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Inter-American Anti-Narcotics Efforts to Increase |
On April 23, 1993, in Bariloche, Argentina, in a head-on attack on drug trafficking structures, 26 American countries agreed to the final declaration of the 11th International Conference on the... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
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International Money Laundering Developments |
During its first conference on international money laundering sponsored by Alert International in Miami on May 15-17, 1993, speakers revealed several trends of governments and international... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation, FATF |
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Korean Government to Inspect Foreign Banks for Potential Money Laundering |
On April 12, 1993, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Yi Hoe-chang, at the National Assembly in Seoul, Korea indicated that foreign banks in Korea are a haven for black money. Mr. Yi made... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Money Laundering, Financial Crimes, Investigation |
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Inter-American Anti-Narcotics Efforts to Increase |
On April 23, 1993, in Bariloche, Argentina, in a head-on attack on drug trafficking structures, 26 American countries agreed to the final declaration of the 11th International Conference on the... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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Dutch and Swiss Governments Ratify Laundering Convention |
On May the 11, the Dutch and Swiss Governments respectively ratified the Laundering Convention. As a result, the Convention will enter into force from September 1, 1993 in respect of those States and... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Europe, Switzerland, Netherlands |
Money Laundering, Treaties, Legislation |
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Attorney General Reno and Sen. Biden Indicate New Directions in U.S. International Drug Policy |
On May 7, 1993, Attorney General Janet Reno and Senator Joe Biden, head of the Senate International Narcotics Policy Caucus, signaled their displeasure with U.S. international drug policy and vowed... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |
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U.N. Secretary General Issues Draft War Crimes Tribunal Statute |
On May 3, 1993 the United Nations Secretary General released a report with an accompanying draft proposed statute to establish a War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The speed with which... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Immunity, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Tribunal |
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Jamaica and Caribbean Posed to Act against Criminal Deportees |
On May 15, 1993, Jamaican National Security and Justice Minister, Keith Knight, defended efforts by his government to enact legislation to monitor and supervise the movement of criminal deportees.... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Caribbean, Jamaica |
Transfer of Prisoners, Deportation, Legislation |
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Organized Crime Symposium Examines Russian Organized Crime |
On March 9, 1993, a symposium chaired by Professor Abraham Abramovsky was held at Fordham University School of Law, on the subject of the so called Russian organized crime in the United States. The... |
Gregory Osinoff |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Russia |
Immigration, Organized Crime |
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Germany and Poland Conclude Migration Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On May 7, Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters announced that Germany has signed a treaty with Poland that day that will permit it to reject at the border and deport as many as 10,000 rejected asylum... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
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EC Authorizes Negotiations on Customs Enforcement Cooperation Agreements |
On April 5, 1993, the European Community Internal Market Ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg authorized the EC Commission to negotiate with at least five of the Community’s major trading partners,... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Canada, Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Customs, Border Security |
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France and Brazil Conclude Agreement on Cooperations against Gold/Wood Smuggling, Drug Trafficking and Customs Fraud |
On March 19, the Brazilian government announced that it has concluded an agreement with France to combat gold and wood smuggling, drug trafficking between the two countries, and to prevent customs... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Brazil, France |
Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, International Cooperation, Customs |
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Danish Presidency of the EC Pledges to Progress on Migration Enforcement |
During a meeting on March 17-19, 1993 of the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs, presided over by Chairman Amedee Turner, a European Parliament delegate from the United Kingdom,... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, Law Enforcement, Border Security, Asylum |
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Germany’s New Preoccupation With International Organized |
In July 1992, the German Bundestag passed the Organized Crime Law. Experts criticized the legislation as only a half-hearted anti-organized crime measure. Ten months later, public awareness of the... |
Bertold L. Baer |
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4 |
1993-04-01 |
Germany |
Money Laundering, Murder, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Legislation |
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U.S. Threatens Enforcement Action against Panamanian Ships for Failure to Comply with International Conventions on Ship Pollution |
According to language in the Clinton Administration’s budget for the Panama Canal Commission, Secretary of State Warren Christopher will protest Panama’s alleged failure to comply with international... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
United States, Panama |
Environment, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Treaties, Law Enforcement |
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Panama Investigating Extending Anti-Money Laundering Regulations |
Brazilian police have reported that money laundering for the network used by former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello’s Administration transferred funds through Panama and the Virgin... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Panama |
Money Laundering, Financial Crimes, Customs, FATF |
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European Cooperation Against Organized Crime Is Considered |
During the second week of February 1993, the Universit Libre de Bruxelles Circle of European Federalists and the School of Criminology hosted a program on “Has the Mafia Been Beaten?” Several... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking, Organized Crime, Conferences, International Cooperation, Prosecution |
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Spain Adopts Money Laundering Legislation |
In November 1992, the Spanish Parliament passed legislation (“Measures on the Prevention of Money Laundering” - - MPML), criminalizing money laundering and imposing recordkeeping obligations on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Spain |
Money Laundering, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Legislation |
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Pablo Escobar’s Lawyer Arrested |
Brazilian police have arrested the trusted attorney of Colombian cocaine king Pablo Escobar. Frank Lino Diaz was arrested in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he was preparing a hideout for Escobar. Diaz... |
Maureen Walsh |
9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Brazil, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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European Parliament Presses the Battle against Fraud |
On March 19, 1993, the Commission on Law and the Rights of Citizens, European Parliament, issued a press release stating that the battle against fraud is a priority of the European Community and... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Europe |
Fraud, Sanctions, International Cooperation, Transparency |