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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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Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Brings First Charges for Crimes against Serbs |
On March 22, 1996, the international tribunal for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia issued its first indictments for crimes against Serbs, charging three Bosnian Muslims and a Bosnian Croat with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity |
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Rwanda Requests Extradition of Former Colonel from Cameroon |
On March 12, 1996 the Rwandan Government sought the extradition of Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel accused of helping plan the 1994 killings of at least half a million people...(... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
Belgium, Rwanda, Cameroon |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. and China Discuss Criminal Prosecution Against Offenders of Intellectual Property |
On January 17, 1996, U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor announced that U.S. and Chinese officials would have two meetings on the compliance with the U.S.-China agreement on enforcement of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, China |
Economic Sanctions, Intellectual Property, Piracy |
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Bahamas Freezes Assets for U.S. Agency in Telemarketing Fraud Investigation |
On March 4, 1996, the Bahamas Supreme Court entered an order freezing a bank account in Nassau, Bahamas, the alleged hiding place, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, of $470,000 in ill-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Fraud, Asset Seizure |
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Russia Will Initiate Private Inspectors to Combat Bill of Lading/Trade Fraud |
On February 29, 1996, the media reported that Russia will take an initiative to combat scams involving fraudulent bills of lading that Russian businesses use to channel billions of dollars into... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
Switzerland, Russia, Antigua & Barbuda, Gibraltar, Cyprus |
Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Export Enforcement , Trade Crimes |
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Court Reverses Laundering and Forfeiture Judgments in Bicycle Club Case |
On January 16, 1996, in the well-known cases involving the Bell Gardens Bicycle Club (BGBC) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the convictions of Michael Gilbert for money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg |
Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture |
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Mexico Files New Charge of Illegal Enrichment against Raul Salinas with Respect to Money Frozen in Swiss Bank Accounts |
On March 19, 1996, Mexican prosecutors filed a new charge against the brother of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, accusing him of illegal enrichment arising from the discovery by Swiss... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Venezuela, Ecuador |
Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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The Recent Legislation to Combat Money Laundering in Greece |
Greece was the last Member State of the European Community to implement comprehensive legislation in the area of money laundering. Although a legislative framework had existed since 1993, when the... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
Spain, Greece |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. Brings First Indication of "Defense Services" Part of U.S. Arms Control Export Regulations |
On March 4, 1996, a thirteen count indictment containing the first violation of the so-called "defense services" portion of U.S. arms control export regulations was brought in Newark, New Jersey... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Russia, Ukraine, Former Soviet Union |
Arms Trafficking, Export Enforcement |
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Organized Crime Makes Inroads into Banking |
On February 28, 1996, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on organized crime and banking...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Theft, Financial Supervision |
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German Government Authorizes Arrest for Iran Minister on Anti-terrorism |
On March 15, 1996, the German public prosecutor issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Ali Fallahiyan, the Iranian minister suspected of ordering the 1992 bombing of a Berlin restaurant that killed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Germany, Belgium, Iran |
Extradition, Terrorism, Murder, International Convention |
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U.S. Adds Another 198 To List of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers |
On March 8, 1996, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury issued a notice of blocking for 138 additional individuals and 60 entities and revising information for eight... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |