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The Practice of International Prisoner Transfer Treaties This article provides a summary of the comments of Richard Douglas, Esq., a managing attorney at Latour and Associates and a board member of the Federal Bar Association, at a Bar Association meeting... Erika Ellertson Barnes 10 6 1994-06-01 World Transfer of Prisoners, Treaties, International Cooperation, Border Security, U.S. Federal Government
53 Mexican Citizens Are Transferred to Mexico On June 3, 1994, 53 Mexican citizens imprisoned in the U.S. for committing crimes in the United States were transferred to Mexican prisons. Attorney General Janet Reno explained that the transfer... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States, Mexico Transfer of Prisoners, International Cooperation, Border Security, U.S. Federal Government
Florida Becomes First State in a Move to Deport Illegal Aliens before the Expiration of their Prison Term On June 8, 1994, Florida became the first state in the United States to start deporting illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses while living unlawfully in the U.S. The main motivation... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Deportation, U.S. Federal Government
Spain Promulgates Anti-Laundering Law On December 28, 1994, the Spanish Government promulgated Law No. 19 of 1993 on measures to prevent money laundering. The new law took effect immediately. The new law regulates the obligations,... 10 5 1994-05-01 Spain Money Laundering, Terrorism, European Union, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision
The European Community?s Anti-Drug Efforts This article is the third in a series, following a bibliographic and analytical survey of the EU?s anti-drug strategies after the Maastricht Treaty. This article examines the role of the European... Bertold L. Baer 10 5 1994-05-01 European Union Money Laundering, Immigration, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Customs
Colombian High Court Legalizes Possession of Drugs On May 6, 1994, it was reported that a Colombia high court by a 5 to 4 vote has legalized the personal use of cocaine, marijuana and other drugs. The ruling can only be reversed with a constitutional... 10 5 1994-05-01 Colombia Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement
Mexico Successfully Extradites and Prosecutes Fraudster Mexico has successfully extradited from the United States and then obtained the conviction of a Mexican national, Mr. Kamel Nacif Borge. The amount of the agreed penalty, the equivalent of... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
Saudi Arabia Retaliates against Thai Corruption and Crimes against Saudi Royal Family In an escalating spate of crimes, corruption, and unfortunate incidents, the Saudi Arabian Government has retaliated against the Thai Government. The Saudi Government has taken economic action... 10 5 1994-05-01 Saudi Arabia, Thailand Corruption, Economic Sanctions, Murder, Theft
Canada Establishes Proceeds of Crime Section In April 1994 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police combined its drug, enterprise, and customs and excise units into a new Proceeds of Crime Section. The Superintendent of the Economic Crime Directorate... 10 5 1994-05-01 Canada Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, Drug Enforcement, Customs, Smuggle, Economic Crimes
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Forfeiture of Currency and Travelers Checks On February 22, 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the forfeiture of currency and travelers checks seized from Joseph Efiong Etim who later pled guilty to... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States Customs, Economic Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
Russia?s Uncivil Society: The Russian Mafia Within and Beyond Borders Mafias have a tight hold on virtually every level of civil and economic life in Russia, strangling the weakening body of reform. The prevalence of organized crime has led the Yeltsin government to... 10 5 1994-05-01 Russia Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Extortion, Gambling
U.S. Coast Guard Targets 15 Countries in Move to Cut Substandard Ships On May 11, 1994, the U.S. Department of Transport issued a press release in which it specified 15 countries whose ships the U.S. Coast Guard has targeted for increased safety inspections when they... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States Environment, Maritime, Oversight
Discovery of Romanian Stowaways from Le Havre Intensifies Surveillance by Ship Industry and Governments On April 14, 1994, the discovery of approximately 20 Romanian stowaways on board a vessel which is majority-owned and operated by Sea-Land Services Inc. and had departed the French Port of Le Havre... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States, France, Romania Maritime, Immigration, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Asylum
California Sues U.S. Government for Reimbursement in Jailing Illegal Immigrants In the latest of a continuing battle between California and other state governments on the one hand and the federal government on the other hand, the State of California filed a suit on April 30,... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
New Panamanian Government Faced with Resolving Alleged Terrorist Case The new administration of Ernesto Perez Balladares is faced with resolving a major thorn in the side of U.S.-Panama relations: the resolution of an alleged terrorism attack on June 10, 1992, in... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States, Panama Corruption, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
Customs? Seizure of $9.1 Million in Stereo Speakers Bound for Colombia Indicates Progress in Blocking Initial Placement of Criminal Proceeds On April 15, 1994, the media reported that during the second week of April 1994, the U.S. Customs Service seized $9.1 million stuffed in stereo speakers and air compressors headed for Colombia. This... 10 4 1994-04-01 United States, Colombia Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement, Smuggle
Controversy Arises over Suspected Colombia Drug Laundering in Switzerland On April 18, 1994, the business media reported controversy surrounding revelations of alleged money laundering for an alleged high level Colombian drug dealer over a period of years. The large sum of... 10 4 1994-04-01 Colombia, Switzerland Money Laundering, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Smuggle
CICAD Issues Annual Report to OAS General Assembly On March 8-12, 1994, during its 15th regular session in Mar de Plata, Argentina, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) presented its annual report to the General Assembly of the... 10 4 1994-04-01 Latin America and South America Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement
Fifth Circuit Upholds Validity of IRS Summons and Mexico-U.S. TIEA On April 20, 1994, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the judgment of the U.S. District Court to deny a challenge to an IRS summons to a U.S. bank pursuant to the 1989 tax information exchange... 10 4 1994-04-01 United States, Mexico Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation
French Proposed Legislation on Transfer Pricing Will Impose Harsh Penalties The French Tax Authorities have proposed a law that provides French tax auditors with a mechanism to control the transfer prices within multinational corporations. The proposal imposes obligations... 10 4 1994-04-01 United States, France Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Legislation

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