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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Raids Disrupt International Car Theft Gang On August 1, 2007, U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested eight persons and disrupted a sophisticated, multi-state and international operation involved in stealing luxury automobiles and shipping... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Africa, Middle East Organized Crime
New York District Attorney Praises Conviction of Ciprianis for International Tax Crimes On July 31, 2007, Robert M. Morgenthau, the district attorney of Manhattan, praised the convictions of two members of the Cipriani family for evading $10 million in New York taxes using offshore tax... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Italy Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES A. International Criminal Justice Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense (Linda Friedman Ramirez, ed.). 730 pp., Juris Publishing, Inc., 2d ed., 2007. … [more] Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 Bibliography
Mexico Arrests Former Governor on U.S. Extradition Warrant On June 21, 2007, Mexican federal agents arrested Mario Villanueva Madrid, the former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on a U.S. extradition warrant based on an indictment in U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Bribery
Brazilian Court Accuses Berezovsky of Money Laundering, Orders His Arrest On July 12, 2007, Brazilian Judge Fausta Martin de Sanctis, of the Sixth Federal Court in São Paul, ordered the arrest of Russian tycoon Boris Berezvosky and several of his associates for money... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Brazil Gambling, Money Laundering
CARICOM Agrees to Arrest Warrant and Maritime and Airspace Agreement On July 6, 2007, participants of the annual Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community agreed to conclude two treaties concerning international criminal and... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Caribbean Mutual Legal Assistance
Chilean Supreme Court Denies Peruvian Request for Fujimori Extradition   On July 11, 2007, Chilean Supreme Court justice Orlando Alvarez ruled that Chile should deny a Peruvian government request for the extradition of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori.... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Chile, Peru Extradition, Murder, War Crimes
U.S. Magistrate Finds Lack of Probable Cause, Declines to Extradite Accused Murderer to Poland On July 20, 2007, U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys found that a Polish government submission of five volumes of evidence did not meet the probable cause requirement to show that Edward Mazur... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Poland, United States Extradition, Murder
U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses Warrantless Wiretapping Case On July 6, 2007, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overruled a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and dismissed a suit brought by several non... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 United States, World Human Rights, Terrorism
U.S. Arrests Mexican Fugitive on Drug Charges On July 23, 2007, U.S. law enforcement officials arrested Zhenli Ye Gon, a Mexico City businessman sought by the Mexican government in connection with one of the Western Hemisphere’s largest... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
U.K. Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Former Hotel Owner, Citing Prosecutors’ Delays On June 28, 2007, a U.K. court denied a U.S. extradition request for 77-year-old Stanley Tollman, a wealthy hotelier accused of bank fraud and tax evasion.  Tim Workman, Senior District Judge of... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 United Kingdom, United States Extradition, Prosecution
EU Seizures of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Rise Dramatically in 2006 On May 31, 2007, the European Commission published statistics showing a dramatic increase in the seizure of counterfeit and pirated articles at the EU’s external borders in 2006. Customs officials... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Europe, China Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, European Union
New Defense Counsel Appointed for Charles Taylor   Despite a tumultuous start to the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, things appear to have normalized as Taylor’s replacement counsel has been appointed, and trial is set... Jason McClurg 23 9 2007-09-01 Sierra Leone International Courts, International Criminal Tribunal, International Law
U.S. Launches Corruption Investigation of BAE’s Business with Saudi Arabia On June 26, 2007, BAE announced that the U.S. Department of Justice had launched a formal investigation into BAE Systems’ compliance with anti-corruption law, focusing on the company’s business... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 United States, Saudi Arabia Corruption
Russia Denies U.K. Request for Lugovoi Extradition On July 5, 2007, the Russian prosecutor general formally notified British prosecutors that Russia would not extradite Andrei K. Lugovoi, the former K.G.B. officer sought by the U.K. in connection... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 United Kingdom, Russia Extradition
Belgium Designates 13 Types of Tax Fraud as Money Laundering On June 3, 2007, the Belgian government issued a Royal Decree, classifying 13 types of tax fraud as money laundering. As a result, banks, financial institutions, and gatekeepers, including lawyers... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Europe, Belgium Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, Fraud
European Court of Justice Rules Against Attorney Professional Secrecy On June 26, 2007, the European Court of Justice upheld the European Council Directive 91/308/EEC on anti-money laundering, as amended by Directive 2001/97/EC of the European Parliament, ruling... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Europe, Belgium Money Laundering, Terrorism, European Union
EU Court Annuls Council of Ministers Rulings Freezing Funds Linked to Terrorism On July 11, 2007, the European Court of First Instance issued two rulings overturning EU Council of Ministers actions freezing the assets of two groups allegedly linked to terrorism … [more] Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 Europe National Security, Terrorism, European Union, Asset Forfeiture
Operation Hurricane: Brazil’s War on Illegal Gambling, Corruption and Money Laundering In a well-coordinated series of raids – appropriately code-named Operation Hurricane – launched in late April and encompassing three states and the Federal District, Brazil’s Federal Police [Polícia... Sergio Sardenberg and Francisco A. Fabiano Mendes 23 9 2007-09-01 United States, Brazil Money Laundering, Corruption, International Gaming
France, Panama Ask U.S. to Extradite Noriega The U.S. currently faces the dilemma of competing requests from Panama and France for the extradition of former Panamanian head of state Manuel Noriega. On July 17, 2007, the U.S. Department of... Bruce Zagaris 23 9 2007-09-01 United States, France, Panama Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking

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