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Japan Imposes $57 Million Back Taxes & Surcharges on US Subsidiary |
On November 2, 1992, a spokesman for Nihon Unisys Ltd. announced that the Tokyo Regional Tax Bureau has imposed 6.888 billion yen ($57 million) in corporate back taxes and surcharges as a result of a... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Japan, United States |
Intellectual Property, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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Brazilian Government Announces its Intent to Revise U.S. Extradition Treaty Due to U.S. Abductions |
On September 24, 1992, Brazilian Justice Minister Celio Borja stated that he wants to renegotiate and revise the extradition treaty signed between Brazil and the United States. Borja wants to clarify... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Brazil, United States |
Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Treaties |
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Bar Panel Considers U.S. Extradition Policy and Whether Corrective Legislation Is Needed in the Aftermath of Alvarez-Machain Case to Regularize Rendition Policies |
On October 28, 1992, several bar committees sponsored a lively discussion on U.S. extradition policy in the aftermath of the case of U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain. Ralph G. Steinhardt, Associate Professor... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Kidnaping, Legislation, Prosecution, Sovereignty, Treaties |
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Panama Rejects U.S. Extradition for Colombian Drug Trafficker |
Panamanian Attorney General Rogelio Cruz rejected a U.S. extradition request against Ramon Tejada Alvarez, known as ‘El Viejo’, a Colombian citizen who is wanted by the U.S. government on charges of... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Panama, United States |
Deportation, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Investigation, Prosecution |
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Peru Releases Carlos Wittgreen in Spite of Panama’s Extradition Request |
Peruvian authorities have released Carlos Wittgreen, a Panamanian business and Noriega collaborator, who is charged with murder in Panama. Interpol arrested Wittgreen on corruption charges in Lima on... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Panama, Peru |
Arrest, Corruption, Extradition, International Law, Murder |
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International White Collar Crime Developments: A Booming Time |
The international arena has experienced a dramatic growth in the white collar law area. This growth is attributed to several developments: globalization has facilitated travel, transmission of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
World |
Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Trafficking, Environment, Evidence Gathering, Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Money Laundering, Transfer of Prisoners |
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Canada’s Extradition Act Amendments Take Effect |
On November 2, 1992, the Honorable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member for Vancouver Center, announced that the amendments to the Extradition Act, passed by... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Canada |
Extradition, Legislation |
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Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Reaches Agreement to Implement International Standards and Establish a Secretariat |
On November 5-6, 1992, twenty-six governments at a meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in Kingston endorsed a declaration (the “Kingston Declaration on Money Laundering”), agreed to... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Caribbean |
Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Trafficking, FATF, Legislation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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U.S. Requests Extradition of Colombians Arrested in Operation Green Ice |
U.S. authorities have initiated actions leading to extradition to the United States of four Colombians arrested in Costa Rica on September 24, 1992. The Colombians supposedly are linked to the... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Colombia, Costa Rica, United States |
Arrest, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Freezing of Assets, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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European Community Targets Organized Crime |
On Friday, September 18, the European Community agreed to crack down on the mafia and organized crime in general, particularly through a campaign against money laundering and front companies A joint... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Europe |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Extradition, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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Libya Appeals for Negotiations on Lockerbie Extradition Requests, But Does Not Renew Lobbyist Contract |
On September 25, 1992, Mohammed Bakhari, Libya’s treasury minister, publicly appealed to the Bush Administration for negotiations on the extradition of two suspects wanted in the 1988 bombing of a... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Libya, United States |
Extradition, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Anti-terrorist Cooperation among Turkey, Iran, Arab States |
On September 14, 1992, an agreement on security and cooperation between Turkey and Iran was signed in Tehran condemning all types of terrorism, its methods, its sources, as well as its international... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iran, Turkey |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, International Law, Terrorism |
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Trial in Absence Improves Extradition Possibilities |
The judicial authorities in Peru have been empowered, by the decree-law 25, 728 published on September 18, to try in absentia individuals found to be responsible for cimes of terrorism and treason... |
Bertold Baer |
8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Peru |
Asylum, Extradition, Legislation, Prosecution, Terrorism |
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South-East Asia Anti-Piracy Center Established |
On October 1, 1992, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), based in the London suburbs, announced the establishment of a 24-hour center to counter piracy in the seas of South-east Asia in Kuala... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Asia |
International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Organizations, Maritime, Piracy |
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Large Drive Globally to More Aggressively Enforce Internationally Intellectual Property Rights |
Around the world trade associations and coalitions of intellectual property groups are aggressively taking action to enforce the protection of intellectual property rights. Two of the biggest areas... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Counterfeiting, Customs, Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Makes Significant Findings and Recommendations on the BCCI Affair |
On October 1, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations released a 780-page report on BCCI that contains substantial criticisms of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Immigration, Money Laundering, Smuggle, Terrorism |
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U.N. Security Votes to Seize Part of Frozen Iraqi Assets |
On October 2, 1992, the United Nations Security Council voted to use frozen Iraqi assets to pay for humanitarian relief, victim compensation, and other U.N. expenses of handling the aftermath of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iraq |
Asset Seizure, United Nations, Victims Compensation |
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Abu Dhabi Finally Agrees on Limited Cooperation in BCCI Investigation |
As the United States and British legislative branches issue reports on the problems that led to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International collapse and fraud, money laundering, bribery and other... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States |
Bribery, Fraud, Investigation, Money Laundering |
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Joint Drug Projects in Burma, Laos and China |
The secretary of the Myanmar Burmese Central Committee for Drug Abuse and Control, Police Major General San Thein, and Joint Secretary Police Colonel Ngwe Soe Tun held a meeting on September 11, 1992... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
China, Laos, Myanmar |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Training |
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Offshore Banks – Friend or Foe? |
This is the way my subject was put in the printed program, and at first I wondered whose friend or foe – the cops or the crooks? Based on the audience here, I decided that the former must be intended... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Offshore Banking, Treaties |