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U.S. Issues 2001 Money Laundering Strategy Report |
On September 19, 2001, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued its 2001 Money Laundering Strategy Report, which contains a number of initiatives that will have direct and indirect implications for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Money Laundering, International Organizations |
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Request to Release Milosevic Refused |
In a judgement of August 31, 2001, the President of the District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands, declared himself incompetent to consider the request to be released, lodged by Slobodan Milosevic... |
André Klip |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans |
War Crimes, International Courts |
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Canada Issues Anti-Money Laundering Regulations |
On September 12, 2001, the Canadian Department of Finance issued final regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act, emphasizing the requirement to identify and report suspicious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Canada, United States |
Money Laundering |
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Greece Finally Starts to Review Accounts Connected to Milosevic |
September 18, 2001, the media reported the Greek Government, specifically its Ministry of Justice, has begun to examine more than 250 accounts held at banks in Athens by companies connected to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans, Greece |
Human Rights, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture |
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Colombia Extradites Ochoa to the U.S. |
On September 7, 2001, Colombia extradited Fabio Ochoa, a member of the notorious family of three brothers who were among the leaders of the Medillin cartel that became fabulously rich in the 1980s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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ICTY Developments |
The article traces recent developments, including; Dusko Sikirica and Damir Dosen pleaded guilty of violations of persons in the Keraterm camp, Serbian investigators exhumed 269 bodies in the largest... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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EU Commissioner Outlines Initiatives Against Illegal Migration |
On June 19, 2001, António Vitorino, European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, outlined the European Union’s initiatives against illegal immigration.
He observed that in April 2001, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, European Union |
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U.S. National Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling |
On August 22, 2001, Ronald Eppinger, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami) to charges of smuggling aliens into the U.S. for purposes of prostitution,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
United States |
Human Trafficking, Sex Crimes |
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Belgian EU Presidency Sets Four Key Home & Justice Affairs Priorities |
On July 3, 2001, Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Minister of Justice, present the Belgian four key priorities with respect to justice and home affairs:
1. Cooperation in criminal cases will be strengthened... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe, Belgium |
European Union |
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IMF Continues Loan Suspensions to Kenya for Lack of Anti-Corruption Legislation |
On August 15, 2001, the International Monetary Fund announced that lending to Kenya would stay suspended after Kenya’s parliament rejected a critical anti-corruption bill.
Although the Kenyan... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Kenya |
Corruption, International Organizations |
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Kenya Company Sues Government for Corruption in International Court |
On July 19, 2001, Coastal Aquacultural, a Kenya registered company, sued the Kenyan government for $1 billion in damages and loss of earnings in an international court established in Lusaka in 1994... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe, Africa, Kenya |
International Organizations, International Courts |
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Accusations Against Israeli Prime Minister Urge Belgium to Rethink War Crimes Act |
A complaint against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has caused unease in Belgian political and diplomatic circles. Based on the Belgian War Crimes Act, the complaint, which was introduced on May... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Belgium, Middle East |
Human Rights, War Crimes |
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U.S. Removes Financial Advisory on Antigua |
On August 21, 2001, the U.S. Department of Treasury informed the Antigua and Barbuda Government by letter that the U.S. has removed the financial advisory against Antigua.
According to Sir Ronald... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
United States, Antigua & Barbuda |
Money Laundering |
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Inter-American Development Bank Increases Criminal Administration of Justice Initiatives |
During the last few years the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has continued to increase its initiatives to assist criminal administration of justice initiatives in several areas it has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
World |
Administration of Justice, International Organizations |
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U.S. Introduces Anti-Money Laundering Bill |
On August 3, 2001, Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-Chairman of the U.S. Senate Drug Caucus... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. Presses Mexico for Action After Acquittal of Mexicans for Death of American |
On August 4, 2001, two Mexican suspects in the death of journalist Philip True of Texas, who died while hiking in Mexico in 1998, resulted in protests by U.S. Government officials and by journalists... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Murder |
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EU Holds Informal Justice & Home Affairs Council Meeting |
On July 28 and 29, 2000, the European Union held an informal Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Marseille, France.
Mrs. Elisabeth Guigou, the French Minister of Justice, presented the three... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe, France |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime |
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Russian Ratifies European Laundering Convention and Enacts New Anti-Laundering Law |
On August 2, 2001, Russia completed ratification of the European Convention on Money Laundering and on August 7 Russia enacted a new anti-money laundering law.
On August 2, 2001, Russia’s ambassador... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe, Russia |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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War Crimes Tribunal for Yugoslavia Has Full Agenda |
After a relatively slow start, the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has a full slate of business with new arrests of high-level officials, trials, and various motions.
On... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Balkans |
Corruption, War Crimes, Genocide |
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ABA Rejects Ethics Revisions on Client Confidentiality |
On August 6-7, 2001, the American Bar Association House of Delegates rejected proposed changes to permit lawyers to disclose client confidences to prevent a client from committing a crime or fraud,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
United States |
Securities Law |