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Class Action Holocaust Suit Is Brought Against Chase and J.P. Morgan |
On December 23, 1998, the media reported the first class action lawsuit brought on behalf of 17 named non-American Holocaust survivors and victims’ relatives against two U.S. banks, Chase Manhattan... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States, France, Germany |
Law of War |
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Cayman Rejects International Criminal Cooperation on Tax Crimes |
The Cayman Islands have rejected demands by England that it render criminal cooperation to foreign governments investigating tax crimes. The rejection illustrates the growing tension between small... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United Kingdom, Cayman Islands |
Taxation |
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French SFOR Troops Kill Serb Suspect Resisting Arrest While Bosnian Serb Denies War Crimes and Milosevic Denies Entry to War Crimes Prosecutor |
On January 9, 1999, French troops shot and killed Dragan Gagovic, a suspected Bosnian Serb war criminal as he prepared to ram the soldiers with his vehicle at a mountain roadblock established to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
France, Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War |
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PRC Acts to Stop Illegal Fees Imposed on Foreign Investors |
On January 5, 1999, the official China Daily reported steps to stop the imposition of illegal fees on foreign investors and to strengthen the transparency of its administration... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
China |
Taxation |
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Paraguay and U.S. Agree on Intellectual Property Cooperation |
On November 17, 1998, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced in a press release that, just in time to avoid the threat of U.S. trade sanctions, Paraguay and the U.S. concluded a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States, Paraguay |
Intellectual Property |
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U.S. Tobacco Subsidiary Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Cigarettes to Evade Tax |
On December 22, 1998, Northern Brands, a subsidiary of U.S. tobacco multinational R.J. Reynolds, pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay the U.S. $15 million for its role in a massive smuggling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
Canada, United States |
Customs Enforcement, Taxation |
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U.S. Investigates Potential Wrongdoing in Economic Investor Visas |
U.S. Government investigators are looking at a Greenbelt, Maryland firm that aggressively marketed opportunities to take advantage of the U.S. economic investment program... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Fraud |
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: IRS Official Warns the U.S. Will Intensify Compliance against Tax Havens and the Offshore |
On January 14, 1999, in a speech at the 17th annual international tax conference of the Florida Bar Association Tax Section and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, John Lyons, IRS... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
United States |
Taxation, Fraud |
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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... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
2 |
1999-02-01 |
Europe |
Environment |
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U.S. Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Burma Law |
On November 4, 1998, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a Massachusetts statute that forbids the state from buying goods from anyone doing business with Myanmar is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
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European Union Holds Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting |
On December 3-4, 1998, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2146th Council meeting and reached a number of important decisions with respect to international criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations |
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: Money Laundering in Switzerland: Analysis and Some Observations |
The financial sector in Switzerland has traditionally been associated with secrecy, which makes it prone to exploitation by money launderers. The aim of the Swiss government and of the financial... |
Konstantinos D Magliveras |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering |
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44 Countries Promise to Help Return Nazi-Looted Art |
On December 3, 1998, at a conference, 44 countries approved guidelines to restore thousands of works of art looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs. Meanwhile, efforts continue... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World |
Art and Cultural Property, Law of War |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |