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U.S. Multiagency Investigation Succeeds in Disrupting Mexican Drug Cartel |
On December 14, 2000, in a press conference in Washington, D.C. the U.S. Government announced the arrest of over fifty individuals in ten cities as the result of “Operation Impunity II,” a national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Closes Hemispheric Military Academy with Plans to Reopen for Training of Law Enforcement Officials |
On December 15, 2000, U.S. Army Secretary Louis Caldera at a ceremony closed the School of Americas, the Army’s controversial school for Latin American military with promises to reopen under a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America |
Human Rights |
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Consultations in Barbados on OECD Harmful Tax Competition Initiative Yield Progress |
On January 8-9, 2001, the high level consultations on the OECD’s harmful tax competition (HTC) initiative resulted in progress for all sides. The targeted countries and the Commonwealth Secretariat... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
Barbados |
International Organizations, Taxation |
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SEC and IBM Settle Argentine Bribery Case |
On December 21, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the International Business Machines Corp. has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle charges related to allegations that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
United States, Argentina |
Corruption, Securities Law, Bribery |
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Spain Arrests Gusinsky on Russian Fraud Charge, But Moscow Court Dismisses and then Reinstates Charges |
On December 10, 2000, Spanish police arrested Validimir Gusinsky, a Russian media magnate, on an international arrest warrant issued by the Russian prosecutor general’s office on charges of fraud... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
Spain, Russia |
Extradition |
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ICJ Denies Provisional Relief to Congo in Belgian Arrest Warrant against Foreign Minister |
On December 8, 2000, the International Court of Justice by a vote of fifteen to two rejected the Republic of Congo’s request for indication of provisional measures while explaining its decision did... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
Belgium, Congo |
Extradition, United Nations |
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Mexico Arrests Individual on U.S. Extradition for Homicide |
On November 29, 2000, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office announced that the Federal Judicial Police agents assigned to the national Central Office Interpol Mexico served the provisional arrest... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Murder |
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Former Mexico City Mayor and Key PRI Official on Extradition Request |
On December 12, 2000, a Nicaraguan judge ordered the arrest and pre-trial detention of Oscar Espinosa, the former mayor of Mexico City, who has applied for political asylum in Mexico while he battles... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
Mexico, Nicaragua |
Extradition, Fraud |
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UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime Gains 124 Signatures on Opening |
On December 15, 2000, 124 countries had signed the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime during a four-day high-level signing conference in Palermo, Italy. 80 additional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
World |
United Nations, Organized Crime |
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German and U.S. Clash Over Efforts to Crack Down on Neo-Nazi Web Sites in the U.S. |
A growing controversy is raging over the German Government’s efforts to stop Neo-Nazi sites established in the U.S. and directed at Germans despite arguments that such sites are constitutionally... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
United States, Germany |
Cybercrime |
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European Parliament Approves Establishment of Provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit |
On November 14, 2000, the European Parliament approved an initiative to adopt a decision of the Council of the European Union to establish a Provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit, subject to its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Canada Denies Release to Alleged Smuggler Awaiting Deportation Proceedings |
On December 29, 2000, the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board denied for the third time since his arrest on immigration charges in November release for Lai Changxing and his wife, Tsang Mingna.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
Canada, China |
Human Trafficking, Immigration |
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U.S. Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control Recommends More Due Process |
On December 4, 2000, the Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control issued a report to Congress pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”) recommending greater... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, Asset Forfeiture |
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UN Report Links Liberian President with Illicit Diamond Trade and Rebels in Sierra Leone while UN Peacekeeping Forces Struggle to Keep Order |
On January 5, 2001 the Security Council encouraged all Member States to enforce the embargo of illicit diamonds from Sierra Leone following a UN report exposing widespread violations of the embargo... |
Sashi Selvendran |
17 |
2 |
2001-02-01 |
World, Sierra Leone |
Economic Sanctions, United Nations |
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OECD Members Agree to Prevent Bribery in Export-Credit Transactions |
On December 6, 2000, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Export Credit Group, a group of 28 countries that manages a “Gentleman’s Agreement” among countries covering the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-01-01 |
World |
Corruption |
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OECD Releases MOU on Harmful Tax Practices |
On November 23, 2000, the Commonwealth Secretariat announced that high-level multilateral talks on harmful taxation practices are to be held in Barbados on January 9 to 10, 2001. The announcement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-01-01 |
World |
Taxation |
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Cuba and Venezuela Request Extradition of 4 Persons Arrested in Panama of Anti-Castro Plot |
Cuba and Venezuela have requested the extradition of four men arrested on November 17, 2000 in Panama for an anti-Castro plot.
On November 18, 2000, the Cuban Government formally asked Panama to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-01-01 |
Venezuela, Cuba, Panama |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Canada Contemplates Deportation of Alleged Smuggler to PRC |
During the third week of November, 2000, the Canadian police arrested Lai Changxing outside a casino hotel in Niagara Falls and thereafter his wife, and has initiated deportation proceedings against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-01-01 |
Canada, China |
Extradition |
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Germany Affirms Frankel German Conviction and His Extradition to the U.S. |
On December 1, 2000, the German appellate court dealt a stinging defeat to high-rolling financier Martin R. Frankel, affirming his convictions in Germany and the US. extradition request on multiple... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-01-01 |
United States, Germany |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Scottish Court Invalidates Forfeiture Due to Human Rights Violations and Blair Administration Proposes Law Reform |
On October 13, 2000, the Appeal Court, High Court of Judiciary in Scotland overturned and invalidated a forfeiture judgment under Section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a violation of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-01-01 |
United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture |