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E.g., 2026-06
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OECD Forum on Tax Administration Agrees to Combat International Tax Non-Compliance In a closing statement Mark W. Everson, IRS Commissioner and Chair of the Forum, said that the Forum identified four areas in which members will increase existing work or start new work under the... Bruce Zagaris 22 11 2006-11-01 United States International Organizations, Taxation
Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents I. ARTICLES A. Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing A. Cheney, Leaving No Loopholes for Terrorist Financing: The Implementation of the USA Patriot Act in the Real Estate Field, 58 Vanderbilt L... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 World Bibliography
Hamdan Redux: Formulating a Congressional Response On June 29, 2006, the day the Supreme Court announced its decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Congress began preparing a response as Senator Arlen Spector introduced S. 3614, the Unprivileged Combatant... James P. Taylor 22 10 2006-10-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security
Two Asian Sex Trafficking Rings Dismantled as GAO Criticizes U.S. Anti-Trafficking Efforts Abroad In one week in August 2006, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and local law enforcement officials disrupted two separate sex trafficking... Victoria Gotsch 22 10 2006-10-01 United States, South Korea Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes
PRC Freezes North Korean Accounts, Citing Counterfeiting and Money Laundering On July 25, 2006, media sources reported that the Bank of China’s Macao branch has closed a number of accounts containing millions of dollars linked to the North Korean government. The account... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 United States, China, North Korea Money Laundering, Counterfeiting, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Proposes Reforms against Tax Haven Abuses On August 1, 2006, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on “Tax Haven Abuses: The Enablers, the Tools... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 United States, Caribbean, Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Privacy
U.N. Human Rights Committee Expresses Concern About U.S. Detention Policies On July 28, 2006, at the conclusion of its 87th session, the U.N. Human Rights Committee criticized the United States for failing to comply with the International Covenant on Civil and Political... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 World, United States Human Rights, Terrorism
World Bank Initiates Anti-Corruption Voluntary Disclosure Program On August 1, 2006, the World Bank’s Board of Directors formally approved a Voluntary Disclosure Program designed to strengthen the Bank’s anti-corruption programs. The Voluntary Disclosure Program (... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 World Corruption, International Organizations
U.K. Investigates KBR Involvement with Alleged Nigerian Bribe On August 7, 2006, the Financial Times reported that the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root’s (KBR) role in an alleged... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 United States, France, United Kingdom, Nigeria Money Laundering, Corruption, Bribery
U.N. Security Council and Interpol Agree on Enhanced Cooperation On August 8, 2006, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1699, calling for closer cooperation between the UN Security Council and Interpol to increase the effectiveness of UN... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 World International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Reviews International Narcotics Control Priorities On June 26, 2006, the European Union issued a paper on its international narcotics control priorities, emphasizing the importance of a solution that safeguards the health and security of Europe. In... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
Appellate Court Upholds Lawyer’s Money Laundering Conviction On July 21, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the conviction of Luis Flores, a solo practitioner in Queens, New York, for helping an Ecuadorian businessman launder drug... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 United States Money Laundering
Joint International Tax Shelter Information Center Helps U.S. and Canada Crack Cross-Border Tax Scheme On August 3, 2006, the Canada Revenue Agency and the United States Internal Revenue Service announced significant progress stopping an abusive cross-border tax scheme using leads and information... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 Canada, United States Taxation
U.S. Arrests 44 Members of Khat Importing Conspiracy On July 26, 2006, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) announced the indictment of 44 members of a criminal enterprise that imported... Bruce Zagaris 22 10 2006-10-01 United States, Europe, Africa, United Arab Emirates Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking
U.K. Detains British Citizen on U.S. Terrorism Charges On July 19, 2006, British authorities arrested and detained a U.K. citizen on terrorism-related charges after a Connecticut grand jury indictment. According to a media report the U.S. Department of... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, United Kingdom Cybercrime, Extradition, Terrorism
U.S. Issues Indictments and Restraining Orders, Arrests CEO in Internet Gaming Crackdown On July 17, 2006, U.S. prosecutors announced the indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against 11 persons and 4 firms, the arrest of the chief executive of... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, Cybercrime, International Gaming, Fraud
U.S. Supreme Court Deals Setback to Bush Administration on Military Commissions On June 29, 2006, the United States Supreme Court handed down one of the last decisions of the 2005-2006 term, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 126 S.Ct. 2749 (2006). Salim Ahmed Hamdan is a Yemeni citizen,... James P. Taylor 22 9 2006-09-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
Central America Increasingly Overwhelmed by U.S. Deportation of Criminal Aliens Responding to increased criminal activities among immigrant gangs, in 1996 the U.S. Congress passed The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (PL 104-208) (“1996 Immigration Law... Victoria Gotsch 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Latin America and South America, El Salvador, Guatemala Immigration, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
Getty Museum to Return Disputed Art to Italy, Greece In the latest developments in a long-running controversy, California J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return disputed antiquities to Italy and Greece. The Museum, which has suffered negative press... Jed Borod 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Italy, Greece Art and Cultural Property
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Deliberates Evidence Warrant, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and Procedural Rights in Criminal Proceedings On June 1-2, 2006, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs of the Council held its 2732nd Council Meeting, making progress on the European Evidence Warrant (EEW), the transfer of sentenced... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 Europe European Union

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