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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Court Rules that Nigerian Governmental Entities Have No Immunity Over Civil Racketeering Charges for Advance Fee Accusations On December 9, 1999, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's opinion that jurisdiction existed over the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Republic of... Bruce Zagaris 16 2 2000-02-01 United States Racketeering/RICO
Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Work Continues with New Arrests and Investigations On December 20 and 23, 1999, NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia arrested Maj. Gen. Stanislav Galic, commander of the Bosnian Serb forces that besieged Sarajevo from 1992 to 1994, under a sealed indictment... Bruce Zagaris 16 2 2000-02-01 Former Yugoslavia Arrest
Canadian and U.S. Officials Threaten Enforcement Action Against Expatriates and Economic Citizenship Programs and Draw Response On December 27, 1999, the media reported that Dominica's Opposition Leader, Rosie Douglas, has stated he will visit Canada early in 2000 to discuss his government's economic citizenship program. Bruce Zagaris 16 2 2000-02-01 Canada Economic Integration
OAS Establishes Justice Study Center for the Americas As part of the implementation on the "Strenghtening of Justice Systems and Judiciaries" during the meeting of the heads of state and government at the Second Summit of the Americas, held in Santiago... Bruce Zagaris 16 2 2000-02-01 Latin America and South America Investigation
Canada Sues Tobacco Mogul in the U.S. for Civil Tax Fraud and Racketeering On December 21, 1999, the Canadian Government creatively sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. and affiliates, in U.S. District Court in Syracuse, New York under the Racketeer Influenced and... Bruce Zagaris 16 2 2000-02-01 Canada Fraud
EU Publishes Annual Report 1998 on Protecting Community Against Fraud The European Union has published its annual report for 1998 on protecting the Communities' financial interests and the fight against fraud, which contains a summary of initiatives and proposals in... Bruce Zagaris 16 2 2000-02-01 European Union Fraud
Operation Casablanca Shows US Banks Transfer Juarez Cartel Money In Argentina On December 3, 1999, a report revealed that in October 1999 law enforcement officials disclosed that, as a result of the continuing investigations due to leads from Operation Casablanca, they had... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Argentina Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Continues Progress on Criminal Cooperation On December 2, 1999, the Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2229th meeting, signaling continuing progress on criminal cooperation. The Council achieved progress on the draft Convention on... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe Administration of Justice, Counterfeiting, International Organizations, Trade Enforcement, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
U.S. Senate Permanent Investigation Subcommittee Continues Private Banking Hearings On November 10, 1999, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held its second day of hearings on “Private Banking and Money Laundering: A Case Study of Opportunities and... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 World, United States Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Drugs & Trafficking
France Arrests Former Rwandan Minister on Warrant from International Tribunal On November 25, 1999, the French Government arrested Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, 46, in Paris on a warrant from the International Tribunal for War Crimes in Rwanda, which is based in Arusha, Tanzania…[... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 France, Rwanda Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
U.S. Reports Good Cooperation with Russia on Financial Investigations On December 1, 1999, U.S. law enforcement authorities reported good cooperation with counterpart Russian officials on investigations into financial irregularities and arrested Svetlana Kudryavtsev of... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Russia Money Laundering, Jurisdiction
Implementation of Former Yugoslavian War Crimes Proceed Several developments indicate that the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia and efforts by national governments continue to implement efforts to adjudicate alleged war... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Balkans Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
OAS Holds Meeting in Montevideo and Adopts Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism On October 5-7, 1999, at its Twenty-Sixth Regular Session in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States, made progress on a... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean Money Laundering, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking
Rwanda Tribunal Sentences Rutaganda to Life Imprisonment for Genocide and Rwanda Government Allows Chief Prosecutor to Visit On December 6, 1999, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (CTR) sentenced Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda to imprisonment for life following his conviction on one... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Rwanda Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
EU Issues Annual Counterdrug Report and European Parliament Calls for Action On November 22, the EU drugs agency and the European Parliament each issued recommendations for counterdrug policy. This article reviews the two policies. On November 22, 1999, the European... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences
Germany Reaches Accord on Holocaust Claims On December 17, 1999, the German Government and business leaders reached an accord to pay $5.2 billion in settlement of various claims arising from the Holocaust. The final settlement, agreed after... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Europe, Germany Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide
Mexico and U.S. Cooperate on Locating Bodies on Juarez-El Paso Border U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials have cooperated in locating the remains of six people at a farm outside the order city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and continue to search for clues to the... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery
Swiss Holocaust Settlement Advances and Swiss Committee Issues Report On November 29, 1999, holocaust survivors and their supporters reported to a federal judge that they are willing to accept – grudgingly – a $1.25 billion settlement in their lawsuit against Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide
President Clinton Signs into Law Bill Providing Economic Sanctions for Firms Linked to Drug Kingpins On December 3, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“FNKDA”)(H.R. 1555), legislation that prohibits U.S. companies from doing business with foreign firms... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 World, United States, Colombia Administration of Justice, Economic Sanctions, National Security, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
California Suits Target Japanese Corporations for Forced Labor and Mistreatment of Civilians During World War II On December 7, 1999, a series of suits were filed in California against some of Japan’s largest mining, steel, construction, and trading houses on the 58th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Korea, Australia Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Prisoner Rights

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