Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Rising Maritime Piracy in Brazil Makes Law Enforcement and Private Sector Search for Action On May 15, 1995, a coordinated attack on a Liberian vessel and the port terminal in Brazil is one of many recent piracy attacks that has underscored an increasing problem in Latin America,... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Brazil, United Kingdom, Liberia Intelligence, Maritime, Piracy
German Government Searches Merrill Lynch and Other Firms for Assisting in Tax Crimes On June 8, 1995, German officials for the first time conducted a search of a foreign bank, Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd., the U.S. investment bank maintained by Merrill Lynch, on suspicion of... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria Taxation, European Union, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
English Court Voids Disguised Extradition But Protects Discovery of Extradition Communications from Discovery An English Court has voided a disguised extradition of a relator from South Africa to England, but upheld the protection from discovery of the communications among the police authorities of the... Bruce Zagaris and Lisa Stacy Koenig 11 7 1995-07-01 Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Theft
India Requests Tamil Extradition for Gandhi Murder On June 3, 1995, the Indian Government announced it has requested the Sri Lankan Government to extradite Mr. Velupillai Prabhakaran, supreme commander of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 India, Sri Lanka Extradition
U.S. Request Dutch to Extradite Person for Theft of Colombia Univ. Manuscripts On June 7, 1995, the Dutch police arrested Daniel Spiegelman whose extradition the U.S. Government has requested in connection with the theft of 22 rare manuscripts and books missing from the... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis Extradition, Forgery, Theft
European Governments Increase Cooperation against Sports Hooliganism Ten years after the Heysel rioting on May 29, 1995 in which 39 fans died, European governments have stepped up cooperation against hooliganism in international sports matches in the context of... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands Intelligence, Fraud, Enforcement of International Sports Law, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Italy Resumes Search for Art Works Taken by Nazis The Italian Government has resumed its search of hundreds of important artworks taken by the Nazis during World War II after decades of relative inaction...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany, Italy, Russia International Cooperation, Cultural Property
German Constitutional Court Precludes Prosecution of Former East German Spy Masters On May 23, 1995, the German Constitutional Court ruled that former East German spy masters cannot be prosecuted for conducting Cold War espionage against the West, thereby effectively providing a... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany Administration of Justice, Intelligence, Murder, Bribery, Extortion
U.S. Court in Boston Finds Ex-Guatemalan Defense Minister Liable for Torture and Human Rights Breaches On April 12, 1995, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock issued an 87-page opinion, finding Gen. Hector Gramajo, a former Guatemalan defense minister responsible for a series of human rights... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 United States, Guatemala Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Murder, Torture, Alien Tort Claims Act
Summit of the Americas Anti-Money Laundering Follow-Up On December 11, 1994, at a meeting held for the governments in the Western Hemisphere, the heads of governments pledged to act against a number of criminal problems and strengthen enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, Jamaica, Colombia, Belize, Haiti, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, International Convention, Law Enforcement, Financial Supervision
War Crimes Tribunal Rejects Mihailovic Proffer as Without Evidentiary or Other Value A rift has occurred between the Dutch Government and the War Crimes Tribunal over the handling of Serbian defector Cedomir Mihailovic after War Crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone declared... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
Hungary Initiates Tax Compliance Program Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn has appointed a task force of police, national security advisers and tax and customs authorities to start monitoring the black economy, collecting tax, and cutting... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Hungary Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Taxation, Organized Crime, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Smuggle
War Crimes Tribunal Requests Bosnia to Allow It Jurisdiction over 3 Bosnian Serb Leaders On May 16, 1995, the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia in a ruling by presiding judge Adlophus Karibi-Whyte, held that the Tribunal could request from Bosnia jurisdiction over... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Germany, Japan, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
German Government Seeks Extradition of German Real Estate Developer for Fraud and Forgery On May 19, 1995, the German Government indicated that it will ask the United States to extradite quickly fugitive construction magnate Juergen Schneider and his wife Claudia who were arrested the... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, Germany, Switzerland, Iran, Bahamas, Paraguay Extradition, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Forgery, International Cooperation
Interpol Initiates Data Bank to Contract Organized Crime While Criminals Take Advantage of National Loopholes In the past few months Interpol has started a worldwide data bank to counter the threat of organized crime. Despite the new Interpol steps, organized crime can easily identify and exploit differences... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 France, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Austria Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Human Trafficking, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Drug Enforcement, Banking Supervision
US Arrests Former Head of Haitian Paramilitary On May 12, 1995, the Immigration and Nationality Service (INS) arrested Emmanuel Constant, the former secretary general of the Front for Advancement and Progress of Haiti (FRAPH). The Aristide... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, Haiti, Puerto Rico Extradition, Human Rights, Intelligence, Immigration, Murder, Torture, Sanctions, Deportation, Rape
Global Organized Crime: The New Empire of Evil (Linnea P. Raine and Frank J. Cilluffo, eds.), Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. (1994, 185 pp.) The book is an edited report of a conference held in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 1994, which brought together leaders of the financial, intelligence, and law enforcement communities...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Italy, Austria, Jamaica, Former Soviet Union Cybercrime, Intelligence, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Book Review, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Financial Crimes
Pakistan and Philippines Conclude Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Agreement On April 28, 1995, Mr. Rafael Alunan, the Philippine interior secretary, revealed that the Philippine and Pakistan Governments concluded an agreement to provide mutual assistance, including sharing... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines Intelligence, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, Smuggle
Canada and Spain Conclude MLAT On July 4, 1994, the Governments of Spain and Canada concluded a treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. It was published in the Spanish official gazette on February 24, 1995...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Canada, Spain Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
Commercial Crime Bureau Exposes Increase of Sugar Frauds On February 23, 1995, the International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), issued a special report on "sugar frauds," warning the trading, businesses, and banking communities of the... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Caribbean Fraud, Law Enforcement, Trade Crimes

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