Saudi Prince Settles in Falcon Smuggling Case |
On August 7, 1986, the Department of Justice announced that Assistant Attorney General Henry Habicht has concluded an investigation into another instance of illegal trafficking of North American... |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
8 |
1986-08-01 |
Saudi Arabia |
Smuggle |
Grundformen der Wirtschaftskriminalität |
Practitioner, educator and author Heinz Egli of the Swiss financial center Zürich examines in Grundformen der Wirtschaftskriminalität modern white collar crime phenomena and their manifestation in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
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White Collar Crime |
U.S. Government Calls It Quits on Fraud Prosecution of Attorney |
On April 30, 1986, Charles R. Brewer, the U.S. Attorney in Asheville, realizing that his chances for a successful prosecution even as a matter of law were hopeless, asked the judge, The Honorable... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
5 |
1986-05-01 |
United States |
Fraud |
U.S. Jamaica Talks Broaden to Mutual Assistance |
During February 26-28, 1986, the U.S. and Jamaican Governments held discussions concerning an Agreement on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The negotiations contemplate a broad-based Agreement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Jamaica |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
Cubana Air Crash Case Ends Controversially in Venezuela |
On September 2, 1986, the case of the Cubana aircraft, which exploded in mid-air, blown up by anti-Castro terrorists in the mid-seventies, has ended controversially. Chief Judge of the First Penal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
9 |
1986-09-01 |
Venezuela |
Theft |
U.S. Approves Haitian Assistance & Haitian Cooperation on Illegal Migration |
On February 25, 1986, Secretary of State George Shultz signed a determination that will permit the obligation of fiscal (FY) 1986 funds for certain forms of assistance to Haiti. Due to serious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
Haiti |
Adjective Enforcement |
Conflicts of U.S. Disclosure and Swiss Secrecy Provisions: The Swiss View, and A Review of a New Swiss Book on This Issue |
The basic conflict is always the same: A Swiss company or a Swiss Bank either with a subsidiary in the U.S, or acting in its own name on the U.S. market or at an American Stock Exchange is suspected... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Disclosure |
Book Reviews: Information Law: Freedom of Information, Privacy, Open Meetings, Other Access Laws by Burt A. Braverman |
This book comprehensively covers issues arising under FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act and comprehensively covers issues arising under FOIA, the Privacy Act and other laws governing access to... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Belgian Tax and Money Transfer Investigation Progresses |
As reported in the February issue of the IELR, the Belgian Government is investigating tax evasion and illegal money transfters in connection with the almost secretive diamond trade in that country. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
Belgium |
Tax Enforcement |
Panama and U.S. Dispute over Cooperation |
In the wake of the collapse of discussions between the U.S. and Panamanian Governments over mutual assistance in criminal matters, the Drug Enforcement Agency has accused Panama of refusing to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
8 |
1986-08-01 |
Panama |
Bank Secrecy |
European Council Agrees to Amend Treaty of Rome |
The IELR will also examine the planned amendments to the Treaty of Rome which have been agreed on by the European Council, a European Communities body, at the Luxembourg Summit of December 2-3, 1985. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
Europe |
Treaties |
Decision on Multilateral Assistance Convention Postponed |
In recent weeks discussion has ensued over the OECD/Council of Europe draft Multilateral Convention on Mutual Adminstrative Assistance in Tax Matters (hereinafter "Draft Convention"). For instance... |
Bruce Zagaris and Clemens Kochinke |
2 |
12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
U.S. Lawyers Continue to Resist Cash Reporting |
Section 6050I of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1984, requires the recipient (e.g. a bank, or a financial institution) of a cash payment or related series of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
5 |
1986-05-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
Research on Terrorism: An Int'l Academic Conf., Apr. 15-17, 1986 |
On April 15-17, 1986, the University of Aberdeen, Scotland will hold a major academic conference on the study of terrorism. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Scotland |
Conferences |
Hearing Reports on Immigration Marriage Fraud Available |
Reports of hearings held by the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate on "Immigration Marriage Fraud" on July 26, 1985 have been published. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
5 |
1986-05-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
Expatriation in Foreign Prisons Upheld by State Department |
The Department of State Board of Appellate Review has recently upheld the renunciation of U.S. citizenship by a person while the person was a prisoner in Canada. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Canada |
Prisoner Rights |
Abdallah Case Heightens in Wake of Paris Terrorism Attacks |
In the wake of the Paris bombings, the case of George Ibrahim Abdallah and the applicability of French criminal procedure as well as international criminal cooperation, particularly extradition... |
Bruno de Bouillane |
2 |
9 |
1986-09-01 |
France |
Terrorism |
Customs Report Highlights Enforcement Success in 1985 |
The just-published annual report of the U.S. Customs Service tells of a change from an administrative collection bureau to a border enforcement agency. In the course of a major centralization effort... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
European Ministers Agree on Action Against Drugs and Terrorism |
On Thursday, October 25, the "Trevi Group", the counterterrorism forum of the twelve EC countries comprising their Interior Ministers and security chiefs, met in London for its first emergency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
Europe |
Drug Enforcement |
GAO Calls for More Cooperation in Enforcing the Bank Secrecy Act |
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on June 12, 1986 regarding the implementation of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). William Anderson,... |
David Simonetti |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |