted and are seeking the arrest of a 22-year-old Argentine for an elaborate scheme to penetrate computer networks, including the use of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Brazil, Taiwan, Chile, Argentina, Korea |
Cybercrime, Fraud, Computer Crimes |
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U.S. Congress Hears Suggestions for Deterring Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency |
On February 27, 1996, the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Banking and Financing Services, U.S. House of Representatives, held hearings on the growing incidence of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Middle East |
Counterfeiting, Terrorism, Organized Crime, Fraud |
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Vanuatu Convicts Fraud Marketers |
A court in the Republic of Vanuatu has convicted and sentenced individuals who were salesmen albeit not initiators of an international financial fraud, justifying the conviction in party by the need... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Turks and Caicos |
Fraud, Financial Crimes |
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The Cost of Crime -- Canadian Style |
When U.S. citizens think about Canada the issue of crime is not something that automatically leaps to mind. Usually Canada is upheld as a more peaceful society, with fewer and less acute problems... |
Dr. Scott B. MacDonald |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, Former Yugoslavia |
Administration of Justice, United Nations, Fraud, Robbery, Theft |