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Isle of Man Moves to Regulate Professionals in the Offshore |
In a bill now working its way through Parliament, the Financial SErvices Commission has proposed a bill to require all companies undertaking investment business in or from the Isle of Man to obtain... |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
Isle of Man |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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Pakistan and U.S. Clash over U.S. Diplomat’s Accident Killing Motorcyclist |
On April 7, 2018, police reports and relatives say a U.S. embassy vehicle driven by Defense and Air Attaché Col. Joseph Emanuel Hall collided with a motorcycle, killing 22-year-old motorcyclist Ateeq... |
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34 |
5 |
2018-05-11 |
Pakistan |
Consular rights |
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European Community Targets Organized Crime |
On Friday, September 18, the European Community agreed to crack down on the mafia and organized crime in general, particularly through a campaign against money laundering and front companies A joint... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Europe |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Extradition, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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Implications of BCCI Problems |
As the investigations into the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) continue, several policy issues concerning international criminal assistance are raised...(more)... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Europe, World |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Money Laundering |
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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] |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.S.-Honduras Sign Asylum Agreement |
On September 25, 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Honduras government announced an asylum agreement that will enable U.S. immigration authorities to send asylum... |
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2019-10-12 |
Honduras, United States |
Asylum |
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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... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
United States |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation, Prosecution |
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Conferences |
This article gives details on an upcoming conference that will be held in November 1992…[more] |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
World |
Conferences |
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Bush Administration Requests Relaxation of Drug Certification Process |
On May 2, 1991, Melvin Levitsky, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Task Force on International Narcotics Control on the... |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Libya Appeals for Negotiations on Lockerbie Extradition Requests, But Does Not Renew Lobbyist Contract |
On September 25, 1992, Mohammed Bakhari, Libya’s treasury minister, publicly appealed to the Bush Administration for negotiations on the extradition of two suspects wanted in the 1988 bombing of a... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Libya, United States |
Extradition, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Bolivia Announces Offer to Drug Traffickers |
On July 17, the Bolivian Government annoucned an offer for drug traffickers. The offer allows them to: surrender in the next 120 days; to admit guilt and identify their accomplices; surrender assets... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Bolivia, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Anti-terrorist Cooperation among Turkey, Iran, Arab States |
On September 14, 1992, an agreement on security and cooperation between Turkey and Iran was signed in Tehran condemning all types of terrorism, its methods, its sources, as well as its international... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Iran, Turkey |
Border Security, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, International Law, Terrorism |
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Bolivian General Accuses US DEA Agents of Foul Play |
According to media reports, Bolivian general Jorge Moreira, the commander in chief of the Bolivian Armed Forces, has declared that he has requested the identification and expulsion of the Drug... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Bolivia |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Conferences and Related Activities |
This article gives details on three upcoming conferences: the 1992 Oxford Conference on International & White Collar Crime; a conference on international money laundering initiatives; and a... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
World |
Conferences |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Ban On Import of Big-Game Trophies |
On March 1, 2018, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Department of the Interior issued a memorandum, withdrawing certain findings on Endangered Species Act (ESA) enhancement of the species for... |
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34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
United States |
Environment |
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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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European Ministers of Justice Sign Convention on the Enforcement of Foreign Criminal Sentences and Other Acts |
On November 14, during the Intergovernmental Conference of Ministers of Justice, the nine Justice Ministers signed a convention on the enforcement of foreign criminal sentences. The Convention... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Europe |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, International Cooperation, International Organizations |
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Environmentalists Finally Hook Japan to End the Use of Drift Net Fishing |
In an important victory for environmental groups seeking to jump-start international environmental enforcement law, on November 26, the Japanese cabinet approved a moratorium on drift net fishing on... |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Japan |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Sweden Drops Assange Rape Investigation, as Assange Remains in the Ecuadorean Embassy |
On May 19, 2017, Swedish prosecutor Marianne Ny announced that Sweden is dropping the rape investigation and revoking the arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because it was impossible... |
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2017-05-26 |
Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
Espionage, Extradition, Rape |
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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... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
Grenada |
Asset Forfeiture, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Legislation, Organized Crime |