AIDP and OAS Conclude Cooperation Agreement |
On April 11, 1986, the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP) concluded a cooperation agreement. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
Latin America and South America |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Money Laundering Bill Passed as Part of Anti-Drug Law |
On October 17, 1986, the money laundering provisions which have been the subject of many hearings and debates by Congress were passed as Subtle H of the "Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986" (HR 5484). The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Controls Holds Hearing |
On June 24, 1986, The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held its first hearing to investigate compliance with existing treaties on drug control and preparations for the new... |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
Nigerian Crime Prompts Hearings But Few Recommended Solutions |
On September 17, 1986, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the United States Senate held hearings on the growing phenomenon of Nigerian criminal activity in the United States. Testimony... |
Raymond Wuslich |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
Nigeria |
Crimes |
INS To Continue Use of Tax Information for Enforcement |
The Report of a meeting between the Visa Office Representatives of the Department of State and the Visa Office Liaison Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has elucidated... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
ILANUD Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary |
The United Nations Latin American Institute for Crime Prevention and Treatment of Offenders (ILANUD) has started a new publication, called "ILANUD Boletin Informativo." The Bulletin will provide... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
Latin America and South America |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
International Cooperation on Child Pornography |
The United States Government has quite recently stepped up its efforts to combat child pornography on both the domestic and international fronts. On the international level the United States has... |
Leesteffy Jenkins |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
World |
Abuse of Children |
United Kingdom to Allow Video Evidence from Abroad for Use in Criminal Cases |
In an effort to speed up trials for offenses involving major frauds, the United Kingdom Government intends to introduce legislation granting courts the power to obtain evidence abroad for use in... |
Kersi B Shroff |
2 |
8 |
1986-08-01 |
United Kingdom |
Adjective Enforcement |
Belgian Tax and Money Transfer Investigations |
Belgian authorities are investigating the activites of a financial services institution in Antwerp, Roger Kirschen & Co., the center of the diamond trade in Belgium. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Belgium |
Tax Enforcement |
Iranian Fights Rejection of Asylum Application |
Amir Charmchi remains in a detention center in New York. Federal District Judge Robert W. Sweet is expected to rule on the fate of this 24-year-old Iranian "refugee in orbit" who has twice been sent... |
Peter Brown |
2 |
12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Asylum |
Australia Enacts Liberalized Extradition Legislation |
Australia has enacted a statute containing liberalized extradition procedures, facilitating the extradition of fugitives both to and from Australia. Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
5 |
1986-05-01 |
Australia |
Extradition |
U.S. Regulations to Enforce UNESCO Cultural Property Convention |
Effective March 31, 1986, the United States will have in force customs regulations for the enforcement of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act of 1983, which implements the 1970... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
United States |
Cultural Property |
Agenda for 8th U.N. Congress on Prevention of Crime & Treatment of Offenders |
At its Ninth Session (Vienna, 5-14 March 1986), the United Nations agreed upon topics for discussion at the Eighth Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (1990). |
Gael M. Kerrigan |
2 |
9 |
1986-09-01 |
World |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
IRS to Aggressively Go After Illegal Activity Cash |
On March 21, 1986, the Internal Revenue Service issued temporary regulations that persons caught in the possession of large amounts of "illegal activity cash" in excess of $10,000 will be slapped... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Financial Crimes |
New U.S. Anti-Drug Law Has Significant International Law Impact |
The 99th Congress resoundingly shut its doors on October 17th having passed a comprehensive anti-drug bill which President Reagan signed into law on October 27th. The Act contains many significant... |
Leesteffy Jenkins and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
OECD Fiscal Committee Draft Tax Convention Criticized |
On July 10, 1986, the OECD Fiscal Committee passed a draft multilateral convention for the Prevention of Tax Evasion which was prepared in cooperation with the Council of Europe. The draft, so far... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
U.S. Court Holds U.S. Constitution Not Applicable to Search Abroad |
In U.S. v. Molina-Chacon, the U.S. District Court held that Fourth and Fifth Amendment requirements do not apply to foreign searches by foreign officials or to foreign arrests. In deciding this case... |
Leesteffy Jenkins |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
United States |
Legislation |
US Government Suffers Set Back in Computer Crime Case |
In U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, Judge Gene Carter ruled that U.S. Attorney Pasquale Perrino, Jr. had failed to show that Mr. Kenneth Wu Hahn, 47, of Cocoa Beach, Florida was involved in... |
Peter Brown |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Computer Crimes |
Gucci-Garpeg Cases End with Guilty Plea to Tax Evasion |
On January 17, 1986, Aldo Gucci, former chairman of Gucci Shops, Inc., the world wide Gucci clothing and leather goods stores, pleaded guilty in Manhattan (New York City) in the U.S. District Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
United States |
Tax Crimes |
Forfeiture of Attorneys Fees: United States v. Thier |
The constitutionality of pretrail restraining orders which freeze a defendant's assets pending trial has become the subject of heated debate. On the one hand, government attorneys have argued that... |
Raymond Wuslich |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
United States |
Legal Ethics |