Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.N. Security Votes Sanctions Against Liberia and Demands it Cease Support for Sierra Leone’s RUF On March 7, 2001, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution, demanding that the Government of Liberia immediately stop its support for Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF)... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 Liberia, Sierra Leone Economic Sanctions, United Nations
French and Swiss Clash Over Money Laundering On February 21, 2001, the French parliament’s task force on money laundering in Europe released a report criticizing the Swiss anti-money laundering as a sham. The report also demanded that... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 France, Switzerland Money Laundering
Extradition Treaties Recently Signed, Approved for Ratification and/or Entered into Force (XA) Extradition Treaty List Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 United States Extradition
German Government Investigates Alleged Marcos’ Attempted Transfer On March 14, 2001, Karl-Heinz Esser, senior state prosecutor in Dusseldorf, Germany, announced his office had started two weeks before “an investigation against Irene Araneta, the youngest daughter... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 Germany, Switzerland Money Laundering
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Criminal Matters Signed, Approved for Ratification, and/or Entered into Force MLAT Treaty List Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 United States Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. INCSR Shows Trends in Counter-Money Laundering Policies and Typologies On March 1, 2001, the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report sets forth trends in money laundering typologies and policies to combat money laundering, especially from an international... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 World Money Laundering
Borodin Abandons Defense to Extradition to Switzerland, Is Extradited On April 2, 2001, at a hearing before Magistrate Judge Viktor V. Pohorelsky in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Pavel P. Borodin agreed to abandon his opposition to extradition by the U.S. to... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 United States, Switzerland, Russia Corruption, Extradition, Bribery
European Parliament Imposes Money Laundering Due Diligence on Professionals On April 5, 2001, the European Parliament voted to impose anti-money laundering due diligence obligations on lawyers, accountants and other professional advisers of clients on investment matters. As... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 Europe Money Laundering, Due Diligence, European Union
Treasury Releases Guidance on Enhanced Scrutiny for Transactions that May Involve the Proceeds of Foreign Official Corruption On January 17, 2001, as part of its initiative and “Guidance on Enhanced Scrutiny for Transactions That May Involve the Proceeds of Foreign Official Corruption,” released on January 16, 2001, the U.S... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 United States Corruption, Due Diligence
Colombian Supreme Court Decision May Delay or Block Extradition to the U.S. On December 13, 2000, a Colombian Supreme Court decision may enable 25 drug lords to delay or avoid U.S. requests for their extraditions by insisting on being charged and prosecuted in Colombia, and... Bruce Zagaris 17 5 2001-05-01 United States, Colombia Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Encourage Regulatory and Enforcement Initiatives On February 22, 2001, the meeting among the Finance Ministers of the G7 countries, the Central Bank Governors of Canada, Japan, the U.S., the U.K., the President of the Euro-group, and the President... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 World Money Laundering, International Organizations, Taxation
U.S. Approves Payment of Frozen Cuban Assets to Relatives of Brothers to Rescue On February 12, 2001, the U.S. Government authorized the transfer of $93 million in frozen Cuban assets to compensate three Miami families who received a wrongful-death verdict against Cuba for the... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 United States, Cuba Terrorism
US Court Finds 5th Amendment Rights Apply to Foreign Interrogations On February 16, 2001, Judge Leonard B. Sand unsealed his opinion with respect to foreign defendants motion to suppress statements made during interrogation by U.S. investigators in Africa with... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 United States Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
U.K. Will Ban 21 Terrorist Groups Under Section 123(4)(a) of the Terrorism Act, Jack Straw, Home Secretary recommended to Parliament that the following organizations be added to the list of proscribed organizations in Schedule 3 to... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 United Kingdom Terrorism
French Arrest Basque Leader for Terrorist Charges On February 21, 2001, French judicial police arrested Francisco Javier Garcia Gaztelu, known as “Xapote”, in Anglet, close to the French border with Spain, on terrorism charges. Txapote was arrested... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 France, Spain Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Council and Parliament Agree on Revised Anti-Money Laundering Directive On February 2, 2001, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union agreed on a common position to adopting a revised directive on anti-money laundering. The common position will... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 Europe Money Laundering, European Union
U.S. Court Convicts Chinese Company of Using Forced Prison Labor On February 28, 2001, a United States Court in Trenton, New Jersey convicted under U.S. law the first Chinese company of using forced prison labor. On February 28, 2001, Allied International... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 United States, China Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
FATF Issues Money Laundering Typologies Report The FATF has for the second year in a row reviewed the vulnerabilities the Internet might offer for money laundering, expanding its consideration of web-based laundering to other areas including... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 World Money Laundering
European Parliament Resolution The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the ratification of the Rome Treaty to establish the International Criminal Court on 17 January 2000. In congratulating the 27 States that have already... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 Europe European Union, International Courts
Privy Council Affirms Extradition from the Bahamas to the U.S. on Drug Charges On June 26, 2000, the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Office issued a decision, affirming a decision from the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas to extradite Alain Charron to the U.S... Bruce Zagaris 17 4 2001-04-01 Canada, United States, Bahamas Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking

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