Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Arrests Leaders of Drug Smuggling Ring in Florida On May 30, 1996, the United States Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, flanked by investigators from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, announced the arrest of... Bruce Zagaris 12 7 1996-07-01 Canada, United States Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle
U.S.-Austria Conclude Tax Treaty with Exchange of Information On May 31, 1996, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the signing of a new income tax treaty with Austria that contains a more limited exchange of information provision than other recently... Bruce Zagaris 12 7 1996-07-01 United States, Austria Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
German Bank Sues Tax Authorities for Violation of Secrecy On May 24, 1996, Martin Kohlhaussen, the chairman of Commerzbank, announced that it was suing the Frankfurt office of the German tax authorities for breach of secrecy and appealing against the DM400m... Bruce Zagaris 12 7 1996-07-01 Germany, Luxembourg Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Banking Supervision
Polish Senate Dilutes Access to Bank Accounts and Risks Accession to OECD On May 24, 1996, the Polish Senate rejected a bill passed by the lower house (Sejm) that would erode bank secrecy rights to provide tax and other officials broad access to bank account information in... Bruce Zagaris 12 7 1996-07-01 Poland, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Banking Supervision
Progress on EU Revised Extradition Treaty Stalls On the eve of the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on June 4, 1996, difficulties continued to block the achievement of an agreement on a new extradition convention...(... Bruce Zagaris 12 7 1996-07-01 Europe, Luxembourg, Portugal Extradition, European Union, Prisoner Rights, Treaties
English Courts Holds Russian Computer Fraudster Extraditable In March 1996, an English court held that Mr. Levin, whose extradition the U.S. sought in connection with a computer crime in the Citibank network, was extraditable...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 7 1996-07-01 United Kingdom, Russia Extradition, Fraud, Computer Crimes
Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Extradition Based on Charter On March 19, 1996, the Canadian Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a judgment in the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The challenge to extradition was based on an alleged violation of the Canadian... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 Canada, United States Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Drug Enforcement
Mexico Extradites Two Nationals to the U.S. On April 26, 1996, in a move signifying the start of a new exception to the long-standing prohibition of extraditing its nationals, the Mexican Government has granted the extradition requests of the... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Murder, Sex Crimes, Treaties
Cyprus Signs Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Tax Protocol On March 27, 1996, the Cypriot Government signed the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (CoE MLAT) and its Additional Protocol on Fiscal Offenses...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 Europe, Cyprus Taxation, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Philippine Court Sentences Chinese for Maritime Piracy On May 3, 1996, a Philippine Court sentenced twenty Chinese seamen to prison for five years for maritime piracy, a sentence that will be followed by deportation...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 China, Philippines Maritime, Piracy
U.S. Court Sentences Last of Cockatoo-Egg Smugglers On April 1, 1996, District Court Judge David V. Kenyon in Los Angeles sentenced a Tennessee woman to 37 months in jail for her role in the illegal smuggling of valuable and threatened wild bird eggs... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 United States, Australia Environment, Endangered Species, Smuggle
European Commission Releases Annual Anti-Fraud Report and Requests More Authority On May 8, 1996, the European Commission released its annual report on the fight against fraud, showing that the fraudulent use of European Union (EU) funds has increased and requesting more authority... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 Europe European Union, Organized Crime, Fraud, Smuggle
Commonwealth Law Ministers Approve Series of Mutual Assistance Documents On April 15-19, 1996, at their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Commonwealth Law Ministers discussed and approved several mutual assistance documents that will improve cooperation in several... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 British Commonwealth, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation
The U.S. Is First to Start IPR Enforcement Sanctions against China On May 15, 1996, as expected, the United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced a list of Chinese imports that could be subject to $2 billion worth of trade sanctions unless the... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 United States, China Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property
French Government Will Provide Mutual Assistance But Not Extradition to Belgian Authorities in Corruption Case On May 13, 1996, the French Government announced that it will provide mutual assistance in response to requests for information from the Belgian judicial authorities on Mr. Serge Dassault, the... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 France, Belgium Corruption, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery
U.S. Court Orders Extradition of Marzook to Israel On May 8, 1996, U.S. District Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy ordered the extradition of Mr. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook to Israel on criminal charges that he financed and helped organize terrorism attacks... Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 United States, Israel Extradition, Terrorism, Murder
U.S. Terrorism Prevention Act Has Many International Provisions The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 has been enacted and is now in effect. It has many important international enforcement assistance provisions that warrant attention...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 United States Immigration, Terrorism, Kidnaping, Capital Punishment, Smuggle
Seychelles Issues Press Release Explaining EDA On April 26, 1996, the Seychelles Government and the European Union issued a joint press communiqué on the proposed enactment of the Economic Development Act (EDA)...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 Europe, Seychelles Money Laundering, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement
An Examination of the New UNIDROIT Convention on the Return of Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Goods In a Diplomatic Conference held in Rome, Italy in June 1995 and attended by more than 70 countries, observer states and international organizations, the International Institute for the Unification of... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 12 6 1996-06-01 United States, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece Art and Cultural Property, United Nations
Action Plan for Caribbean Regional Drug Control Set On May 15-17, 1996, the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) led an international conference that adopted a Regional Plan of Action...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 6 1996-06-01 Caribbean, Jamaica International Organizations, Maritime, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement

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