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Business Group Moves to Prosecute Software Piracy and Illegal Bulletin Boards |
On November 24, 1992, Business Software Alliance (BSA) at a press conference in Washington announced a worldwide campaign to prosecutive and stop electronic bulletin board systems that are... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
United States |
Copyright, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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Africa Becomes Part of the International Drug Trade |
The illicit drug trade and money laundering are usually perceived as problems related to the Americas, Europe and parts of Asia. Yet, in the 1990s, Africa is joining the chain of drug production,... |
Scott B. MacDonald |
8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Africa |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Smuggle |
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Governments Begin to Combat Mounting International Credit Card Fraud |
In the last few years the mounting losses due to the rise of international credit card fraud has caused governments to reassess their legislative policies and to enact legislation to facilitate... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Financial Crimes, Fraud, Investigation, Legislation, Organized Crime, Prosecution |
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Brazil Government Requests Mutual Assistance from Uruguay on Money Laundering |
On December 7, the Uruguayan Supreme Court was reported to be studying a request from the Brazilian government to investigate narcotics-related money laundering that is occurring in the Uruguayan... |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Brazil, Uruguay |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering |
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Baltic Organized Crime Is Smuggling Scrap Metal in Nordic Countries |
The Swedish Customs Crimes Police is currently investigating Estonian, Finnish and Russian metal-smuggling gangs with apparently good business contacts in Sweden. Organized metal smuggling and... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Europe |
Corruption, Customs, Customs Enforcement, Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation, Organized Crime |
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Draft Model Law to Implement Basel Hazardous Waste Transportation Convention Is Approved |
On December 2, experts from the signatory countries of the Basel Convention on the Transport of Hazardous Wastes approved a draft law on the transport of hazardous waste from one country to another... |
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8 |
19 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Counterfeiting, Environment, Legislation, Treaties |
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International Credit Card Fraud Boosts Industrial Security for Anti-Fraud Measures |
As a result of the rise in international credit card fraud, one initiative of the credit card industry worldwide has been designing, developing and implementing new technology to combat the ability... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Fraud |
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8U.S. Interior Department Chides Palau’s Insufficient Tax Enforcement Efforts |
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Inspector General has criticized the Republic of Palau for its woefully inadequate tax enforcement that may have missed $50.3 million in unreported... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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International Tax Enforcement Increases 8 |
Several developments indicate that international tax enforcement will increase in the immediate future, leading both to increased cooperation and tension between governments on the one hand, and... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
World |
International Cooperation, Legislation, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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U.S. and Canada Will Increase Simultaneous Tax Examinations |
On November 10, 1992, at the Tax Executives Institute’s annual conference, S. Claude Lemelin, chief of tax treaty administration for Revenue Canada in Ottawa, stated that simultaneous examinations,... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Canada, United States |
International Cooperation |
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Japan Imposes $57 Million Back Taxes & Surcharges on US Subsidiary |
On November 2, 1992, a spokesman for Nihon Unisys Ltd. announced that the Tokyo Regional Tax Bureau has imposed 6.888 billion yen ($57 million) in corporate back taxes and surcharges as a result of a... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Japan, United States |
Intellectual Property, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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Brazilian Government Announces its Intent to Revise U.S. Extradition Treaty Due to U.S. Abductions |
On September 24, 1992, Brazilian Justice Minister Celio Borja stated that he wants to renegotiate and revise the extradition treaty signed between Brazil and the United States. Borja wants to clarify... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Brazil, United States |
Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Treaties |
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Bar Panel Considers U.S. Extradition Policy and Whether Corrective Legislation Is Needed in the Aftermath of Alvarez-Machain Case to Regularize Rendition Policies |
On October 28, 1992, several bar committees sponsored a lively discussion on U.S. extradition policy in the aftermath of the case of U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain. Ralph G. Steinhardt, Associate Professor... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Kidnaping, Legislation, Prosecution, Sovereignty, Treaties |
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Panama Rejects U.S. Extradition for Colombian Drug Trafficker |
Panamanian Attorney General Rogelio Cruz rejected a U.S. extradition request against Ramon Tejada Alvarez, known as ‘El Viejo’, a Colombian citizen who is wanted by the U.S. government on charges of... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Panama, United States |
Deportation, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Investigation, Prosecution |
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Peru Releases Carlos Wittgreen in Spite of Panama’s Extradition Request |
Peruvian authorities have released Carlos Wittgreen, a Panamanian business and Noriega collaborator, who is charged with murder in Panama. Interpol arrested Wittgreen on corruption charges in Lima on... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Panama, Peru |
Arrest, Corruption, Extradition, International Law, Murder |
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International White Collar Crime Developments: A Booming Time |
The international arena has experienced a dramatic growth in the white collar law area. This growth is attributed to several developments: globalization has facilitated travel, transmission of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
World |
Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Trafficking, Environment, Evidence Gathering, Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Money Laundering, Transfer of Prisoners |
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Canada’s Extradition Act Amendments Take Effect |
On November 2, 1992, the Honorable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member for Vancouver Center, announced that the amendments to the Extradition Act, passed by... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Canada |
Extradition, Legislation |
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Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Reaches Agreement to Implement International Standards and Establish a Secretariat |
On November 5-6, 1992, twenty-six governments at a meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in Kingston endorsed a declaration (the “Kingston Declaration on Money Laundering”), agreed to... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Caribbean |
Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Trafficking, FATF, Legislation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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U.S. Requests Extradition of Colombians Arrested in Operation Green Ice |
U.S. authorities have initiated actions leading to extradition to the United States of four Colombians arrested in Costa Rica on September 24, 1992. The Colombians supposedly are linked to the... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Colombia, Costa Rica, United States |
Arrest, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Freezing of Assets, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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New U.S. Money Laundering Law Has Several International Provisions |
On October 28, 1992, President Bush signed into law HR 5334, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, which contains new money laundering provisions that have significant international... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Financial Crimes, Legislation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
