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Security Council Imposes Sanctions Against Four, Fragile Peace Agreement May Resolve Darfur Conflict |
An April 24, 2006 U.N. Security Council resolution imposed sanctions against four individuals suspected of war crimes in Darfur, while a May 5, 2006 peace agreement may resolve the internecine... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
World, United States, Sudan |
International Organizations, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide |
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South Korean Prosecutors Detain Lone Star President |
On May 9, 2006, South Korean prosecutors announced the detention of Paul Yoo, president of Lone Star Advisors Korea, on suspicion of embezzlement and breach of trust. In September 2006, Stephen Lee... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Taxation, White Collar Crime |
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South Korean Tax Authorities Raid French Supermarket Group |
On April 28, 2006, South Korea’s tax authorities raided the local office of French supermarket group Carrefour, which is selling its Korean outlets to a consortium for $1.85 billion. Approximately... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
France, South Korea |
Taxation |
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U.S. and Mexico Launch Anti-Methamphetamine Initiative |
On May 18, 2006, U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced new anti-methamphetamine partnerships between the U.S. and Mexico and domestic initiatives to combat meth trafficking at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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OECD Trade Committee Issues Bribery and Export Credit Recommendations |
On May 11, 2006, the Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (EGG), Trade Committee of the OECD issued a statement of recommendations on Bribery and Officially Supported Export Credits... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
World |
Corruption, Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Sanctions |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Meets |
On April 27-28, 2006, the Justice and Home Affairs, Council of the European Union held its 2725th meeting in Luxembourg. Austria, which holds the EU Presidency, prioritized the fight against human... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
Europe |
Human Trafficking, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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GAO Report on Company Formations Focuses on U.S. Shell Companies, Evidence Gathering Problems |
On April 25, 2006, the General Accounting Office released Company Formations: Minimal Information Is Collected and Available. The report found that most states do not require ownership information... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
United States, Russia |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Organized Crime, Privacy |
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U.K. Calls for Guantánamo Closing, U.S. Asserts States Secrets Defense in Extraordinary Rendition Suit |
On April 28, 2006, the U.S. Army announced criminal charges against Lt. Col. Steven Jordan, a military intelligence officer who was second-in-charge of interrogations at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, China, Albania |
Human Rights, Law of War, National Security |
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Bibliography |
XV. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS
by Bruce Zagaris
I. Books
A. International Narcotics Control
R. Kirk, More Terrible than Death; Violence, Drugs, and America’s War in Colombia,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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ICTY Update |
On May 3, 2006, the European Union suspended talks on closer ties with Serbia, citing Serbia’s failure to arrest war crimes suspect General Ratko Mladic. Hours after the EU announcement, Miroljub... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
Balkans, Europe |
European Union, Genocide, Human Rights, War Crimes |
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Central African Republic Refers Charges against Former President and Congolese Vice President |
On April 18, 2006, media reports confirmed that the Central African Republic’s (C.A.R.) highest court had referred former president Ange Felix Patasse and Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
7 |
2006-07-01 |
Africa, Congo, Central African Republic |
Human Rights, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Spain Freezes Four Benazir Bhutto Bank Accounts, Launches Money Laundering Investigation |
Following a mutual legal assistance request by Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Spanish law enforcement authorities froze four bank accounts, two offshore companies in Spain, and a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Switzerland, Spain, Pakistan |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. FIU Warns Financial Institutions of Belarusian Money Laundering |
On April 10, 2006, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory to U.S. financial institutions on Belarus. The advisory urges institutions to guard against money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States, Europe, Belarus |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Terrorism, European Union, Arms Trafficking |
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Senate Banking Committee Leaders Warn of Federal Override for Shell Companies |
On April 4, 2006, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) and ranking Democrat Paul Sarbanes (Md.) expressed strong concern about the use of state-chartered shell companies to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, National Security, Terrorism |
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Canada’s Scotiabank Stops U.S. Dollar Transaction Services to Cuba |
On April 4, 2006, Canadian financial institution Scotiabank announced via its Jamaican branch that it will no longer provide monetary transaction services in U.S. dollars to Cuba, stirring public... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Canada, United States, Mexico, Cuba |
Economic Sanctions, Jurisdiction, Sanctions |
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Argentina Regional Summit on Counterterrorism Financial Enforcement Creates New Working Group |
On March 10, 2006, at the conclusion of a regional summit of counterterrorism financial enforcement, the Central Bank of Argentina announced the creation of a working group to promote hemispheric... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Argentina |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture |
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Cali Cartel Capo Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Testify against Father and Uncle |
On April 11, 2006, U.S. District Court Judge Federico Moreno accepted a plea from William Rodriguez-Abadia, son of the founder of the Cali Cartel, and sentenced him to 262 months in prison for his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Bribery |
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Uruguay To Extradite Three Military Officials to Chile |
On March 23, 2006, the Uruguayan Supreme Court authorized the extradition of three military officials to Chile in a historical step. The officials are believed to have been involved in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Chile, Uruguay |
Extradition, Human Rights, Murder |
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Mexico Punishes U.S. Hotel for Expelling Cuban Officials to Comply with U.S. Embargo |
On March 24, 2006, the Mexican government announced that it would fine Hoteles Sheraton SA 1,216,750 pesos (US $111,186.52) for violating Mexican law when it expelled a group of Cuban officials. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Cuba |
Economic Sanctions |
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Switzerland Revises International Administrative Assistance Guidelines for Securities Enforcement Investigations |
On February 1, 2006, revisions to article 38 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading ("SESTA") entered into force. This statute, which deals with international administrative... |
Benjamin Borsodi |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Law |