Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
State Department Legal Adviser Says U.S. Will Not Extradite CIA Defendants to Italy On February 28, 2007, John B. Bellinger, III, the U.S. legal adviser at the Department of State, publicly stated that the U.S. government would refuse to honor Italian requests for the extradition of... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 United States, Europe, Germany, Italy Extradition, Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Treasury Finalizes Rule Cutting Off Banco Delta Asia from U.S. Financial System, Returns Frozen Funds to North Korea On March 14, 2007, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule against Banco Delta Asia SARL (BDA) under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act. When the final rule takes effect in 30 days,... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 United States, China, North Korea Money Laundering, Counterfeiting, Economic Sanctions, National Security, Terrorism
Bar Associations Challenge Anti-Money Laundering Laws Nearly four years after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its revised Forty Recommendations on Anti-Money Laundering, incorporation customer due diligence, suspicious activity reporting,... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 Canada, France, Belgium, Japan, Poland Money Laundering, International Organizations, Privacy
New U.S. Tax Legislation Targets Offshore Jurisdictions Three new pieces of U.S. legislation target transactions involving "tax haven" or "offshore secrecy" jurisdictions as part of efforts to close the growing U.S. tax gap. The bills – S. 396, which has... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 United States, Caribbean Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Privacy
Mexico Extradites Alleged Sex Trafficker to U.S. On March 2, 2007, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the extradition of Consuelo Carreto Valencia, an accused sex trafficker, to the U.S. to face a 27-count indictment concerning the... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 United States, Mexico Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes
Australia Extradites Alleged Software Pirate to U.S. On February 20, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held an initial hearing for Hew Raymond Griffiths, 44, a British national living in Bateau Bay, Australia, who... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 United States, Australia Cybercrime, Extradition
EU Justice & Home Affairs Council Agrees to Integrate Treaty of Prüm into EU On February 15, 2007, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2781st Council meeting, agreeing to integrate the Treaty of Prüm into the legal order of the EU and making a... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
European Parliamentary Assembly Reminds Members of Duty to Cooperate with European Court of Human Rights On February 9, 2007, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution calling on member states to stop pressuring applicants to the... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 Europe Human Rights, European Union, International Courts
EC Issues Working Document on AML Due Diligence in Non-Face to Face Transactions On December 19, 2007, the Commission of the European Communities published a working document on anti-money laundering due diligence with respect to the identification of clients in non-face to face... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 Europe Money Laundering, Due Diligence, European Union
French Bar Challenges European Money Laundering Directive On February 16, 2007, the French Bar filed a petition before the European Parliament, challenging Directive 2005/60/EC (“Third Money Laundering Directive”) because the Parliament allegedly failed to... Bruce Zagaris 23 5 2007-05-01 Europe Due Diligence, International Organizations, European Union, Privacy
Bank of America Fined $3 Million for AML Violations on Wyly Accounts The investment services arm of Bank of America has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), settling accusations that the bank failed to comply with... Jed Borod 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Taxation
ICC Formally Charges Lubanga, Prepares for First Trial On January 29, 2007, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the charges against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, referring the case to the ICC’s Trial Chamber. Lubanga, who is... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 World, Africa, Congo Human Rights, War Crimes, International Courts
Panama Responds to Guatemalan Request for Assistance in Financial Crime Probe On January 31, 2007, Panamanian authorities designated one prosecutor to respond to a Guatemalan request for assistance in the investigation of alleged financial crimes connected to a major... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Guatemala, Panama Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Fraud
South Africa Asks UN to Delay Adding Two Nationals to Terrorist List South Africa has asked the UN to delay adding two South African nationals to the 1267 Committee’s list of individuals and entities associated with al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and the Taliban, in order... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 South Africa Terrorism, United Nations, Sanctions
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Cash Smuggling Conviction On January 30, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit largely affirmed the convictions of two persons for cash smuggling and making false statements. On November 8, 2003, Krikor and... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States Customs Enforcement
Israeli Terrorism Victims Win Initial Motion against Arab Bank   On January 30, 2007, Israeli terrorism victims won an initial victory in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York when Judge Nina Gershon rejected much of a motion to... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia Terrorism
U.S. Law Enforcement Focuses on FCPA In February 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice brought a number as part of its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement efforts. 1. Three Vetco Subsidiaries Plead Guilty, Agree to $26M in Fines... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Iraq, Nigeria Corruption, Bribery
European Prosecutors, Legislators Seek Accountability for U.S. Renditions A growing series of national prosecutions and a European Parliament report seek to hold participants in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program accountable for their actions. On February 16, 2007,... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Europe, Germany, Italy, Egypt Human Rights, Law of War, Terrorism, Kidnaping
Canadian Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns Terror Detention Procedures On February 22, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a law permitting the Canadian government to detain foreign-born terrorism suspects indefinitely and without charge, based on secret... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Canada Immigration, National Security, Terrorism
Interpol Makes Recommendations to Recover Aghan and Iraqi Cultural Property On February 14, 2007, the Interpol Expert Group (IEG) on Stolen Cultural Property issued recommendations on trafficking in and recovery of stolen Afghan and Iraqi cultural property. The IEG took... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Iraq, Afghanistan Art and Cultural Property, International Organizations

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