Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Congress Considers Suggestions on Combatting International Organized Crime On January 25, 1996, the Subcommittee on Crime, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, held a hearing on "The Growing Threat of International Organized Crime"...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 United States, Mexico, Colombia, China, Venezuela, Russia Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
While Use of Balkan Drug Route Decreases, Bulgaria Refuses to Act against Opium Poppy Growing In the Balkans mixed results have been reported on the efforts to end drug production and trafficking...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement
Philippine Leader Calls for Help Against Maritime Piracy On February 21, 1996, President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines called for regional cooperation to combat a rise of attacks by Chinese pirates on commercial shipping in the South China Sea...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia Maritime, Organized Crime, Piracy
Australian Court Disallows Evidence of Controlled Delivery Due to Entrapment In a precedent-setting decision, the Australian court of appeals has disallowed of evidence from a controlled delivery due to a finding of entrapment...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 Singapore, Australia, Malaysia Administration of Justice, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement
EuroParliament Votes in Support of Recommendations to Combat Smuggling Foreigners On January 18, the European Parliament voted unanimously in support of a report by Italian Christian Democrat Maria Paolo Colombo Svevo that calls for broad Europe-wide action to fight criminals... Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 Europe, Belgium, Netherlands Human Trafficking, Immigration, European Union, Smuggle
Gibraltar Court Dismisses Narcotics Case Due to Extraterritoriality In June 1995, the Court of Appeal for Gibraltar has upheld the dismissal of a narcotics case on the basis of extraterritoriality...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 United Kingdom, Gibraltar Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Drugs & Trafficking
Brazil Implements Anti-Drug Trafficking Accord with Portugal On September 11, 1995, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso signed and put into effect the Accord for Reduction of Procurement, Combat, Manufacture and Repression of the Traffic in Illicit Drugs and... Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 Brazil, Portugal Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, International Convention
U.S. Treasury Leading Hemispheric Initiatives Against Bribery and Use of Internet to Avoid and Evade Tax On February 15, 1996, Treasury Department International Tax Counsel Joseph Guttentag announced enforcement initiatives against bribery and to deter illegal use of the Internet to avoid and evade... Bruce Zagaris 12 3 1996-03-01 United States, Panama Corruption, Bribery, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Thailand Extradites Parliament Member to U.S. on Drug Charges On January 19, 1996, the Thai Government set a new precedent when it extradited to the United States Thanong Siriprichapong, a Thai member of Parliament on drug trafficking charges …(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, Thailand Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement
IMF Structural Adjustment in Argentina Produces Increased Tax Compliance In November 1995, the Argentine Government, under pressure from the International Monetary Fund through its structural adjustment loan to raise more revenue from corporate tax collections, obtained... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 Canada, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Panama International Organizations, Sanctions, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes
Brazil Initiates Tax Crime Investigations into Illegal Overseas Accounts The Brazil Government has initiated simultaneously investigations against Brazilian banks misusing the right to have overseas accounts and negotiating agreements to investigate these accounts in the... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, Brazil, Bahamas, Paraguay, Cayman Islands Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes
U.S. Court Upholds Summons under Mexican TIEA The United States District Court for the South District of New York has dismissed the petition of a Mexican citizen to quash a summons served on a domestic bank by the Internal Revenue Service on... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, Mexico Administration of Justice, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Brazil Extradition of Arson Suspect to U.S. Raises Questions On December 18, 1995, the extradition order by the Supreme Court of Brazil of an arson suspect to the United States has raised questions and controversy on the scope of the prosecution authority... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, Brazil Extradition, Murder, Fraud, Treaties, Deportation
U.S. Requests Extradition from Holland of Person Accused of Rare Manuscript Theft On December 29, 1995, Dutch newspapers reported that Daniel Spiegelman, a United States citizen whose extradition the U.S. has requested in connection with illegal weapons possession, may have... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, Netherlands Extradition, Human Rights
Brazil Initiates Anti-Money Laundering Project The Brazilian Minister of Justice Nelson Jobim has discussed publicly the anti-money laundering project that the Cardoso Administration has initiated. Jobim defended the proposal in Buenos Aires... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 Brazil, Argentina Money Laundering, Corruption, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Tax Crimes
Schneider Withdraws Appeal of Extradition to Germany On January 15, 1996, Mr. Michael Lacher, counsel for Mr. Jürgen Schneider, the fugitive German property tycoon and financier, announced that Mr. Schneider has withdrawn his appeal against the... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, Germany Extradition, Fraud, Financial Crimes
Czech Republic Is the 25th Signatory to the European Laundering Convention On December 18, 1995, the Czech Republic became the 25th government to sign the 1990 European Convention on Money Laundering...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 Europe, Czech Republic Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, Asset Forfeiture, Economic Integration, Asset Seizure, International Convention
Interpol Puts Canadian Financier on Most-Wanted List On January 22, 1996, a South African court ruled that Paul Grecian, a former British spy and arms dealer whose extradition the United States has requested for sending contraband material to Iraq,... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 Canada, Europe, Switzerland, United Kingdom Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Fraud, Law Enforcement, Theft
International Bar Association Adopts Anti-Laundering Resolution The International Bar Association (IBA) has adopted an anti-money laundering resolution...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 World Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Financial Crimes
Interpol Agents in South Africa Arrest U.S. Arms Fugitive On January 22, 1996, a South African court ruled that Paul Grecian, a former British spy and arms dealer whose extradition the United States has requested for sending contraband material to Iraq,... Bruce Zagaris 12 2 1996-02-01 United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Iraq, South Africa, Jordan Extradition, Arms Trafficking, Fraud, Law Enforcement

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