Clinton Admin. Steps Up Enforcement Resources While Mex. Finance Minister Starts Transfer Pricing Audits |
As the new year unravels, international tax enforcement will receive more attention and resources. The Clinton Administration, which used a $45 billion revenue figure during the campaign for its... |
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9 |
2 |
1993-02-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Jurisdiction, Antitrust Cooperation , Tax Enforcement |
Malta Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Law |
Malta has enacted the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 1993, criminalizing the laundering of the proceeds of any crime in the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs... |
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10 |
8 |
1994-08-01 |
Malta |
Money Laundering, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, White Collar Crime, Crimes |
U.S. and Colombia Sign TIEA and U.S.-Peru TIEA Now in Force |
On July 30, 1993, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that on July 21, in Bogota, the United States and Colombia signed an agreement to exchange tax information (TIEA). The agreement authorizes... |
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9 |
8 |
1993-08-01 |
United States, Colombia, Peru |
Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation |
Polish Government Refuses to Intervene in U.S. Request to Germany on Arms Export Case |
On December 17, 1992, the Polish Foreign Ministry indicated that it will not reply to a request of defense lawyers of five Poles who were extradited from Germany to the U.S. and who now are under... |
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9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Poland |
Extradition, Arms Trafficking, Export Enforcement , International Cooperation |
Study of Internationalization of U.S. Criminal Law Enforcement Makes Significant Inroads |
COPS ACROSS BORDERS: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF U.S. CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT makes significant inroads and uniquely traces the interaction of U.S. foreign policy and criminal justice institutions.... |
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10 |
2 |
1994-02-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement |
Financial Action Task Force Extends Mandate and Predicate Offenses |
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its yearly report for 1993-94 which decided that it will continue for 5 more years with specific concentration on monitoring of members’ progress in... |
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10 |
7 |
1994-07-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, FATF |
EC Considers Additional Action Against Organized Crime |
The European Community increasingly is considering steps to strengthen its measures against organized crime. On June 28, 1993, the European Parliament Committee on Organized Crime convened a meeting... |
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9 |
9 |
1993-09-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation |
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Fugitive’s Appeal from Extradition to International War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda |
On January 24, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from fugitive Elizaphan Ntakirutimana and moved the case to a final appeal to the U.S. Department of State
Mr. Ntakirutimana, 78, is a... |
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16 |
3 |
2000-03-01 |
United States, Rwanda |
Extradition, War Crimes |
War Crimes Tribunal or Former Yugoslavia Opens Amid Difficulties |
On November 17, 1993, the tribunal for war crimes in former Yugoslavia opened amid many legal, political, financial and other problems. Eleven judges took oaths that enable them to try and sentence... |
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9 |
11 |
1993-11-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
United Nations, War Crimes, International Cooperation, Investigation, Prosecution, International Criminal Tribunal |
53 Mexican Citizens Are Transferred to Mexico |
On June 3, 1994, 53 Mexican citizens imprisoned in the U.S. for committing crimes in the United States were transferred to Mexican prisons. Attorney General Janet Reno explained that the transfer... |
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10 |
6 |
1994-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Transfer of Prisoners, International Cooperation, Border Security, U.S. Federal Government |
U.S. and Australia Conclude Memorandum of Understanding on Enforcement Cooperation and Related Matters |
On October 20, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Arthur Levitt and Australian Securities Commission (ASC) Chairman Alan Cameron signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)... |
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9 |
10 |
1993-10-01 |
United States, Australia |
Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Securities Exchange Commission |
International Maritime Bureau Report Counsels on Avoiding Crime from the Container Cargo System |
In October 1992, the International Maritime Bureau published a report on container crime, Special Report Container Crime (International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau. The report... |
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9 |
2 |
1993-02-01 |
World |
Jurisdiction, Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Theft |
International Money Laundering Developments Highlighted |
A conference at The David Hume Institute shed light on an important topic of money laundering. The conference notes and lectures were created into a book which highlights essential current updates on... |
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10 |
8 |
1994-08-01 |
World, Europe |
Money Laundering, Organized Crime, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Crimes, FATF |
Cases Show International Bank Fraud Plagues the Carribean |
Recent international bank fraud in Panama and Jamaica indicate the strong presence of bank fraud in small economies in the Caribbean. They are specifically vulnerable because of factors relating to... |
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10 |
7 |
1994-07-01 |
Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Jamaica, Panama |
Bank Secrecy, Fraud, Financial Crimes, International Banking Supervision, International Crimes |
International Red Cross to Strengthen Enforcement of Humanitarian Law |
On August 30, 1993, the International Red Cross convened a three-day conference in Geneva on the need to strengthen the protection of war victims and the enforcement of international humanitarian law... |
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9 |
9 |
1993-09-01 |
World |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Conferences, Treaties, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
North Cypriot Polly Peck Official Becomes Fugitive |
On May 4, 1993, Asil Nadir, embarrassed the British Government and the Serious Fraud Office by fleeing Britain to Northern Cyprus thereby making one of the biggest-ever scheduled fraud trial in... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Cyprus |
Fraud, Asset Seizure, Arrest, Prosecution |
Banking Chair Questions Lack of Anti-Money Laundering and Regulatory Protection as a concern for NAFTA |
On September 28, 1993, House Banking Committee Chairman Henry Gonzalez (D-Texas) expressed concern over the unqualified support given the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the Securities and Exchange... |
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9 |
10 |
1993-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Economic Integration, Securities Exchange Commission, Regulation |
Yugsolav War Crimes Tribunal Imposes Contempt Sanctions Against Belgrade Lawyer |
On January 31, 2000, the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia imposed contempt sanctions against Belgrade lawyer Milan Vujin for manipulating witnesses with bribes and other... |
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16 |
3 |
2000-03-01 |
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Corruption, War Crimes |
Janet Reno Addresses the Need for Improved Mechanisms to Facilitate Government’s Cooperation in International Criminal Law, National Security, and Intelligence |
On November 19, 1993, Janet Reno, the Attorney General of the United States, discussed important issues and emerging new mechanisms between the management of international criminal law and national... |
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9 |
11 |
1993-11-01 |
United States |
Intelligence, Immigration, National Security, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
Florida Becomes First State in a Move to Deport Illegal Aliens before the Expiration of their Prison Term |
On June 8, 1994, Florida became the first state in the United States to start deporting illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses while living unlawfully in the U.S. The main motivation... |
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10 |
6 |
1994-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Deportation, U.S. Federal Government |