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U.S.-Swiss Cooperation Results in Seizure of $276 Million of Drug Money |
On December 18, 1998, the U.S. announced the seizures of $276 million in illicit drug money from a Colombian trafficking organization and its associates. It was the largest confiscation in history... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Colombia, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Seizure |
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U.S. Removes Iran and Malaysia from List of Problem Drug Countries |
On December 7, 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton in a letter to key members of Congressional House and Senate international relations and appropriations committees, removed Iran and Malaysia from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Iran, Malaysia |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Yugoslavian War Crimes Tribunal |
Several developments indicate the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia is actively adjudicating cases and making significant jurisprudential decisions while experiencing growth pains... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide |
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Brazil Brings WTO Complaint Against EU for Anti-Narcotics Preferences |
On December 9, 1998, the Brazilian Government filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization regarding the European Union (EU) preferential terms for imports of instant coffee from countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Brazil, Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Mexico Initiates Intellectual Property Law Enforcement |
On November 11, 1998, Herminio Blanco, Mexican Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development, announced a national campaign to strengthen intellectual property enforcement... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Mexico |
Intellectual Property |
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Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Adopts Resolution on OECD Harmful Tax Competition Report |
On November 19, 1998, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), at a meeting in the Cayman Islands, adopted a resolution appointing a working group to study the OECD Harmful Tax Competition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World |
Tax Enforcement |
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Council of Europe Promulgates Convention on Protection of the Environment Through Criminal Law |
On November 16, 1998, seven countries signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, which opened for signature November 4, 1998. An article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World, Europe |
Environment |
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Australia Arrests on Behalf of Mexico Mr. Cabal, Fugitive for Financial Crimes |
On November 11, 1998, the Australian Government arrested Mr. Carlos Cabal Peniche, who fled Mexico in 1994 and has been one of Mexico’s most-wanted fugitives... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Mexico, Australia |
Extradition |
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Japan Requests Securities Enforcement Cooperation Agreement with U.S. |
On December 3, 1998, the Japanese Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission announced it was requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conclude a bilateral agreement on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Japan |
Securities Law |
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Germany Decides Not To Extradite Kurdish Leader |
On November 27, 1998, the German Government rebuffed Italy’s demand that it seek the extradition from Italy of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish workers’ party (PKK), calling instead for his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Germany, Italy, Turkey |
Extradition |
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Germany Extradites Salim, U.S. Indicts 5 More for Role in Embassy Bombings |
On December 20, 1998, the German Government turned over Mamduh Mahmud Salim to U.S. officials for extradition to the U.S... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Kenya, tanzania |
Terrorism |
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EU Parliament Proposes to Extend Money Laundering Cooperation |
On November 17, 1998, the European Parliament deputies proposed that the European Union (EU) revise regulations on mutual assistance and information sharing for anti-money laundering so that customs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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OECD Anti-Corruption Convention Will Take Effect in on February 15, 1999 |
On December 7, 1998, Australia became the 34th country to sign the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World |
Corruption |
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Pinochet Wins New Hearing from Britain’s House of Lords |
On December 17, 1998, the House of Lords set aside its decision of November 25 denying him immunity from arrest on the basis of an undisclosed conflict of interest by one of the Lords who... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United Kingdom, Spain, Chile |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Proposed U.S. Know Your Customer Rule Will Formalize Internal Control Procedures |
The proposed “Know Your Customer” regulation contained in the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s memorandum dated September 28, 1998 requires banks to develop for the first time their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Holocaust Victims Pursue Recoveries Against Companies and Art Looters |
On November 6, 1998, the World Jewish Congress announced plans to publicize a list of 2,000 persons involved in the Nazi loot of art during World War II. The counsel for alleged victims of slave... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
World |
Art and Cultural Property, International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes |
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China and U.S. Resume Unprecedented Drug Enforcement Cooperation |
After many years of restrained cooperation, the People’s Republic of China and the U.S. have taken bold new measures to combat international narcotics trafficking. The measures include: the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
United States, China |
Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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Security Council Condemns Yugoslav’s Denial of Visas to War Crimes Tribunal’s Investigators |
On November 17, 1998, the U.N. Security Council called on Yugoslavia to allow the U.N. war crimes tribunal into Kosovo to investigate and prosecute human rights abuses and condemned the Yugoslav... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes |
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U.S. District Court Rejects Defense Challenge to Wire Fraud Laws for Tax Evasion Crimes Involving Smuggling Tobacco and Liquor to Canada |
On October 4, 1998, in the case United States v. Miller, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York denied motions brought by 21 defendants charged with smuggling tobacco and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Canada, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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War Crimes Tribunal Convicts 3 and Acquits 1 of Atrocities |
On November 16, 1998, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) rendered a decision, convicting two Bosnian Muslims and one Croat of war crimes against Serb civilians in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
12 |
1998-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |