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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 |
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Committee on International Criminal Law Hears Update on State Department’s International Enforcement Activities and on Application to U.S. Bill of Rights Abroad in Criminal Cases |
On October 30, 1992, the Committee on International Criminal Law held a meeting during the Fall meeting of the Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association. Bob Harris, Department of State’s... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Kidnaping, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance, Terrorism, Treaties |
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Germany Enacts New Money Laundering Law |
On September 15, 1992 the Federal Republic of Germany joined the ranks of a growing number of countries that outlawed money laundering. Money laundering had not been illegal in Germany. However,... |
Heidi Gramckow |
8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Germany |
Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Prosecution |
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Panama Arrests International Arms Trafficker |
Panamanian Technical Judicial Police have arrested alleged arms dealer Andres Guevara after following him since August, Guevara is charged with arms dealing. He apparently specialized in mobilizing... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Panama |
Arms Trafficking, Border Security, Bribery, Customs |
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FinCEN Identifies and Warns of Increasing Use of Money Orders to Initiate Laundering |
In the current issue of its periodical publication TRENDS, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has identified and warned that drug money launderers are... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering |
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American Bar Association Section of International Law and Properties and Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities – Report to the Board of Governors |
Two sections of the American Bar Association have adopted the following recommendation on the prosecution of war crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Resolved, that the American Bar Association support the... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Former Yugoslavia, United States |
Evidence Sharing, Human Rights, Investigation, Prosecution, United Nations, War Crimes |
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Danish and Russian Governments Initiate Cooperation to Combat Illicit Narcotics Trafficking and Other Matters |
Signaling a positive new cooperative venture, Danish National Police Chief Ivar Boye visited the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow. Even though no binding official agreements have been reached... |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Denmark, Russia |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Exotic Birds Gain New Hope as President Signs Wild Bird Conservation Act, But Some Problems Linger |
On October 23, 1992 President Bush signed the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA). Called “landmark legislation in Wildlife Conservation” by Ginette Hemley, director of wildlife trade monitoring at the... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
United States |
Environment, Investigation, Legislation, Treaties, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission in 12th Regular Session Continue Strengthening Legal and Institutional Framework for Criminal Cooperation |
During October 27-30, 1992, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) held its Twelfth Regular Session. The meeting resulted in addition progress on the legal development component of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
Caribbean, Latin America and South America, North America |
Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, International Organizations, Money Laundering, Training |
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Bibliography |
The bibliography of books, article and documents on international criminal and enforcement law is a quarterly feature. The next insertion will be in the December issue…[more] |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Large Drive Globally to More Aggressively Enforce Internationally Intellectual Property Rights |
Around the world trade associations and coalitions of intellectual property groups are aggressively taking action to enforce the protection of intellectual property rights. Two of the biggest areas... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Counterfeiting, Customs, Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Makes Significant Findings and Recommendations on the BCCI Affair |
On October 1, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations released a 780-page report on BCCI that contains substantial criticisms of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Immigration, Money Laundering, Smuggle, Terrorism |
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U.N. Security Votes to Seize Part of Frozen Iraqi Assets |
On October 2, 1992, the United Nations Security Council voted to use frozen Iraqi assets to pay for humanitarian relief, victim compensation, and other U.N. expenses of handling the aftermath of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iraq |
Asset Seizure, United Nations, Victims Compensation |
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Abu Dhabi Finally Agrees on Limited Cooperation in BCCI Investigation |
As the United States and British legislative branches issue reports on the problems that led to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International collapse and fraud, money laundering, bribery and other... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States |
Bribery, Fraud, Investigation, Money Laundering |
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Joint Drug Projects in Burma, Laos and China |
The secretary of the Myanmar Burmese Central Committee for Drug Abuse and Control, Police Major General San Thein, and Joint Secretary Police Colonel Ngwe Soe Tun held a meeting on September 11, 1992... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
China, Laos, Myanmar |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Training |
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Offshore Banks – Friend or Foe? |
This is the way my subject was put in the printed program, and at first I wondered whose friend or foe – the cops or the crooks? Based on the audience here, I decided that the former must be intended... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
World |
Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Offshore Banking, Treaties |
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Smuggling Cars from Hong Kong to China |
Traders have discovered that Chinese import tariffs can be dodged by shipping cards, trucks and other merchandise from Hong Kong to Vietnam’s province of Quang Ninh to be driven across the porous... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
China, Hong Kong |
Border Security, Maritime, Smuggle, Theft, Trade Crimes |
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Bingham Parliamentary Report Criticizes Bank of England’s Judgment and Changes |
On October 22, 1992, the Bingham report, which was commissioned jointly by the Bank of England and the United Kingdom Government, was released and criticized the Bank of England’s supervision of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Kingdom |
Banking Supervision, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Money Laundering |
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Russia and U.S. Agree to Increase Intelligence Cooperation on Enforcement Matters |
On October 18, 1992, the Russian intelligence service and the Central Intelligence Agency completed discussions on increasing already existing cooperation in the exchange of intelligence and... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Russia, United States |
Border Security, Customs, Drugs & Trafficking, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |