Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
International Cooperation Against Russian Financial Irregularities On October 20, 1999, at the end of a conference to combat crime organized by the Group of Eight industrialized countries, international enforcement officials welcomed Russia’s commitment to adopting... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Russia, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ukraine, Antigua and Barbuda Money Laundering, International Organizations
U.N. Agrees to Sanctions against Taliban for Non-Surrender of Osama Bin Laden On October 15, 1999, the United Nations Security Council agreed to a resolution to impose sanctions in 30 days that will freeze the economic assets abroad of the Islamic Taliban movement of... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates Terrorism, United Nations, Sanctions
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Lack of Jurisdiction in Antiguan Asset Forfeiture Case On September 8, 1999, the U.S. Government suffered a setback when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the district court’s decision that the U.S. Government had no jurisdiction to... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Panama, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Asset Forfeiture
Colombia Supreme Court Approves Extradition to U.S. of Cuban National On October 26, 1999, the Colombian Supreme Court approved the extradition to the U.S. of Sergio Braulio Gonzalez, a Cuban citizen wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking and illegal arms possession... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Colombia, Cuba Extradition, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Sanctions
Arrested Gunman Implicates Oviedo & Cubas; Argentina Will Ask Oviedo to Leave On October 26, 1999, in his first foreign policy announcement, as President-elect, Fernando de la Rúa advised former Gen. Lino Oviedo of Paraguay, who has been exiled in Argentina since March 1999... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Paraguay Corruption, Extradition, Murder
Administration of Justice: Governmental, Intergovernmental, and Non-Governmental Perspectives On October 25, 1999, the International Criminal Law and National Security Committee of the International Law Section of the D.C. Bar sponsored a luncheon program on the Administration of Justice (AOJ... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 World Administration of Justice, International Organizations
New House Bill Targets Online Gambling On October 21, 1999, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va) introduced a bill in the House, entitled the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, that would ban gambling via the Internet and provide for criminal... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States Cybercrime, Administration of Justice, International Gaming
U.S. Indicts McDonnell Douglas & Chinese State Co. on Export Control Charges On October 19, 1999, the U.S. Government indicted the McDonnell Douglas Corporation and the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) and its affiliate (CATIC/Supply),... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, China Export Enforcement
Meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs at Tampere On October 15 and 16, 1999, the European Council met at Tampere. The Presidency issued conclusions, entitled “Toward a Union of Freedom, Security and Justice: the Tampere Milestones.” The... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Europe International Organizations, European Union
International Penal Law Association Adopts Resolutions on Transnational Organized Crime On September 5-11, 1999, during its 16th Congress, the International Penal Law Association adopted four resolutions on transnational organized crime. This article will discuss the resolution of... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Germany, Belgium, Hungary International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
Rwandan Government Suspends Cooperation with UN Tribunal over Dismissal On November 3, 1999, in a decision of immense potential an appellate chamber dismissed an indictment and ordered the immediate release of a defendant for abuse of process against the Prosecutor. On... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Rwanda Due Diligence, Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes
FATF Will Agree on Penalties for Non-Cooperating Countries At its next meeting, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to prepare a list of approximately twenty criteria to define non-cooperative countries when it meets in Oporto, Portugal on... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Mexico, Brazil, Europe, France, Argentina, Portugal Money Laundering, International Organizations, White Collar Crime, Treaties
U.S. Indicts Frankel on 36 Counts of Fraud, Money Laundering and Racketeering On October 7, 1999, a U.S. grand jury in the District of Connecticut returned an indictment of Martin R. Frankel, who fled the U.S. in May 1999 when his Greenwich, Connecticut mansion caught fire,... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Germany Money Laundering, Extradition, Fraud
Multiple Investigations into Financial Crimes in the Former Soviet Union Mushroom Investigations of questionable financial transactions from the former Soviet Union by multiple law enforcement agencies continue to capture headlines and have enormous law enforcement and political... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, Kazakhstan Money Laundering, Taxation, Organized Crime, Fraud, White Collar Crime
U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles Charges Syndicate of Asian Women Smugglers On August 20, 1999, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles announced indictments against a syndicate of smugglers and pimps that imported hundreds of young Asian women into the U.S. to work as prostitutes... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Asia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia Customs Enforcement, Human Rights, Immigration, Sex Crimes
U.S. Congress Hearings on Financial Irregularities On September 21-22, 1999, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of Representatives, held a hearing on Russian money laundering. Rep. James A. Leach, R-Iowa and Committee Chair, in... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 World, United States, Russia Money Laundering, Corruption, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations, United Nations, Securities Law, Economic Integration
EU Justice and Home Affairs Meets in Luxembourg On October 4, 1999, the European Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2203rd meeting in Luxembourg. 1. Final Report of the High-Level Group on Asylum and Migration The Council noted the... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Europe, Luxembourg, Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences
U.S. First Anti-Money Laundering Strategy Has Many International Goals On September 23, 1999, the U.S. Government released its first national money laundering strategy, containing a multitude of international initiatives and consequences. The report, the first of five... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Mexico, Russia Money Laundering, United Nations, Organized Crime
U.S. Blocks Return of Schiele Painting to Austria Despite Court Ruling On September 22, 1999, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York obtained a seizure warrant for “Portrait of Wally,” the painting allegedly plundered by the Nazis and held in... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Germany, Austria Art and Cultural Property, International Courts
Multi-Country Sting Hits Colombian Cocaine Ring On October 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had smashed a large Colombian drug ring with tentacles in Mexico, Central America and the U.S., and arrested 31 people, including... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Colombia Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance

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