Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
More than 45 Futures Exchanges Sign Global Information Sharing Accord On March 15, 1996, more than 45 futures exchanges and clearing entities from throughout the world signed a global information sharing accord, referred to as the "International Information Sharing... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 World, United States International Organizations, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation
Book Review: CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN EUROPE A COMPARATIVE STUDY The book contains a number of comparative studies of selected aspects of criminal justice in the Netherlands and in England and Wales, focusing on the central themes of convergence and... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 Europe, United Kingdom, Netherlands Administration of Justice, Human Rights, European Union, International Courts, Prisoner Rights, Book Review, Treaties, Comparative and International Law, International Convention
Greek Government Refuses to Ratify Schengen Accord Due to Requirement to Maintain Electronic Files and Infringement on Greek Privacy Law On March 15, 1996, the Greek Justice Minister Mr. Evangelos Venizelos told the European Parliament that, notwithstanding the signing by its conservative predecessor, the current Greek (socialist)... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United Kingdom, Greece International Organizations, European Union, International Courts, Privacy
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Brings First Charges for Crimes against Serbs On March 22, 1996, the international tribunal for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia issued its first indictments for crimes against Serbs, charging three Bosnian Muslims and a Bosnian Croat with... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity

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