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Uruguay To Extradite Three Military Officials to Chile |
On March 23, 2006, the Uruguayan Supreme Court authorized the extradition of three military officials to Chile in a historical step. The officials are believed to have been involved in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Chile, Uruguay |
Extradition, Human Rights, Murder |
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Mexico Punishes U.S. Hotel for Expelling Cuban Officials to Comply with U.S. Embargo |
On March 24, 2006, the Mexican government announced that it would fine Hoteles Sheraton SA 1,216,750 pesos (US $111,186.52) for violating Mexican law when it expelled a group of Cuban officials. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Cuba |
Economic Sanctions |
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Switzerland Revises International Administrative Assistance Guidelines for Securities Enforcement Investigations |
On February 1, 2006, revisions to article 38 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading ("SESTA") entered into force. This statute, which deals with international administrative... |
Benjamin Borsodi |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Law |
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High Level Conference on the Future of Europol |
At the January 2006 Justice and Home Affairs Informal Ministerial Meeting the Austrian Presidency proposed a discussion on the further development of Europol. The High Level Conference on the Future... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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EU-U.S. Hold Informal High Level Meeting on Freedom, Security and Justice |
On March 2-3, 2006, the European Union and the United States met in Vienna and considered a number of important subjects on international enforcement cooperation. The EU Presidency explained the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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Spain Freezes Four Benazir Bhutto Bank Accounts, Launches Money Laundering Investigation |
Following a mutual legal assistance request by Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Spanish law enforcement authorities froze four bank accounts, two offshore companies in Spain, and a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Switzerland, Spain, Pakistan |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. FIU Warns Financial Institutions of Belarusian Money Laundering |
On April 10, 2006, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory to U.S. financial institutions on Belarus. The advisory urges institutions to guard against money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States, Europe, Belarus |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Terrorism, European Union, Arms Trafficking |
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Senate Banking Committee Leaders Warn of Federal Override for Shell Companies |
On April 4, 2006, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) and ranking Democrat Paul Sarbanes (Md.) expressed strong concern about the use of state-chartered shell companies to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, National Security, Terrorism |
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Canada’s Scotiabank Stops U.S. Dollar Transaction Services to Cuba |
On April 4, 2006, Canadian financial institution Scotiabank announced via its Jamaican branch that it will no longer provide monetary transaction services in U.S. dollars to Cuba, stirring public... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
6 |
2006-06-01 |
Canada, United States, Mexico, Cuba |
Economic Sanctions, Jurisdiction, Sanctions |
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Russia Renews U.K. Extradition Request for Berezovsky |
On March 2, 2006, Russia’s general prosecutor announced that the Russian government has renewed its U.K. extradition request to the UK for Boris Berezovsky, accusing Berezovsky of new crimes:... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Russia |
Extradition |
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Australian Government, Wheat Industry Face Oil-for-Food Bribery Probe |
An Australian government investigation into alleged corruption related to the United Nations’ Iraq Oil-for-Food program has found evidence linking government officials to the scandal. The Commission... |
Jed Borod |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
United States, Iraq, Australia |
Corruption, Trade Enforcement, United Nations, Bribery |
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Report Links Brazilian Diamond Industry to Fraud, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering |
In March 2006, Canadian non-governmental organization Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) released Fugitives and Phantoms: The Diamond Exports of Brazil, a report accusing the Brazilian government of... |
Jed Borod |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
Brazil |
Customs Enforcement, Environment, International Organizations, Money Laundering, Taxation, Trade Enforcement |
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U.S. Treasury Issues Rule against Commercial Bank of Syria |
On March 9, 2006, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a proposed rule against the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS), along with its subsidiary, the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank (SLCB),... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
United States, Syria |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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U.S., Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay Form Transparency Trade Unit |
On March 13, 2006, The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced the creation of a new trade transparency unit with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. According to ICE the trade... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
United States, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay |
Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Trade Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Working Party Issues Opinion on Application of EU Data Protection Rules to Internal Whistleblowing Schemes in the Context of Accounting & Financial Crime |
On February 1, 2006, the Working Party established under Article 29 of Directive 95/46/EC issued an opinion providing guidance on how internal whistleblowing schemes can be implemented in compliance... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
Europe |
European Union, White Collar Crime, Privacy, Economic Integration |
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U.S. Courts Continue to Grapple with Detainee Issues |
Despite the December 2005 passage of the Detainee Treatment Act, U.S. courts at all levels continue to deal with every imaginable issue of the detention of persons in the face of increasing public... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights |
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Deaths in Cells Dominate News of Yugoslav Tribunal |
The deaths of Milosevic and Babic in their cells and the demands for Serbia to arrest and surrender Mladic dominated news of the International Criminal Tribunal For War Crimes in the Former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
5 |
2006-05-01 |
Europe, Balkans |
Law of War, European Union, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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U.S. Cooperation with Colombia and Panama Results in Human Trafficking Arrests |
On January 26 2006, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced the arrest of eight person in Bogotá, Colombia whose extradition the U.S. government has requested as part of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
4 |
2006-04-01 |
United States, Colombia, Panama |
Immigration, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Forgery |
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Exchange of Criminal Records under Multilateral International Conventions |
On November 21, 2005, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision on the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record. This Decision supplements and facilitates the existing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
4 |
2006-04-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police Strengthen Regional Law Enforcement Standards and Cooperation |
Since its formation in 1986, the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) has achieved significant accomplishments and continues its work facilitating coordination and cooperation in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
4 |
2006-04-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance |