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ICC Submits Annual Report to UN General Assembly |
August 3, 2006, in accordance with Article 6 of the Relationship Agreement between the UN and the International Criminal Court (ICC) and paragraph 12 of Assembly resolution 60/29, the Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
11 |
2006-11-01 |
World, Africa |
Human Rights, War Crimes, International Courts |
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PRC Freezes North Korean Accounts, Citing Counterfeiting and Money Laundering |
On July 25, 2006, media sources reported that the Bank of China’s Macao branch has closed a number of accounts containing millions of dollars linked to the North Korean government. The account... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States, China, North Korea |
Money Laundering, Counterfeiting, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Proposes Reforms against Tax Haven Abuses |
On August 1, 2006, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on “Tax Haven Abuses: The Enablers, the Tools... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
United States, Caribbean, |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Privacy |
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U.N. Human Rights Committee Expresses Concern About U.S. Detention Policies |
On July 28, 2006, at the conclusion of its 87th session, the U.N. Human Rights Committee criticized the United States for failing to comply with the International Covenant on Civil and Political... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
World, United States |
Human Rights, Terrorism |
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World Bank Initiates Anti-Corruption Voluntary Disclosure Program |
On August 1, 2006, the World Bank’s Board of Directors formally approved a Voluntary Disclosure Program designed to strengthen the Bank’s anti-corruption programs. The Voluntary Disclosure Program (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
10 |
2006-10-01 |
World |
Corruption, International Organizations |
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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 |