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Thornburgh Announces Initiative to Establish an Office of International Affairs |
On August 9, 1989, in a speech to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, Attorney Richard Thornburgh announced that he will seek to establish a new Office of International Affairs at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
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ABA Annual Convention Hosts Program on Criminal Law issues in Doing Business Abroad |
On August 9, 1989, the Sections of International Law and Practice and the Section of Criminal Justice co-sponsored a program entitled "Criminal Law Issues in Doing Business Abroad" during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Thornburgh Promises Better Enforcement of International Crimes Against the Environment |
On July 19, 1989, Attorney General Dick Thornburgh in a speech before the National Association of District Attorneys in Portland, Maine, announced new initiatives against international crimes agaisnt... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
United States |
Environment |
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Central American Presidents Agree on Implementation on Accord and on Machinery to Prevent Further International Crimes |
On August 8, at Tela, Honduras, five Central American Presidents from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, signed an accord to implement the previous agreements on stopping the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
Central America |
International Organizations |
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EC Ministers Agree on Computer Software Protection Proposal to Foil Piracy |
On December 21, 1988, the EC Commission, the executive arm of the European Communities, drafted a proposal for the protection of computer software which adheres to the principles of the Berne... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
5 |
8 |
1989-08-01 |
Europe |
Computer Crimes |
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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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Caribbean Heads of Government Approve New Cooperative Mechanisms to Create Strike Force and Court against International Drug Trafficking |
The Communiqué released after the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at Grand Anse, Grenada from July 3-7, 1989, indicates that the Heads of Government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
Caribbean |
Drug Enforcement |
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G-7 Countries Agree to Take Action on Drugs, Laundering & Terrorism |
On July 16, 1989, at the conclusion of the summit conference of the group of seven countries, the final communiqué agreed to enhanced international criminal cooperation on four key topics: drugs;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
World |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Reports out MLATs |
On July 25, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported out the pending Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements.
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Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.N. Crime Prevention Committee Proposes Model Extradition and Mutual Assistance Conventions |
The United Nations Committee on Crime Prevention and Control has proposed draft bilateral model treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance.
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Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
World |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Khashoggi Agrees to Return to the US Amid Ending Swiss Extradition Procedures |
On July 19, Adnan Khashoggi ended his appeal proceedings and agreed to return to the United States, in response to a U.S. extradition request after spending three months in Prison in Bern,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition |
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INTERPOL Begins Implementation of International Cooperation Initiatives |
INTERPOL is continuing to act on several fronts in the area of stimulating international cooperation against business crime, especially in the areas of money laundering, access to banking records,... |
Ange-Francois Fantauzzi and Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
World |
INTERPOL |
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Swiss Reaction to Money Laundering Offenses Demonstrates Maturity |
In a background of a money laundering bill and major administration and industry efforts to prevent misconduct in, and abuse of, the financial services industry, Swiss banks are now embarrassed by a... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering |
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EC Finance Ministers Discuss New Anti-Fraud Proposals |
Recently at their June 19, 1989, meeting in Luxembourg, the European Community Finance ministers welcomed new anti-fraud measures prepared by the European Commission. |
Joan Morris |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
Europe |
Fraud |
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Italian Banks' Anti-Moneylaundering Effort |
On July 1, 1989, the Italian banking association's anti-money laundering code became operational. Customers of the member banks are required to identify themselves for every cash or capital... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
5 |
7 |
1989-07-01 |
Italy |
Money Laundering |