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Law Enforcement Cooperation Against African Bombing Continues |
Significant law enforcement operations continue to gather evidence about and arrest persons involved in the August 7, 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies. On August 28, 1998, Mohammed Saddiq Odeh,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Uganda, Kenya, tanzania |
Terrorism, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Sudan Starts Own Probe of Factory Bombed by US After UN Refuses to Investigate |
On September 2, 1998, the media announced that Sudan’s Government is starting its own investigation of the ownership of a pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, which was destroyed in a U.S. missile... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Sudan |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Children of Bomb Victim Sues Osama bin Laden |
On September 8, 1998, the three children of James Harry Allen, a U.S. citizen killed in the November 1995 terrorist car-bomb attack in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, filed the first U.S. federal suit against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Saudi Arabia |
Terrorism |
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Initiative to Establish Enforcement Regime Against Transnational Corruption Progresses |
International organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and governments continue their efforts in constructing an alliance to establish an enforcement regime against transnational corruption... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
OECD |
Corruption, Law Enforcement |
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Maritime Groups Urge PRC to Rectify Apparent State Piracy |
On August 24, 1998, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) urged the People’s Republic of China to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
China |
International Organizations, Maritime, Law Enforcement, Piracy |
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U.S. Undercover Sting Operation Nets Major Traffickers of Endangered Species |
On September 14, 1998, the United States and Mexico achieved success when Mexico arrested Keng Liang “Anson” Wong, 40, a Malaysian businessman first indicted in the U.S. in 1992 for smuggling iguanas... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Belgian Government Tightens Passport Issuance to Curtail Fraud After Other Governments Warn About Passport’s Loss of Credibility |
The Belgian Government has taken steps to centralize the issuance of its passports to stem the large increase in incidences of fraud and theft... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Belgium |
Immigration, Fraud |
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Report on Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement |
A report on Swiss money laundering indicates the suspicious transaction reports are increasing and leading to increasing number of prosecutions and civil actions since the reporting requirement took... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Intercepts Suspected Smugglers Ship Off Mexico and Freezes Foreign Investor Immigrant Program Pending Fraud and Other Investigations |
Two different enforcement initiatives, the interception of a vessel carrying 150 Chinese aliens off the Mexican coast, and investigations of alleged fraud and improprieties in the implementation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Trafficking, Immigration, Fraud |
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British Court Agrees to US Extradition Request for One of Three Computer Crime and Credit Card Crimes |
On June 2, 1998, The Times carried a report of a decision affirming appeals of the denial of extradition to the U.S. resulting from credit card and computer crime offenses.... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Financial Crimes, Computer Crimes |
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U.S.-Austrian MLAT Takes Effective |
On August 1, 1998, the Agreement on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the U.S. and Austria, signed on February 23, 1995, became effective. The signatories exchanged instruments of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
United States, Austria |
Mutual Legal Assistance, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Agrees to Help Turkey Combat Tax Crimes |
On August 10, 1998, the Turkish Anatolia news agency reported that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will instruct Turkish tax officials on combating tax crimes, such as tax evasion...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
United States, Turkey |
International Criminal and Comparative Law, Tax Crimes |
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Caribbean Judicial Conference Proposes New Cooperative Arrangements |
On August 4-7, 1998, the University of the West Indies (UWI)/United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) hosted a regional judicial symposium on anti-money laundering, criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
Caribbean |
Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, Conferences, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation |
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Western Hemisphere Law Enforcement Officials Hold Conference on Stemming Illegal Export of Firearms |
On August 17, 1998, law enforcement authorities from 24 countries in the Western Hemisphere met in Miami Beach to discuss cooperation to slow the illegal trade in firearms...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
Arms Trafficking, Conferences |
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Russian Mob Increase Prostitute Rackets in Israel |
An investigative report has exposed the increasing trend by Russian organized crime rings to allure Russian women into prostitution rings in Israel. The struggling Russian economy and the fear of... |
Danielle Barranca |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
Israel, Russia |
Immigration, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Executive Contemplates Alternatives on International Criminal Court |
In shock over the rejection of some of its positions at the conclusion of the conference to draft a statute on the Permanent International Criminal Court, the Clinton Administration is considering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
United States |
International Organizations |
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Former Yugoslav Tribunal Operates Under Accusations for Deaths of Detainees |
Two deaths of detainees awaiting trial have stimulated accusations and inquiries into the conditions of pre-trial detention for defendants awaiting trial before the Former Yugoslav Tribunal.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, Genocide, International Courts |
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EU Proposes to Extend Anti-Money Laundering and Strengthen FIU Cooperation |
On July 13, 1998, the European Commission published its second report on implementing the 1991 money laundering directive and announced that by the end of this year or by early 1999 it would present... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Cooperation |
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Swiss Holocaust Settlement Focuses Attention to German Banks and Companies |
The announcement on August 13, 1998 of a settlement between Holocaust victims and Swiss banks focused attention to the German banks and companies and the effort by victims and their heirs to obtain... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
Germany, Switzerland |
Human Rights, Law of War, Holocaust |
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Amezcua Released on Mexican Charges and Rearrested for Extradition |
On August 4, 1998, José de Jesus Amezcua was rearrested for extradition to the United States after his release from prison following the Eighth Criminal District Court’s dismissal against him of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
9 |
1998-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Extradition, International Cooperation |