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Italy and Getty Museum Agree on Return of Artifacts to Italy |
On August 1, 2007, Italy announced an agreement with the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, whereby the museum agreed to return 40 artifacts, signaling a victory for Italy and its efforts to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Italy, Greece |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Brazil Arrests Colombian Drug Lord on U.S. Extradition Request |
On August 7, 2007, Brazilian authorities arrested Colombian Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, 44, at a luxury apartment in Aldeia de Serra in the state of São Paulo based on a U.S. extradition warrant.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Brazil, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Prepares to Extradite Mandela’s Son-in-Law on Rape Charges |
On July 15, 2007, international media reported that the Attorney General’s Office in Connecticut is preparing an extradition request for Isaac Amuah, son-in-law of former South African President... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, South Africa, Ghana |
Extradition |
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U.S. Raids Disrupt International Car Theft Gang |
On August 1, 2007, U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested eight persons and disrupted a sophisticated, multi-state and international operation involved in stealing luxury automobiles and shipping... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Africa, Middle East |
Organized Crime |
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New York District Attorney Praises Conviction of Ciprianis for International Tax Crimes |
On July 31, 2007, Robert M. Morgenthau, the district attorney of Manhattan, praised the convictions of two members of the Cipriani family for evading $10 million in New York taxes using offshore tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Italy |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES |
A. International Criminal Justice
Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense (Linda Friedman Ramirez, ed.). 730 pp., Juris Publishing, Inc., 2d ed., 2007.
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Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
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Bibliography |
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American Express Bank International Must Pay $65 Million for Fines and Forfeiture in International Money Laundering Violations |
On August 6, 2007, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that they have imposed monetary penalties, which, along with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Court Grants Bail in Mexican Extradition Case Due To Grant of Amparo in Mexico |
On December 21, 2006, United States Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich granted bail to Mexican national José Luis Muñoz Santos, who is accused of conspiracy and aggravated homicide in the State of... |
Linda Ramirez |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition |
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U.S. and Peru Extend Protection of Peruvian Archaeological and Ethnological Material |
On June 9, 2007, the United States and Peru extended the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) imposing import restrictions on pre-Colombian archaeological artifacts and Colonial ethnological materials... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Peru |
Art and Cultural Property, Customs Enforcement |
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Trinidad Magistrate Orders Extradition of Three Suspects to U.S. in JFK Airport Terrorism Plot |
On August 6, 2007, a magistrate in Trinidad and Tobago ordered three men - Abdul Kair, 55, Kareem Ibrahim, 62, and Abdel Nur, 57 - extradited to the U.S. on charges that they conspired with a former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Trinidad & Tobago |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Program Indicates U.S. is Becoming an Increasing Exporter of Prisoners |
On July 22, 2007, a small panel discussed International Prisoner Transfer Application Developments. It was organized by the Public International and Criminal Law Committee, International Law Section... |
Bruce Zagaris and Marieke Bjorgung |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Mexico, Italy |
Transfer of Prisoners, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prisoner Rights |
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Alexander Requests Dismissal of Presiding Officer of Namibian Extradition Proceeding |
On August 10, 2007, Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, the former chief executive of Comverse Technology, filed an application to declare as unconstitutional the appointment of Petrus Unengu, the chief of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Namibia |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Fraud |
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Veracruz Customs Seizes Ye Gon’s Machinery |
On August 4, 2007, the Mexican media revealed that the Veracruz Customs Service Unit had seized machinery valued at more than 2 million Mexican pesos that was imported in March 2007 and destined for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture |
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OECD Removes Liberia and Marshall Islands From Noncooperative List |
On July 25 and August 7, 2007, the OECD removed Liberia and the Marshall Islands respectively from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in its harmful tax practices initiative. Three... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
Liberia, Marshall Islands |
Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Taxation |
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Privy Council Reverses Earlier Decision on Bahamas Extradition to the U.S. |
On July 23, 2007, in a 4-3 decision the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ruled it had been erroneous in issuing an earlier order allowing the U.S. to appeal the granting of habeas corpus on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Bahamas |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearings on Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean |
On July 14, 2007, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing on “Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean,” which focused on the need for the U.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
10 |
2007-10-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners |
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EU Seizures of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Rise Dramatically in 2006 |
On May 31, 2007, the European Commission published statistics showing a dramatic increase in the seizure of counterfeit and pirated articles at the EU’s external borders in 2006. Customs officials... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe, China |
Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, European Union |
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U.S. Launches Corruption Investigation of BAE’s Business with Saudi Arabia |
On June 26, 2007, BAE announced that the U.S. Department of Justice had launched a formal investigation into BAE Systems’ compliance with anti-corruption law, focusing on the company’s business... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United States, Saudi Arabia |
Corruption |
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Russia Denies U.K. Request for Lugovoi Extradition |
On July 5, 2007, the Russian prosecutor general formally notified British prosecutors that Russia would not extradite Andrei K. Lugovoi, the former K.G.B. officer sought by the U.K. in connection... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United Kingdom, Russia |
Extradition |
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Belgium Designates 13 Types of Tax Fraud as Money Laundering |
On June 3, 2007, the Belgian government issued a Royal Decree, classifying 13 types of tax fraud as money laundering. As a result, banks, financial institutions, and gatekeepers, including lawyers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe, Belgium |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, Fraud |