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U.S. v. Davis (2d Cir. 1985) |
Davis was convicted of 11 counts arising out of his involvement in a kickback scheme between his company, Frigitemp, and General Dynamics Corportation. In appealing his conviction, Davis contended,... |
Robert L. Pisani |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
United States |
White Collar Crime |
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Treasury Delegates to IRS Review of Exemptions from CTRs |
In a news release dated December 27, 1985, the Internal Revenue Service has received from the Department of Treasury the right to review exemptions from filing Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs). ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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"Cash Crop" Leads to Indictment of 44 for Marijuana Ring |
On December 11,1985, the Department of Justice announced the indictment by a San Antonio, Texas grand jury of 44 persons, a bank, and two companies in the operations of a drug ring alleged to have... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Belize Foreign Minister Addresses U.N. on Narcotics Policy |
The Belize Foreign Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow, in October made his debut at the United Nations in New York with an address covering, among other topics, the Belize policies and views of combatting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
Belize |
Drug Enforcement |
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"Operation Eradication" Continues in Jamaica |
It was announced by narcotics chief Sam McKay that during the past 9 months 2,780 acres of marijuana had been destroyed in Jamaica. Jamaica was considered the second largest supplier of marijuana to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
Jamaica |
Drug Enforcement |
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Dominican Republic's Police Cracking Drug Ring |
Dominican police raided two aircrafts which stopped over in the Dominican Republic in flight from Colombia to the United States, and seized 1,400 pounds of cocaine. |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
4 |
1985-12-01 |
Dominican Republic |
Drug Enforcement |
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Meese Speech Before U.N. Narcotics Officials |
On Monday, December 9, 1985, U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III spoke before U.N. Narcotics officials in Vienna, Austria. He pointed out how serious the U.S. takes the work that the U.N. Division... |
Doris Weidinger |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
World |
Drug Enforcement |
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U.N. Security Council Adopts Resolution on Hostage Taking |
On December 18, 1985, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted by a 15-0 vote its first resolution ever on hostage-taking. The resolution "condemns unequivocally all acts of hostage-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
4 |
1985-12-01 |
World |
Kidnaping |
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Inter-American Bar Association Conference Papers |
On the XXV Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association, in Acapulco, Mexico, several papers were submitted for the Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure. Bruce Zagaris, the Committee's... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Law Enforcement |
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U.S.-Swiss 2d Round of Mutual Assist. Negotiations |
The Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung (#201, 1985) reported on September 1/2, 1985, on page 11, that the second round of talks between the Swiss and American judicial assistance authorities provides a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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USAID Regional Administration of Justice Grant to ILANUD |
A current project for the Regional Administration of Justice grant to the United States International Development Cooperation Agency for International Development is described in a Project Paper. A... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
U.S. Federal Government |
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GAO Report on Nazi War Criminals |
On June 28, 1985, the GAO released a report, entitled "Nazis and Axis Collaborators Were Used to Further U.S. Anti-Communist Objectives in Europe-Some Immigrated to the United States". After World... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Europe |
Holocaust |
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Accused Nazi War Criminal Extradited to Israel |
On November 1, 1985, the Department of Justice announced that the Sixth Circuit Court of Appelas rejected an effort by John Demjanjuk to avoid a request for extradition by the Israeli Government. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Israel |
Extradition |
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U.S. Begins to Link Tax with Immigration Issues |
John Arrowsmith, Immigration Judge for the District of Columbia, has begun a policy of requiring all applicants for suspension of deportation and political asylum to present documentary evidence that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
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Ex-Yale Teacher Tried as a Nazi Collaborator |
On November 7, 1985, the trial of Vladimir Sokolov, began in the U.S. District Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, on charges that he willfully concealed his activites as a Nazi collaborator who wrote... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
War Crimes |
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Netherlands Antilles Examines Future of Offshore Sector |
On November 15 and 16, 1985, several organizations in the Netherlands Antilles held programs on the future of the financial center of the Netherlands Antilles. On November 15, 1985, the Vereniging... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Netherlands Antilles |
Offshore Banking |
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SEC Chief Speaks to Swiss on Insider Trading |
Gary Lynch, SEC Enforcement Head, visited the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, at the occasion of the second round of discussion between the two countries at the end of August, 1985. In his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Enforcement |
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Argentine Bank Secrecy: New Limitations on Bank Secrecy in Argentina |
After a parliamentary tug of war over several months, the Senate as the last instance approved a Government bill to severely restrict the bank and securities secrecy. In the opinion of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Argentina |
Bank Secrecy |
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Denmark Decriminalizes and Makes Deductible Foreign Bribes |
As a result of a recent case in which Dancre Corp's was allowed a deduction against taxes of approximately $730,000 as a result of bribes it paid in Saudi Arabia, bribes made outside Denmark are... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Denmark |
Bribery |
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AID Draft Report Calls for $5.5 Million for Carrib. Admins Justice |
A draft proposal authored by Gerald Zarr, U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), entitled "The Rule of Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean: How Long Can the Machinery of Justice Run on Empty... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Caribbean |
Administration of Justice |