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U.S. Concludes "Zorro II" Drug Smuggling Investigation |
On May 2, 1996, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the conclusion of a seven-month investigation on a drug smuggling operation that revealed a highly sophisticated cooperation between Colombian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle |
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Symposium on International Crime in Caribbean Perspective, October 3 and 4, 1996, Willemstad, Curaçao |
On October 3 and 4, 1996, the Department of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles will hold a symposium on International Crime in Caribbean Perspective. The primary goals of the symposium can be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Caribbean, Curaçao |
Administration of Justice, Conferences |
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South Africa Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Export Controls as Fugitive Threatens Law Suit |
On May 2, 1996, Judge Danie Oberholzer in Johannesburg, South Africa issued an order denying an extradition request by the United States government for the extradition of Paul Grecian, a former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Iraq, South Africa, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Intelligence, Arms Trafficking |
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Returned Fugitive Obtains Mixed Results in Defense of Rape Trials |
On May 3, 1996, a U.S. District Court ruled on a series of motions on procedural issues for trying two rape cases in which Alex Kelly, who in 1987 as a 19-year-old, fled only to return in May 1995... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, Sex Crimes |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Lobue for Jurisdictional Grounds |
On April 30, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously vacated a decision by the U.S. district court that declared the law a violation of the constitutional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Extradition |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Poland and Malta Ratify Council of Europe Criminal Conventions |
On March 19, 1996, Poland and Malta ratified several international criminal cooperation conventions, illustrating the utility of international organizations, particularly the Council of Europe, in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Poland, Malta |
Extradition, International Organizations, Taxation, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, International Convention |
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War Crimes Tribunal and Investigation Cases Gain Momentum |
Additional defendants have been delivered to the War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia while the Tribunal has returned defendants and continued investigations of mass graves...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, France, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Administration of Justice, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Three Nordic Countries Join Schengen |
On April 18, 1996, in a meeting at The Hague an agreement was reached to extend the Schengen agreement to include European Union members Denmark, Finland and Sweden and to accept non-EU members... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Iceland, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark |
Extradition, International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, Drug Enforcement, Customs |
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ICC Proposes Due Diligence Rules of Conduct to Combat Bribery in Trade |
On March 27, 1996, the International Chamber of Commerce announced new proposed due diligence corporate rules of conduct aimed to combat extortion and bribery in international trade...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
World |
Corruption, Bribery, Trade Crimes, Extortion |
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U.S. Presses International Organizations on Corruption |
On March 29, 1996, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, said that corruption and bribery are among the new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Singapore |
Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery |
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Twenty-one OAS Members Conclude Anti-Corruption Agreement |
On April 7, 1996, the media announced the signing by twenty-one members of the Organization of American States (OAS) of an anti-corruption convention (hereafter Convention) that requires signatories... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
World, United States, Venezuela |
Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Extradition, International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery, International Convention |
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Austrian Cabinet Rejects EU Directive to Eliminate Anonymous Savings Accounts |
On April 9, 1996, the Austrian cabinet defied the warning of the European Commission in February 1996 that the Austrian Government is obligated to amend its legislation and abolish anonymous bank... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union |
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Clinton Administration Prepares International Organized Crime Initiative |
Pursuant to the actions taken on October 22, 1996 against international organized crime, the Clinton Administration is preparing a package of implementing legislative and executive activities that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement |
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British Government Uses Anti-Laundering Law to Combat International Tax Evasion |
On April 1, 1996, the British tax media reported the British Government is employing anti-money-laundering laws to help recover £100 billion of unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. The British... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Tax Crimes |
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"One Kilo Clause" Eliminated from U.S.-Thailand as Obstacle for Eligibility for Prisoner Transfers |
On March 28, 1996, Thomas P. Purey, Consul General, U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand announced the elimination of the "one kilo clause" that prohibited the transfer to the U.S. of American prisoners... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Thailand |
Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Drug Enforcement |