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Environmental Group Goes to Court to Force Ban on Shrimp Imports |
On February 24, 1992 the Earth Island Institute brought a complaint under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 against the Department of Commerce and State because of their alleged violations of law... |
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8 |
3 |
1992-03-01 |
United States |
Environment, Trade Enforcement, Wildlife |
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Colombia Denies Extradition Request from Panama for Noriega’s Spokesman |
On August 21, 1992, the Colombian Government denied a request for the extradition to Panama of former Panamanian Colonel Eduardo Lopez Grimaldo and ordered his immediate release. On June 29,... |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
Colombia, Panama |
Extradition |
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U.S. Extradites Koskotas to Greece |
On June 1, the United States Government extradited to Greece George Koskotas, a key person in the current corruption trials relating to the administration of former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou... |
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7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Greece, United States |
Corruption, Extradition |
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Conferences |
This article gives details of an upcoming conference on the Alleged Transnational Criminal sponsored by the American Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers…[more] |
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8 |
11 |
1992-11-01 |
World |
Conferences |
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Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations Continues Its Work |
On September 6, the United States Department of Justice announced that in a cooperative effort, the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS),... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Germany, Poland, United States |
Human Rights, Investigation, Jurisdiction |
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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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International Criminal Cooperation in Commonwealth Caribbean Advances |
In recent years, international criminal cooperation in the Commonwealth Caribbean has been strengthened. Two areas in particular that are undergoing dynamic development are technical assistance in... |
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8 |
3 |
1992-03-01 |
British Commonwealth, Caribbean |
Extradition, International Cooperation, Investigation, Prosecution, Training |
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Sweden Release Ex-CIA Agent |
On August 25, 1992, Swedish authorities released from custody Edward Lee Howard, the only former Central Intelligence Agency officer to defect to the Soviet Union, thereby frustrating again the... |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
Russia, Sweden, United States |
Central Intelligence Agency, Espionage, Extradition, Fugitive, Investigation, Treaties |
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Canada Ministry of Justice Hosts European Ministers |
On June 16-19, the Honorable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of canada hosted the Minsiters of Justice from the Council of Europe during their annual meeting that took place at... |
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7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Canada, Europe |
INTERPOL, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW (Neil Boister and Robert J. Currie, ed.), Routledge 458 pp. 2015 – A Review |
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2015-12-22 |
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Book Review, International Crimes, International Law |
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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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Luxembourg Defers Signing The Mutual Assistance in Tax Convention Pending A Decision to Enact Legislation to Lift Bank Secrecy |
A report of Commission of Financial Affairs of the Lower House Luxemboug states that Luxemboug is prepared to sign the Council of Europe and OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Luxembourg |
Bank Secrecy, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Diplomat Incurs Fine for Illegal Ivory Imports |
On December 10, 1992, the U.S. District Court in Baltimore imposed a fine of $1,000 on Kenneth A. Loff, who pled guilty to bringing hundreds of pieces of banned ivory into the U.S. from his... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Africa, United States |
Penalties, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Caribbean and Americas Anti-Money Laundering Programs Progress |
Significant progress is occuring on anti-money laundering enforcement efforts in the Caribbean and the Americas generally. |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Caribbean, United States |
International Cooperation, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Mexico Environmental Enforcement Cooperation Will Be Enhanced |
On February 25, the United States and Mexican Governments released a review of U.S.-Mexico environmental issues which contains discussions on developments in environmental enforcement cooperation.... |
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8 |
3 |
1992-03-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Environment, International Cooperation, Training |
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Oversight Hearings on Operations of the Border Patrol |
On August 5, 1992, the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration and Refugees held an Oversight Hearing on the Operations of the Border Patrol. This article... |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
United States |
Border Security, Drug Enforcement, Human Rights, Immigration, Legislation |
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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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IRS Starts International Compliance Analysis Division |
On August 28, the Internal Revenue Service annoucned the establishment of a Compliance Analysis Division within the Office of the Assistant Commissioner (International) to identify global economic... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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Chief of U.S. Terrorism and Violent Crimes Section Reviews Activities |
On January 14, 1992, Jerry Reynolds, Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crimes Section, U.S. Department of Justice, reviewed the work of his group. The section was established in June 1991. Much of the... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
United States |
Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Piracy, Terrorism |
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Stowaways – Threatening to Become an Epidemic |
Stowaways, we are warned, are fast becoming a problem of epidemic proportions. Whether opportunist individuals seeking a better life elsewhere or the product of elaborate collective crime systems,... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Border Security, Maritime |