Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Hong Kong Concludes Enforcement Cooperation Agreements with U.S. SEC and CFTC On October 5, 1995, the head of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) signed new mutual cooperation agreements with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong Fraud, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Brazilian-U.S. Financial Cooperation Under Basle Accord Alarms Brazilian Banking Community and Indicates the Desirability of Action by the Brazil Private Sector During September and October 1995, five officials of the Brazilian Central Bank have visited New York to investigate Brazilian bank agencies. It is the first investigation between the United States... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Cayman Islands, Uruguay Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, International Convention, International Banking Supervision
Serious Fraud Office Prosecutes International Advance Fee Frauds On October 3, 1995, a London court heard representations from the Serious Fraud Office about two international "advance fee" frauds that elucidate some of the problems that confront businesses trying... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Fraud, Financial Crimes
U.S. Customs Raids Korean Organized Crime Apparel Counterfeit Operations On September 27, 1995, the U.S. Customs Service raided factories, warehouses and shops in New York City and Los Angeles, striking at a Korean organized crime rang that manufactured clothing, handbags... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Korea Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement, Customs
U.S. and U.K. Block Proposed Expansion of Activities of Russian Financial Institutions The United Kingdom and United States financial authorities are endeavoring to utilize their new authority and obligations under the Basle Committee to limit the proposed expansion of activities of a... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Former Soviet Union Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Organized Crime, Banking Supervision
Dutch Government Will Tighten its Drug Policy On September 8, 1995, the Dutch Government announced that it will consider proposals to tighten its liberal drugs policy...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 France, Germany, Netherlands European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
EU and Andean Countries Agree to Combat Precursor Chemicals On September 26, 1995, the European Union (EU) and the Andean Pact countries agreed to seek an urgent agreement on rules to control trade in precursor chemicals used to make illegal drugs...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, France, Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Ecuador Money Laundering, Intelligence, European Union, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Law Enforcement
EU Adopts Regulation on Assistance to Developing Countries in Combatting Narcotics Trafficking On September 22, 1995, a new Council Regulation providing for technical and financial assistance to developing countries in combating drug trafficking became effective indicating a further extension... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 Europe Immunity, European Union, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Law Enforcement
U.S.-Mexico Narcotics Cooperation Resumes Dilemma over Proper Course to Cooperate The conjunction of increased roles of Mexican organized crime groups in trafficking narcotics into the U.S., the increasing evidence of their penetration in the higher echelons of the Mexican federal... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
Norway Ministry of Justice Will Extradite to Germany Woman for 1977 Plane Hijacking On October 17, 1995, after protracted litigation and continuing controversy, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice has announced that it will extradite to Germany Souhaila Andrawes, the sole surviving... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 Germany, Iraq, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Bahrain, Cyprus, Norway Extradition, Terrorism, Murder, Extortion
U.S. Military Turn Over GIs to Japan under SOFA On September 29, 1995, the U.S. military turned over three U.S. servicemen accused of raping a 12-year-old girl to Okinawa police after they were indicted by Japanese prosecutors...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Japan Extradition, Jurisdiction, Rape
U.S. Appellate Court Stays Ruling Enjoining U.S. Extradition On September 29, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted a stay of the decision of U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who held that the 150-year-old federal... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Mexico, Germany, Israel, Palestine Extradition, Terrorism
Oil Tankers Used to Transport Stolen Autos from Mexico According to a media report, Enrique Olmedo, a spokesman for the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions, has revealed that oil tankers from several different countries are being used to... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America Treaties, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Vehicles
Isle of Man Strengthens Supervisory Authority over Banks On September 5, 1995, it was reported that financial regulators on the Isle of Man have proposed to consolidate its banking laws and introduce new supervisory powers in a new banking act that will... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Isle of Man Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision
FinCEN Director Calls for New Enforcement Cooperation Efforts At the Fourth International Meeting on Assets Derived from Crime in Lyons, France, concerning the future of financial enforcement, Stanley E. Morris, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia Money Laundering, Intelligence, Organized Crime, Financial Crimes, Smuggle, Financial Supervision
U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on The Drug Trade in Mexico On August 8, 1995, the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, held a hearing on the drug trade in Mexico and implications for U.S.-Mexican relations. Thomas A. Constantine,... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, Mexico, Colombia, China, Switzerland, Czech Republic, India Money Laundering, Extradition, Intelligence, Transfer of Prisoners, Murder, Kidnaping, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Torture, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Theft, Smuggle
Argentine Government Arrest French Ex-Mayor for Corruption On August 18, 1995, the media reported that Mr. Jean-Michel Boucheron, a teacher who became the charismatic, high-living mayor of Angoulême in the south-west of France and then fled to Latin America... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 France, Argentina Corruption, Extradition, International Cooperation
Interpol Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia On August 21, 1995, Interpol officials announced that Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for the former Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who has resided in Colombia and France. Since Garcia had... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 Colombia, Peru, France Corruption, Extradition, International Organizations
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters According to the Office of Treaty Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the following changes have occurred in U.S. mutual legal assistance treaties since our last update in July 1993…(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 Barbados, United Kingdom, Hungary, Panama, Philippines, Uruguay Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
Report on Eastern European Organized Crime Underscores Unique Threat Posed to Canada A recent government report provides an overview of Eastern European organized crime in Canada, warning that these groups have unique skills and dangers; are rapidly expanding and networking with... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 Canada, United States, Caribbean, Russia, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Former Soviet Union Money Laundering, Corruption, Counterfeiting, Intelligence, Murder, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Forgery, Embezzlement, Law Enforcement, Theft, Smuggle, Extortion

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