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Bikers Gangs Cross the Atlantic with a Nordic Splash |
Anti-tank missiles, grenades, high powered rifles, ambush and murder are all terms that have increasingly been garnering print space in Scandinavian newspapers. Scandinavia, a democratically... |
Kerstin Carlson |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Scandinavia |
Organized Crime |
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Asia Money Laundering, Jan. 27-28, 1997, Bangkok |
IBC Asia Ltd. is sponsoring a conference on "Asia Money Laundering" on Jan. 27-28, 1997. The conference will examine the problem and legal and regulatory framework for money laundering in Thailand,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
World, Asia |
Money Laundering, Conferences |
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GAO Report Shows Foreign Governments Have Difficult in Working with Multiple U.S. Agencies in Money Laundering Cooperation While E. Europeans Struggle with Resources and Training |
On May 24, 1996, the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report on international money laundering policy that contains some useful trends ... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, International Cooperation |
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The Edinburgh Conference on Transnational & International Crime, May 15-17, 1997 |
On May 15-17, 1997, the Department of Public International Law and the Europa Institute of the Univ. of Edinburgh will sponsor a conference on the following topics: countering transnational crime;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
World |
Human Rights, European Union, Conferences, International Crimes |
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Swiss Banks Agree to Sweeping Investigation and Waiver of Secrecy |
Under intense pressure to account for the dormant accounts of Nazi victims, Swiss banks have agreed to the biggest waiver of secrecy and the most penetrating investigation of Swiss banking practices... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Recent Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts in Taiwan |
1. Introduction
The Republic of China ("ROC" or "Taiwan") has encountered episodes of international money laundering of illicitly gained proceeds for the past several years. Its lack of a money-... |
Lawrence L. C. Lee |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Taiwan |
Money Laundering, Treaties, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Danish & Czech Governments Ratify European Laundering Convention |
On November 19, 1996, the Danish and Czech governments ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure, and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime, bringing to thirteen the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Czech Republic, Denmark |
Money Laundering, Treaties, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation |
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U.S. Presses New Dominican Republic Government to Extradite Polanco-Rodriguez and Other Nationals |
The U.S. is pressing the new Dominican Republic Government to extradite its nationals, using the case of Santiago Luis Polanco-Rodriguez as the cause celebre ... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
United States, Dominican Republic |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Eleven East European Interior Ministers Discuss Harmonization of Criminal Laws |
On October 1 and 2, 1996, interior ministers and heads of law enforcement officials of eleven east European countries met in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, and discussed the creation a new framework... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Mexican Finance Minister Proposes Initiatives against International Tax Evasion |
On November 7, 1996, Guillermo Ortiz, minister of finance, delivered to the Mexican Congress proposals to increase revenue collection through aggressive and efficient tax collection targeting the use... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Mexico |
Taxation, Tax Crimes |
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Tax Enforcement in the Americas: On the Cutting Edge of the Emerging Double-Edged Sword |
1. Introduction
As the North American governments have moved aggressively to legislate, implement, and enforce extraterritorially their tax laws, multinational companies and individuals who are part... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
International Organizations, Taxation, Treaties, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Wire Fraud to Defraud Canada of Tax |
On March 29, 1996, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned convictions of defendant-appellant Native-Americans for wire fraud in connection with the sale of tobacco with the intent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Canada, United States |
Taxation, Fraud, Smuggle |
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German Constitutional Court Upholds Extradition to Spain of Alleged ETA Terrorist |
On May 29, 1996, in a decision that has significance for extradition, anti-terrorism, and related policies, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany affirmed the extradition of an alleged ETA and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
Germany, Spain |
Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism |
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U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Role of Executive Review in Extradition Cases |
On August 29, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a constitutional challenge to the role of the executive in extradition cases and represents the first reversal by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
12 |
1996-12-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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Governments Issue Warning About Caribbean Offshore Banks |
The Bank of England has warned investors about making deposits in Antigua-based European Union Bank (EUB) amid reports from other law enforcement officials about problems in certain Caribbean... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
11 |
1996-11-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Colombia, United Kingdom, Russia |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement |
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New Jersey Indictment Alleges Cooperation between Russian Mob and La Cosa Nostra in Evasion of Fuel Tax |
A New Jersey indictment alleges an elaborate scheme between the Russian mob and representatives of the Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese and Columbo crime families in making millions of dollars selling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
11 |
1996-11-01 |
United States |
Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes |
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Banking Supervisors from Large Offshore Financial Centers Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in Line with Basle 1992 Resolution |
On October 7, 1996, banking supervisors from large offshore financial centers agreed to increase cooperation with their counterparts in investigating irregular behavior at banks under their control... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
11 |
1996-11-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Cooperation, Financial Supervision |
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The Edinburgh Conference on Transnational & International Crime, May 15-17, 1997 |
On May 15-17, 1997, the Department of Public International Law and the Europa Institute of the Univ. of Edinburgh will sponsor a conference on the following topics: countering transnational crime;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
11 |
1996-11-01 |
World |
Human Rights, Conferences, International Crimes |
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U.S. Treasury Urges Strengthening of Financial Supervisory Enforcement Regimes in Latin America |
On October 8, 1996, Treasury Deputy Secretary Lawrence Summers, speaking to the Annual Conference on the Americas in New York, urged that strengthening and modernization of financial systems in Latin... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
11 |
1996-11-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Financial Supervision |
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Books |
Adjective Enforcement
International Criminal Law Cases and Materials (Jordan J. Paust, Cherif Bassiouni, Sharon Williams, Michael Scharf, Jimmy Gurale, and Bruce Zagaris, eds., Durham, N.C.:... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
11 |
1996-11-01 |
World |
Bibliography |