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Second MLAT Hearings Spark Debate on Policy Issues |
On June 14, 1988, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held additional hearings on several policy issues. The focus of the hearings concerned the right of criminal defendants to use the Mutual... |
Teresita Ferrera |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Toronto Summit Calls for Enforcement Initiatives on Drugs and Terrorism |
On June 20, 1988, the leaders of the seven leading industrialized democracies pledged to establish a ministerial-level task force and to take more action against countries that facilitate hijacking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
6 |
1988-06-01 |
Canada |
Drug Enforcement |
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Office of Special Investigations Gives Nazi Watch List to INS |
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigations (OSI) has transmitted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of State a list of some 2,000 former members... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Holocaust |
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Nazi Conviction of Crime Against Humanity |
In Kulle v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, No. 86-1277 (7th Cir. Aug. 5, 1987), the court upheld the deportation of Kulle under section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. |
Teresita Ferrera |
4 |
6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Holocaust |
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Judicial Releases Antitrust Guidelines for Criminal Prosecution of International Operations |
On June 7, 1988, the U.S. Department of Justice released draft Antitrust Guidelines for International Operations, to replace a similar guide issued by the Department in 1977. The reason for the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Antitrust Cooperation |
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Federal Court Grants Extradition Request for Argentine General |
On April 27, 1988, the District Court of California granted the Extradition of respondent Carlos Guillermo Suarez Mason. |
Ricardo Martinez Tanoira and Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
6 |
1988-06-01 |
Argentina |
Extradition |
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Swiss Banking Commission Announces Stricter Rules in Receiving Foreign Money |
On October 1, 1987 a new private contract between the Association of Swiss Banks (ASB) and the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (FBC) came into force. |
Peter Schibli, Basel (Switzerland) |
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5 |
1988-05-01 |
Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy |
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Treasury Withdraws Proposed Amendment Requiring Reporting and Recordkeeping of Certain Cash Transactions Under $10,000 |
The Federal Register of February 29 carried notice by the U.S. Department of Treasury of the withdrawal of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would have amended 31 Code of Federal Regulations (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. District Court Denies Fawaz Younis' Motion to Dismiss Charges Based on Illegal Arrest |
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied Fawaz Younis' motion to dismiss because of alleged illegal arrest. |
Deborah M. Levy |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Court Conviction |
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CGM Group Releases Additional Dirty Money Videos |
CGM Group has released two additional viedos: "Dirty Money: A Teller Compliance and the Bank Secrecy Act," which consists of a videotape and Instructor's Guide, and "Dirty Money: Exempting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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German Restrictions on Foreign Lawyers Violate EC Directive |
The European Court of Justice ruled on February 25, 1988 that the Federal Republic of Germany failed to fulfill its obligations under the 1977 European Communities Directive to provide free movement... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
Germany |
Legal Ethics |
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CGM Group Releases Additional Dirty Money Videos |
CGM Group has released two additional viedos: "Dirty Money: A Teller Compliance and the Bank Secrecy Act," which consists of a videotape and Instructor's Guide, and "Dirty Money: Exempting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Book Review: Dancing on a Volcano: The Latin American Drug Trade by Scott B. MacDonald |
The book, which is still at this point in draft form, seeks to bridge part of the gap in scholarly research on the Latin American drug trade. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Treasury Revises Rules on Reports of Crimes by Banks |
In the March 11, 1986 issue of the Federal Register, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Department of Treasury, has promulgated an interim rule concerning reports by a national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Treasury Revises Rules on Reports of Crimes by Banks |
In the March 11, 1986 issue of the Federal Register, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Department of Treasury, has promulgated an interim rule concerning reports by a national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Editorial Note-Narcotics Certification: The Controversy Ensues |
Even before the release of the international narcotics strategy report, scrutiny and comments gained promince in the media, showing that in a national political year the subject of U.S. international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Editorial Note-Narcotics Certification: The Controversy Ensues |
Even before the release of the international narcotics strategy report, scrutiny and comments gained promince in the media, showing that in a national political year the subject of U.S. international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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House Considers International Narcotics Control Report |
On March 3, 1988, the Task Force on International Narcotics Control of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held its first hearing to review the worldwide narcotics situation. |
Reinahrd Hasenpflug and Rudolph Siebel |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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House Narcotics Certification Hearings: Mexico, Si; Panama, No |
On March 10, 1988, the Task Force on International Narcotics Control of the House Foreign Affairs Committee called on two senior State Department officials to discuss their findings on Central... |
David L. Glauber |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. and Italy Expand Cooperation |
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Italian Ministry of Interior have announced that the U.S. and Italian Governments have expanded their cooperative law enforcement programs to include a study of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
Italy |
Adjective Enforcement |