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U.K. Investigates KBR Involvement with Alleged Nigerian Bribe |
On August 7, 2006, the Financial Times reported that the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root’s (KBR) role in an alleged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States, France, United Kingdom, Nigeria |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Bribery |
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U.N. Security Council and Interpol Agree on Enhanced Cooperation |
On August 8, 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1699, calling for closer cooperation between the UN Security Council and Interpol to increase the effectiveness of UN... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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EU Reviews International Narcotics Control Priorities |
On June 26, 2006, the European Union issued a paper on its international narcotics control priorities, emphasizing the importance of a solution that safeguards the health and security of Europe. In... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Appellate Court Upholds Lawyer’s Money Laundering Conviction |
On July 21, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the conviction of Luis Flores, a solo practitioner in Queens, New York, for helping an Ecuadorian businessman launder drug... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Joint International Tax Shelter Information Center Helps U.S. and Canada Crack Cross-Border Tax Scheme |
On August 3, 2006, the Canada Revenue Agency and the United States Internal Revenue Service announced significant progress stopping an abusive cross-border tax scheme using leads and information... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
Canada, United States |
Taxation |
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U.S. Arrests 44 Members of Khat Importing Conspiracy |
On July 26, 2006, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) announced the indictment of 44 members of a criminal enterprise that imported... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States, Europe, Africa, United Arab Emirates |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents |
I. ARTICLES
A. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
A. Cheney, Leaving No Loopholes for Terrorist Financing: The Implementation of the USA Patriot Act in the Real Estate Field, 58 Vanderbilt L... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Hamdan Redux: Formulating a Congressional Response |
On June 29, 2006, the day the Supreme Court announced its decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Congress began preparing a response as Senator Arlen Spector introduced S. 3614, the Unprivileged Combatant... |
James P. Taylor |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Law of War, National Security |
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Two Asian Sex Trafficking Rings Dismantled as GAO Criticizes U.S. Anti-Trafficking Efforts Abroad |
In one week in August 2006, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and local law enforcement officials disrupted two separate sex trafficking... |
Victoria Gotsch |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes |
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Central America Increasingly Overwhelmed by U.S. Deportation of Criminal Aliens |
Responding to increased criminal activities among immigrant gangs, in 1996 the U.S. Congress passed The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (PL 104-208) (“1996 Immigration Law... |
Victoria Gotsch |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America, El Salvador, Guatemala |
Immigration, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime |
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Getty Museum to Return Disputed Art to Italy, Greece |
In the latest developments in a long-running controversy, California J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return disputed antiquities to Italy and Greece. The Museum, which has suffered negative press... |
Jed Borod |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
United States, Italy, Greece |
Art and Cultural Property |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Deliberates Evidence Warrant, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and Procedural Rights in Criminal Proceedings |
On June 1-2, 2006, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs of the Council held its 2732nd Council Meeting, making progress on the European Evidence Warrant (EEW), the transfer of sentenced... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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EU Directive on Criminalization and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights |
On April 26, 2006, the Commission of the European Communities adopted a proposal for a directive to combat intellectual property offenses, amending the proposal it approved on July 12, 2005. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe |
Intellectual Property, European Union |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Consular Rights of Foreigners Arrested in the U.S. |
On June 28, 2006, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the remedies of a foreign arrestee in the United States for violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Convention are limited. In... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Honduras |
International Organizations, Prisoner Rights |
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EU Orders Review of Savings Tax Directive |
On the anniversary of the taking effect of the European Union’s saving tax directive, Laszlo Kovacs, EU Tax commissioner, has ordered a review of the operation of the directive to see whether it... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union |
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European Parliament and Foreign Governments Investigate U.S. Surveillance of SWIFT |
Following the June 22, 2006 media revelations of Bush administration surveillance of Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) wire transfer records, the European Parliament... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
United States, Europe |
Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, Privacy |
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Financial Action Task Force Issues 2005-2006 Annual Report |
On June 23, 2006, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its 2005-2006 annual report. This year’s report focuses on a number of FATF initiatives, including efforts to expand FATF membership,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Terrorism |
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EU and Philip Morris Conclude Anti-Smuggling, Anti-Counterfeit Agreements |
On June 6, 2006, the European Commission announced that since July 2004 fourteen European Union (EU) members have joined the Community and the initial ten EU members in their efforts to combat... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe |
Customs Enforcement, Trade Enforcement, European Union |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Political Activist’s Extradition to Thailand |
On May 22, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed a district court decision to extradite Van Duc Vo, a naturalized U.S. citizen, to Thailand, denying Vo’s argument that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
United States, Thailand, Vietnam |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Justice and Home Affairs Meets, Focuses on Illegal Migration |
On June 1-2, 2006, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs of the Council held its 2732nd Council Meeting, making progress on the European Evidence Warrant (EEW), the transfer of sentenced... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |