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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Privy Council Grants Stay of Execution to Two Belizeans |
On August 25, 1995, the Privy Council ordered an eleventh hour stay of execution to two convicted murders on death row in Belize…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
Caribbean, Belize |
Human Rights, Murder, Capital Punishment |
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Environmental NGOs Assist in Enforcing Illegal Trade in Endangered Species in Russia |
Environmental nongovernmental organizations are assisting in penetrating and enforcing various schemes in Siberia to engage in illegal trade in endangered species…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Russia, Former Soviet Union, Korea |
Environment, International Organizations, Endangered Species, Wildlife Smuggle, Wildlife |
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New York Expels Aliens Convicted of Crimes |
On August 28, 1995, New York Governor George E. Pataki and federal officials announced that 86 illegal immigrants from Colombia were placed on an airplane and flown to their country under a new state... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, Treaties, Deportation |
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Swiss Prosecutor Approves Return of Marcos Funds |
On August 28, 1995, Zurich District Attorney, Peter Cosandey, announced that he had approved the transfer of $500 million in accounts of the late Philippine dictator, thereby raising hopes of other... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Haiti, Philippines |
Asset Forfeiture |
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UN International Drug Program Provides Training in Commonwealth Caribbean |
Since March 1993, the United Nations International Drug Control Program has been providing training in the Commonwealth Caribbean to develop a more effective system for the prosecution and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, France, Belize |
International Organizations, United Nations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Chemicals Smuggle |
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U.S. and China Confer over Agreement of China to Strengthen Its International Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement |
On August 20, 1995, following talks between Chinese and U.S. officials August 21-26, 1995 in Beijing, U.S. Government officials express serious concerns about Chinese implementation of the agreement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, China, Russia |
Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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9th Circuit Court Reverses District Court and Orders Extradition of IRA Member |
On July 27, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed and remanded for order allowing extradition of James Joseph Smyth, an Irish Catholic fugitive convicted of attempted murder of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism |
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Cayman Court Refuses to Recognize SEC Receiver of Trust |
In a decision reported recently, the Grand Court of Cayman refused to recognize the receiver of a Trust the U.S. District Court had appointed on the application of the U.S. Securities and Exchange... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Cayman Islands |
Jurisdiction, Fraud, Securities Trade Enforcement |
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Dominican Republic Tries to Cope with Return of Ex-Convicts from the U.S. |
In early June 1995, the first 27 of approximately 5,000 Dominicans convicted of felonies in the United States were returned to the Dominican Republic after finishing their prison sentences. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Dominican Republic |
Transfer of Prisoners, Deportation |
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Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Indicts Leaders |
On July 25, 1995, the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ITWCY) indicted and issued arrest warrants for Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his top military... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Croatia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Herzegovina |
United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity |
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Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Declares to Have Jurisdiction to Try Tadic |
On August 10, 1995, the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Former Yugoslavia... |
André Klip |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Newark Federal Tax Fraud Indictment of Russian Emigres and Belgian Bank Losses Focus Attention on Internationalization of Russian Organized Crime |
Two new cases, one involving fuel excise tax fraud in the U.S. and the other involving a bankruptcy and losses of millions of francs by a Belgian ban, illustrate growing sophistication by Russian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Belgium, Russia, Greece, Former Soviet Union |
Organized Crime, Tax Crimes |
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China and Hong Kong Credit Card Scam Exposed |
An international credit card ring centered in Hong Kong and China has been exposed. The way it operated is that an organized crime syndicate with a factory in China manufactured fake credit cards... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
China, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong |
Corruption, Organized Crime, Fraud |