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U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Lobue for Jurisdictional Grounds |
On April 30, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously vacated a decision by the U.S. district court that declared the law a violation of the constitutional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Extradition |
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Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Extradition Based on Charter |
On March 19, 1996, the Canadian Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a judgment in the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The challenge to extradition was based on an alleged violation of the Canadian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Drug Enforcement |
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Mexico Extradites Two Nationals to the U.S. |
On April 26, 1996, in a move signifying the start of a new exception to the long-standing prohibition of extraditing its nationals, the Mexican Government has granted the extradition requests of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Murder, Sex Crimes, Treaties |
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Cyprus Signs Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Tax Protocol |
On March 27, 1996, the Cypriot Government signed the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (CoE MLAT) and its Additional Protocol on Fiscal Offenses...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe, Cyprus |
Taxation, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Philippine Court Sentences Chinese for Maritime Piracy |
On May 3, 1996, a Philippine Court sentenced twenty Chinese seamen to prison for five years for maritime piracy, a sentence that will be followed by deportation...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
China, Philippines |
Maritime, Piracy |
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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. 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |