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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |