Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Presses International Organizations on Corruption On March 29, 1996, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, said that corruption and bribery are among the new... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United States, Singapore Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery
Twenty-one OAS Members Conclude Anti-Corruption Agreement On April 7, 1996, the media announced the signing by twenty-one members of the Organization of American States (OAS) of an anti-corruption convention (hereafter Convention) that requires signatories... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 World, United States, Venezuela Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Extradition, International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery, International Convention
Clinton Administration Prepares International Organized Crime Initiative Pursuant to the actions taken on October 22, 1996 against international organized crime, the Clinton Administration is preparing a package of implementing legislative and executive activities that... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United States, Colombia Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement
Austrian Cabinet Rejects EU Directive to Eliminate Anonymous Savings Accounts On April 9, 1996, the Austrian cabinet defied the warning of the European Commission in February 1996 that the Austrian Government is obligated to amend its legislation and abolish anonymous bank... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union
"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
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
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
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
Bahamas Freezes Assets for U.S. Agency in Telemarketing Fraud Investigation On March 4, 1996, the Bahamas Supreme Court entered an order freezing a bank account in Nassau, Bahamas, the alleged hiding place, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, of $470,000 in ill-... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Bahamas Fraud, Asset Seizure
Russia Will Initiate Private Inspectors to Combat Bill of Lading/Trade Fraud On February 29, 1996, the media reported that Russia will take an initiative to combat scams involving fraudulent bills of lading that Russian businesses use to channel billions of dollars into... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 Switzerland, Russia, Antigua & Barbuda, Gibraltar, Cyprus Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Export Enforcement , Trade Crimes
Court Reverses Laundering and Forfeiture Judgments in Bicycle Club Case On January 16, 1996, in the well-known cases involving the Bell Gardens Bicycle Club (BGBC) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the convictions of Michael Gilbert for money... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture
Mexico Files New Charge of Illegal Enrichment against Raul Salinas with Respect to Money Frozen in Swiss Bank Accounts On March 19, 1996, Mexican prosecutors filed a new charge against the brother of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, accusing him of illegal enrichment arising from the discovery by Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Venezuela, Ecuador Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
The Recent Legislation to Combat Money Laundering in Greece Greece was the last Member State of the European Community to implement comprehensive legislation in the area of money laundering. Although a legislative framework had existed since 1993, when the... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 12 4 1996-04-01 Spain, Greece Money Laundering
U.S. Brings First Indication of "Defense Services" Part of U.S. Arms Control Export Regulations On March 4, 1996, a thirteen count indictment containing the first violation of the so-called "defense services" portion of U.S. arms control export regulations was brought in Newark, New Jersey... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Russia, Ukraine, Former Soviet Union Arms Trafficking, Export Enforcement
Organized Crime Makes Inroads into Banking On February 28, 1996, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on organized crime and banking...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Theft, Financial Supervision
German Government Authorizes Arrest for Iran Minister on Anti-terrorism On March 15, 1996, the German public prosecutor issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Ali Fallahiyan, the Iranian minister suspected of ordering the 1992 bombing of a Berlin restaurant that killed... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Germany, Belgium, Iran Extradition, Terrorism, Murder, International Convention
U.S. Adds Another 198 To List of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers On March 8, 1996, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury issued a notice of blocking for 138 additional individuals and 60 entities and revising information for eight... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Colombia Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement
Canadian Appeals Court Refuses to Extradite for U.S. Money Laundering Sting The Ontario Court of Appeals, the highest court in the Province of Ontario, Canada, set aside an extradition order to the United States on September 8, 1995, concluding that a failed money laundering... Kirk W. Munroe 12 4 1996-04-01 Canada, United States Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Extradition, Treaties
U.S. Appellate Court Again Affirms Jurisdiction over Criminal Case Where Custody Is Gained by Kidnapping On December 1, 1995, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros for his role in the kidnapping and murder of Kiki Camarena, rejecting arguments that the... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Mexico, Honduras Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Court Dismisses Deportation of Ruiz Massieu and Grants Release on Bail On February 28, 1996, the Zedillo Administration suffered another setback in its efforts to gain custody of Mario Ruiz Massieu when a U.S. court dismissed the deportation case against the former... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Deportation

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