Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
ABA White Collar Crime 2008 On March 6-7, 2008, the American Bar Association held its 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. The materials are encyclopedic and contain many items useful to international... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States White Collar Crime
Financial Action Task Force Issues Revised Mandate for 2008-2012 On April 12, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a revised mandate for 2008-2012, affirming its three main activities: standard setting, ensuring effective compliance with the... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 World Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies International Transportation of Criminal Proceeds On June 2, 2008, the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas clarified in favor of the defendants the definition of the money laundering statute that... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States Money Laundering
Mexico Returns to the ICJ on the Avena Case On June 5th, 2008, Mexico filed a Request for Interpretation of the Judgment delivered on March 31, 2004, by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (... Rodrigo Labardini 24 8 2008-08-01 World, United States, Mexico Human Rights
Former UBS Banker Birkenfeld Will Plead to Conspiring to Help Client Evade Taxes On May 29, 2008, a notice filed by Bradley Birkenfeld in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida revealed that Birkenfeld, a former UBS private banker who was indicted for... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States, Liechtenstein Bank Secrecy, Taxation
British Appellate Court Affirms Extradition of Radical Muslim Cleric to U.S. On June 20, 2008, the British High Court affirmed the order to extradite the radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on terrorism-related charges. The Court ruled that the decision to extradition... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Terrorism
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Cuba Deports American Fugitive Wanted for Sexual Crimes against a Minor On June 13, 2008, the Cuban government deported Leonard B. Auerbach, 61, a mortgage specialist from Orinda, California to the U.S. Auerbach is the fourth such U.S. fugitive Cuba has deported since... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition
Nordic Council Aims to Negotiate TIEAs with More Low Tax Jurisdictions Building on the tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) they signed with the Isle of Man at the end of October 2007, the Nordic Ministers of Finance are negotiating a TIEA with the Cayman Islands... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 Caribbean, Europe Taxation
Justice Department Investigates Arar Rendition But Inspector General Redacts Report On June 5, 2008, at a Congressional Subcommittee hearing, Justice Department spokesman Peter A. Carr said its ethics office is reviewing a decision in 2002 by department officials to send a Canadian... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 Canada, United States, Syria Extradition, Terrorism
U.S. Grand Jury Issues 3rd Superseding Indictment Against Miami Lawyer On May 1, 2008, the grand jury in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida issued a third superseding indictment against Benedict P. Kuehne and the other defendants. Well-known Miami... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 Colombia, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
Court of Appeal Affirms and Overturns Extradition Request to Korea on Bribery Charges On April 29 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned and affirmed extradition orders of the U.S. District Court on bribery charges by Korea. Choe is a Korean citizen and a... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 South Korea, United States Bribery, Extradition
U.N. Committee of Experts Proposes a Code of Conduct on Cooperation in Combating Tax Evasion One of the matters on the agenda for the next meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is a proposal for a Code of Conduct on Cooperation in... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 World International Organizations, Taxation
OAS Ministers of Justice Hold 7th Meeting On April 23, 2008, the Ministers of Justice or of Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas concluded their Seventh Meeting (REMJA-VII) under the auspices of the Organization of American States... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 Caribbean, Latin America and South America, North America Administration of Justice, International Organizations
French and Swiss Corruption Investigations on Transnational Bribes Connected to Alstom On May 6, 2008, an investigative report by the Wall Street Journal detailed criminal investigations in several countries, including France and Switzerland, with respect to contracts of Alstom. Alstom... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 Brazil, France, Switzerland Bribery, Corruption
French Court Grants Extradition Request of Rwanda for Genocide Suspect On April 2, 2008, the French Court of Appeal of Chambery approved the extradition of Claver Kamanya, a Rwandan businessman, to Rwanda where he is charged for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide.... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 France, Rwanda Extradition, Genocide
Senators Propose Bill to Fulfill U.S. Obligations under FATF and OECD on Entity Transparency On May 1, 2008, Senators Carl Levin and Barrack Obama introduced the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (ITLEA). The purpose of the Act is to protect the U.S. from U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 United States Due Diligence, Money Laundering
EU Agrees to Amend Framework on Use of Internet for Terrorist Recruiting On April 18, 2008, the European Council agreed on a common approach on the amendment of the Framework Decision on combating terrorism proposed by the European Commission on November 6, 2008. The... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 Europe, United States, World Human Rights, Terrorism
Colombia Extradites Paramilitary Leader to the U.S. on Drug Charges On May 7, 2008, Colombia extradited paramilitary leader Carlos Mario Jiménez-Naranjo (also known as Macaco) to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.  On May 7, 2008, he appeared before... Bruce Zagaris 24 7 2008-07-01 Colombia, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
Colombian Paramilitary Leader To Be Extradited to the U.S. The Supreme Court of Colombia is allowing paramilitary leader Carlos Jimenez (a.k.a. ?Macaco?) to be extradited to the United States. Jimenez faces charges of drug-trafficking, money laundering and... Anne Kelsey 24 6 2008-06-01 Colombia, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Money Laundering

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