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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
CFTC Signs Enforcement Memoranda of Understanding with the Ontario Securities Commission and Québec’s Commission des Valeurs Mobiliéres du Québec According to a recent CFTC press release, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently signed enforcement Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the CFTC and two Canadian futures... 8 7 1992-07-01 Canada, United States International Cooperation, Investigation, Trade Enforcement
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision Issues New Standards for International Bank Operations On July 6, 1992, in an attempt to avoid gaps that preclude effective supervision over multistate banks, banking regulators from the United States and eleven other developed countries issued new... Bruce Zagaris 8 7 1992-07-01 World Banking Supervision, Jurisdiction
Mexican Attorney General Seizes Software and Asserts Enforcement of Piracy Laws On June 29, 1992, the Mexican attorney general’s office conducted the first search and seizure raids of two-Mexico City based computer hardware dealers accused of illegally copying computer software... 8 7 1992-07-01 Mexico Copyright, Indictment, Intellectual Property, Investigation, Piracy, Prosecution, Seizure
Human Rights Protections for Illegal Aliens on Mexican Border Are Increased Both the Mexican Government and human rights groups are taking action to strengthen human rights protections for illegal aliens along the U.S.-Mexican border. The Mexican Government has announced a... 8 7 1992-07-01 Mexico, United States Border Security, Human Rights, Immigration, Investigation, Training
Financial Action Task Force Releases Third Report On June 22, 1992, the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering approved its third report and underscored the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to assess progress in implementing anti-... 8 7 1992-07-01 World FATF, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prosecution
Bibliography The bibliography of books, articles and documents on international criminal and enforcement law is a quarterly feature. The next insertion will be in the September issues…[more] 8 7 1992-07-01 World Bibliography
Bank of England Recommends Legislative Changes to Avoid International Bank Frauds On July 8, the Bank of England recommended significant legislative changes in response to the Treasury Select Committee report on the collapse of the Band of Credit and Commerce International. The... 8 7 1992-07-01 United Kingdom Fraud, Legislation, Regulation
Conferences and Related Activities This article gives details on an upcoming conference on international and white collar crime that will be happening in September 1992…[more] 8 7 1992-07-01 World Conferences
Uruguay Signs Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties with the U.S. and U.K. and Introduces Anti-money Laundering Bill Uruguay is one of the most important financial centers in South America due to its strong bank secrecy laws, few restrictions on dollar accounts, lack of foreign exchange controls, and favorable tax... Bruce Zagaris and Sheila Castilla 8 7 1992-07-01 Uruguay Drugs & Trafficking, Legislation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties, United Nations
Hot, Dirty and Stolen Money This month will see the Tenth International Symposium on Economic Crime take place at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. The theme this year is Hot, Dirty and Stolen Money. In this article, some... 8 7 1992-07-01 World Conferences, Economic Crimes, Legislation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Sovereignty
More International Cooperation and Congressional Action Called for to Combat Credit Card Fraud by Asian Organized Crime During the hearing on June 18, 1992, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations “Asian Organized Crime: the New International Criminal.” Testimony from Donn Sickles, Vice President, Security... 8 7 1992-07-01 Asia Counterfeiting, Fraud, Organized Crime
Senate Permanent Subcommittee Proposes Initiative Against International Aspects of Insurance Fraud On July 1,  the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) issued a report, entitled “Problems with the Regulation of the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry,” which found that serious... 8 7 1992-07-01 United States Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation, Prosecution
Grenada Takes Anti-Drug Action As a result of the increasing use of Grenada and the Eastern Caribbean as a transshipment point for narcotics, mainly en route to the U.S., Grenada has begun taking action. In April 1991, Grenada... 8 7 1992-07-01 Grenada Asset Forfeiture, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Legislation, Organized Crime
Regulation of Money Movement Progresses in Western Hemisphere with Convergence of CICAD Anti-Laundering Regulations and Caribbean Financial Action Task Force At the end of May, the convergence of the approval by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States on May 24 of the anti-meony laundering model regulations and the convening on May 26-... Bruce Zagaris 8 5 1992-05-01 Caribbean Money Laundering
Hearing on Alvarez-Machain Case Bodes Well for U.S. Government On April 1, 1992, the oral argument in the Alvarez-Machain case seemed to turn the trend of the case in favor of the U.S. Government. The dialogue between Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia and... 8 4 1992-04-01 Mexico, United States Extradition, Kidnaping, Prosecution
Indian Supreme Court Gives Deadline to Carbide to Respond to Allegations On April 17, 1992, the Indian Supreme Court kept the pressure on Union Carbide Corp.’s Indian subsidiary to respond to allegations by former employees that the Bhopal-based chemical plant, scene of... 8 4 1992-04-01 India Extradition, Human Rights
Polish Court Grants U.S. Extradition Request of Banker Convicted of Tax Crimes On April 19, 1992, in a potentially precedent-setting case, the P.A.P. news agency reported that the Polish Government through its Justice Minister announced that it has agreed to extradite David... 8 4 1992-04-01 Poland, United States Extradition, Forgery, Fraud, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Considers New Criminal Cooperation Treaties On April 8, 1992, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a routine hearing of three sets of conventions that have critical importance for strengthening international criminal cooperation. The... Bruce Zagaris 8 4 1992-04-01 United States Extradition, Human Rights, International Cooperation, Treaties
Bibliography The bibliography of books, articles and documents on international criminal and enforcement law is a quarterly feature. The next insertion will appear in the June issue…[more] 8 4 1992-04-01 World Bibliography
Switzerland and United States Agree to New Extradition Treaty and Strengthened Criminal Cooperation On March 27, 1992, cooperation in combatting drug trafficking, money laundering and bilateral mutual judicial assistance as well as a new extradition treaty were the focus of a meeting between... Franziska Helm-Busch 8 4 1992-04-01 Switzerland, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties

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