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Drug Cartel Leader Ballesteros Convicted |
In a case that has important ramifications for the battle against international narcotics trafficking and organized crime, a Los Angeles jury convicted Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros, 45, a Honduran... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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9 |
1989-09-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Congress and President Debate Initiatives on International Components of Drug Control Strategy |
With the release of the National Drug Control Strategy and President Bush’s speech on September 6, 1989, the debate over international components of the U.S. drug control strategy is underway. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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U.S. and Dominican Republic Conclude TIEA |
As reported in the last issue of the IELR, the U.S. and the Dominican Republic Governments signed a tax information exchange agreement on August 7. Before it takes effect, the TIEA must be ratified... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Dominican Republic |
Taxation |
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International Securities Enforcement Bill Passes House |
On September 25, 1989, the House passed a bill to expand cooperation in international securities cases. The same bill is likely to pass the Senate and become law. |
Ange-Francois Fantauzzi and Joan Morris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
United States |
Securities Law |
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U.S. and Nigeria Sign Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
On September 13, the United States and Nigeria signed a mutual legal assistance treaty. According to the press release, the treaty provides for mutual assistance in taking testimony, providing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Nigeria |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Swiss Court Clarifies Judicial Assistance in U.S. and German Cases |
Recently, the Swiss Federal Court, the highest court of the Swiss Confederation, granted a request for judicial assistance by the United States for bank account documents. Interestingly enough, the... |
Thomas Waffenschmidt |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Switzerland |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission Sixth Session Continues for Its Legal Development Program |
On August 29 through September 1, 1989, in the backdrop of the renewed drug-related violence in Colombia, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission held its Sixth Regular Session at the new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Latin America and South America |
International Organizations |
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European Community Directive Will Prohibit Insider Trading |
According to a report of the EUROPEAN REPORT, during the July 29 Budget Council a draft Directive banning insider trading throughout the European Community will be implemented. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Europe |
Trade Enforcement |
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European Integration and International Criminal Law |
Stronger technological, political, and economic links between Western European countries, improved communication and transportation, and the development of transnational trade through multinational... |
Bruce Zagaris and Ange-Francois Fantauzzi |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Europe |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Florida Extends Its Maritime Criminal Jurisdiction |
A new state maritime criminal jurisdiction to take effect on October 1, 1989 allows the State of Florida to extend its jurisdiction beyond its 3-mile limit and prosecute crimes committed on board... |
Laura Frank |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
United States |
Maritime |
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European Court of Human Rights on Torture- The Soering and a new German case |
Two recent cases, one involving Jens Soering, a German citizen, and another involving American soldiers in the state of Rheinland Pfalz, have demonstrated that the death penalty is influencing... |
Cornelia Beck |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
Europe |
Torture |
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Multilateral Efforts To Protect Salmon in the Northern Pacific |
Environmentalists and other protection agencies have long criticized the use of drift-nets on fishing vessels, which can have a span of 40-miles both in depth and height. |
Laura Frank and Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
United States |
Environment |
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Consent Directive Upheld |
A district court in California has upheld the requirement that a grand jury witness sign a consent directive granting access to Swiss bank records. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
9 |
1989-09-01 |
United States |
Banking Supervision |
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U.S. Shares Forfeited Proceeds in Panamanian Bank Plea |
On August 14, after the Panama-based Banco de Occidente agreed to pay a $5 million criminal fine as a result of its pleading guilty to money laundering charges, the U.S. Government announced that it... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Legislative B/C Weapons Control Efforts in the United States |
Among a dozen proposals on improved export control enforcement pending on Capitol Hill, several bills in the House and the Senate would restrict the manufacture of chemical and biological weapons. |
Markus Bornheim |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Costa Rican Parliament's Narcotics Commission Recommends Revision of Laws and Further Investigations |
At the end of July, a parliamentary commission in Costa Rica concluded its investigation into the nation's problems resulting from international narcotics trafficking. It presented a report that... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
Costa Rica |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Book Review: Guide to Computer Law; Commerce Clearing House, Inc. |
Unlike much computer law literature, the CCH Guide to Computer Law devoted substantial space to international and criminal matters. Both fields are covered so well that the Guide is also a valuable... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Computer Crimes |
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Justice Department Will Centralize Prosecution of Money Laundering |
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is planning to establish a Financial Crimes Unit aimed specifically at money laundering and the illicit profits of drug traffickers. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Government Obtains Bribe Money From Swiss Bank Accounts |
On July 24, 1989, the Department of Justice announced the recovery of more than $3.6 million from Swiss bank accounts of George C. Davis, a former Vice President of Frigitemp Corp., arising from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Bribery |
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Court of Appeals Upholds Exemption of Letters Rogatory from Financial Privacy Act |
On August 8, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the decision exempting from the Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA) letters rogatory, but modified the dismissal of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Privacy |