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U.S. Obtains Tax Evasion Convictions of Foreign Financial Consultants Using Foreign Accounts |
On October 12, 2001, two Swedish nationals who are naturalized U.S. citizens pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland of tax evasion for failing to report approximately & 700,000... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
United States, , Luxembourg |
Taxation |
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Bibliography |
Bibliography of books, articles, and documents. |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Cross Border Transactions: Avoiding Tax Fraud (Part 1) |
In cases where a tax evader does not reside in Canada and does not own significant assets in Canada, tax authorities may need to rely on extradition to punish the person. Generally, a treaty or some... |
Claud Auger & Thomas Copeland |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
Canada, United States |
Taxation |
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Brazil Temporarily Blocks Paraguayan Extradition Request for Former General Oviedo |
On October 11, 2001, the media reported a Brazilian federal judge has temporarily blocked an extradition request by Paraguay for Gen. Lino Oviedo, the former head general. Oviedo was detained in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
Brazil, Paraguay |
Extradition, Immunity |
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Einhorn Requests New Trial After Extradition by France |
On September 12, 2001, Ira Einhorn, who the French extradited in response to an extradition request in connection with the murder of his former lover and housemate, Holly Maddux, requested a new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Nixon Administration Officials Sued in Chile and U.S. for Atrocities in Operator Candor |
Two suits with similar charges against Nixon Administration officials, including Henry Kisser, were filed on September 10, 2001 in the U.S. District Court and the following day in Chile. The family... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Chile |
Human Rights, Immunity |
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Oklahoma Appellate Court Extends Stay of Execution of Mexican |
On September 10, 2001, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued an order extending indefinitely a 30-day stay issued by Oklahoma Governor Frank A. Keating who delayed Mexican national Valdez’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Rights, Capital Punishment |
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European Court of Human Rights Hears First Case Brought By Individual Russian |
On September 18, 2001, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg heard the first of many cases brought against the Russian Government by a Russian individual. Valery Kalashnikov, head of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Russia |
Human Rights, International Courts |
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U.S. Congress Hearings Advance U.S. International Money Laundering Efforts |
On September 26, 2001, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on anti-money laundering and funding terrorist activities. Senator Paul Sarbanes, (D-Md.) and chair of the Committee, chaired the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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U.S. Initiates Sanctions against bin Laden and Associates |
On September 24, 2001, President George W. Bush issued an executive order that immediately freezes U.S. financial assets of and prohibits U.S. transactions with 27 different entities. They include... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Europe, United Kingdom |
Economic Sanctions, Terrorism, European Union |
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U.S. Issues 2001 Money Laundering Strategy Report |
On September 19, 2001, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued its 2001 Money Laundering Strategy Report, which contains a number of initiatives that will have direct and indirect implications for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Money Laundering, International Organizations |
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Request to Release Milosevic Refused |
In a judgement of August 31, 2001, the President of the District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands, declared himself incompetent to consider the request to be released, lodged by Slobodan Milosevic... |
André Klip |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans |
War Crimes, International Courts |
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Canada Issues Anti-Money Laundering Regulations |
On September 12, 2001, the Canadian Department of Finance issued final regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act, emphasizing the requirement to identify and report suspicious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Canada, United States |
Money Laundering |
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Greece Finally Starts to Review Accounts Connected to Milosevic |
September 18, 2001, the media reported the Greek Government, specifically its Ministry of Justice, has begun to examine more than 250 accounts held at banks in Athens by companies connected to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans, Greece |
Human Rights, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture |
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Colombia Extradites Ochoa to the U.S. |
On September 7, 2001, Colombia extradited Fabio Ochoa, a member of the notorious family of three brothers who were among the leaders of the Medillin cartel that became fabulously rich in the 1980s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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ICTY Developments |
The article traces recent developments, including; Dusko Sikirica and Damir Dosen pleaded guilty of violations of persons in the Keraterm camp, Serbian investigators exhumed 269 bodies in the largest... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Mexico Arrests National Suspected of Murder in the U.S. |
On September 26, 2001, the media reported that Mexican law enforcement authorities have arrested Juan Manuel Casillas, 22, in Mexico City, on suspicion of killing two of his cousins in 1999.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Human Rights, Capital Punishment |
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Peruvian Court Issues International Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Fujimori |
On September 13, 2001, Judge Juis Locaros of the Supreme Court of Peru issued an international arrest warrant for ex-president Alberto Fujimori concerning charges he was responsible for ordering and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Peru, Japan |
Extradition, Immunity |
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Austria Denies Extradition to U.S. Due To Human Rights Considerations |
On September 11, 2001, the Vienna Regional Court of Appeal denied the extradition request of the U.S. of December 18, 2001, relating to Sholam Weiss, a New York businessman sentenced in absentia to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Austria |
Extradition, White Collar Crime |
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EU Initiates New Counter-terrorism Cooperation |
On September 20, 20001, in its Justice and Home Affairs Meeting an d at the extraordinary European Council meeting on September 21, 2001, the European Union has initiated a number of important... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Europe |
Terrorism, European Union |