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Enhancing the Anti-Money Laundering Regime and Combating Terrorist Financing in Indonesia |
Indonesia has made great strides in the enhancement of its AML/CFT regime over the past five years. One of the key components that produced this improvement was the implementation of the Financial... |
David H. Burris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Indonesia |
Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Terrorism |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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EU Directive on Criminalization and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights |
On April 26, 2006, the Commission of the European Communities adopted a proposal for a directive to combat intellectual property offenses, amending the proposal it approved on July 12, 2005. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe |
Intellectual Property, European Union |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Consular Rights of Foreigners Arrested in the U.S. |
On June 28, 2006, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the remedies of a foreign arrestee in the United States for violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Convention are limited. In... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Honduras |
International Organizations, Prisoner Rights |
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EU Orders Review of Savings Tax Directive |
On the anniversary of the taking effect of the European Union’s saving tax directive, Laszlo Kovacs, EU Tax commissioner, has ordered a review of the operation of the directive to see whether it... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
9 |
2006-09-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union |
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Austrian Bank Forfeits $337.5 Million to U.S. to Avoid Prosecution in Refco Fraud Case |
On June 5, 2006, Michael J. Garcia, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BAWAG P.S.K., formally known as Bank Für Arbeit Under Wirtschaft Und Österreichische... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
United States, Austria |
Fraud, White Collar Crime |
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Brazil Uncovers Complex International Fraud, Money Laundering in Banco Santos Collapse |
Brazilian authorities are uncovering a complex series of international links surrounding the apparent fraud and money laundering that led to the collapse and bankruptcy of Banco Santos. Prosecutors... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
Caribbean, Brazil, Virgin Islands, Antigua & Barbuda |
Money Laundering, Securities Law, Fraud |
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U.S. Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court, Upholds Specialty in Venezuelan Extradition |
On May 23, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously upheld the condition of a Venezuelan grant of extradition that a relator could not be sentenced to more than thirty years... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Extradition, Murder |
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Council of Europe Report Shows 14 European Countries Aided CIA Renditions |
On June 7, 2006, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly issued a report examining the participation of at least fourteen Council member... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
United States, Europe, Poland |
Human Rights, Terrorism, European Union |
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European Court of Justice Rules U.S.-EU Passenger Data Sharing Violates Privacy Rights |
On May 30, 2006, the European Court of Justice ruled that an agreement requiring European airlines to forward personal details of passengers on trans-Atlantic flights was invalid because it violates... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
United States, Europe |
European Union, Privacy |
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EU Commission Discusses Need to Improve Action Against Fiscal Fraud |
On May 31, 2006, the European Commission adopted a communication to start a debate on a European strategy to combat tax fraud. The communication proposes new EU mechanisms and a new Community... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
Europe |
Taxation, European Union, Fraud |
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U.S, Germany Sign Bilateral Agreements for Mutual Legal Assistance |
On April 18, 2006, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Germany Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries signed agreements supplementing the U.S.-German Extradition Treaty and Mutual Legal... |
Henry Gollisky |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
Germany, United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Book Review: Regulatory Frameworks for Hawala and Other Remittance Systems |
In the last five years the international community and especially the organizations responsible for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial enforcement have focused attention on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
World |
Due Diligence, Money Laundering |
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International Operation Results in Arrests of Alleged Kingpins, Asset Forfeiture |
On May 17, 2006, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the results of Operation Twin Oceans, a multi-jurisdictional, international investigation targeting the Pablo Rayo-Montano... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America, Brazil, Colombia, Europe, Panama, Uruguay |
Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.K. Detains Al-Qaeda Suspect for Potential U.S. Extradition |
On June 7, 2006, a British court ordered U.S. citizen Syed Hashmi held without bail. Hashmi, 26, faces U.S criminal charges in connection with his alleged procurement of military equipment for al... |
Bruce Zagaris |
22 |
8 |
2006-08-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan |
Extradition, Terrorism |