Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Sting Operation Breaks Endangered Species Smuggling from Mexico to U.S. On May 30, 1998, the United States Customs Service announced that a threeyear undercover operation in the U.S. and several other countries had broken a smuggling ring for endangered species from... Bruce Zagaris 14 8 1998-07-01 United States, Mexico Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle
European Parliament Supports Joint Action by EU Members on Enforcement Cooperation Against Credit Card Fraud On May 15, 1998, the European Parliament deputies voted to support joint action by European Union members on exchanging information to combat credit card fraud and other payment card fraud... [more] Bruce Zagaris 14 8 1998-07-01 Europe International Organizations, Fraud, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Law of War and Victims Compensation In the wake of the U.S. Government’s report on the role of neutrals in the Holocaust during World War II, the settlement of existing lawsuits and start of new ones continue... [more] Bruce Zagaris 14 8 1998-07-01 United States, Germany, Switzerland Law of War, Holocaust, Victims Compensation
Neutrals Give Mixed Reaction to U.S. Call to Contribute to Holocaust Victims 1. U.S. Report On June 2, 1998, the U.S. in a supplemental report on the role of neutrals in the Holocaust urged five neutral countries to continue their accountability and make financial... Bruce Zagaris 14 8 1998-07-01 United States, Norway Law of War, Holocaust
OAS Stregnthens Anti-Money Laundering Efforts On May 12-14, 1998, the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) met and agreed to strengthen anti-money laundering enforcement efforts... [more] Bruce Zagaris 14 7 1998-07-01 North America, Latin America and South America Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
FATF Agrees to Expand Worldwide Anti-Laundering Network On April 28, 1998, at the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) first ministerial meeting since 1990, the FATF decided to strengthen its activities and the "worldwide anti money-laundering network." Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 World Money Laundering
Revenue Canada Increases International Tax Enforcement of Electronic Commerce On April 30, 1998, Canadian National Revenue Minister Herb Dhaliwal announced that Revenue Canada will adjust its policies to protect against the erosion of tax revenues through the increasing use of... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 Canada Tax Enforcement
G-8 Leaders Promise Action Against Transnational Criminals On May 17, 1998, the final communiqué issued by the G-8 Heads of State in Birmingham, United Kingdom, contains several initiatives against transnational crime. Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 World Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
U.S. Refuses to Initiate Extradition Proceeding on Argentine Bribery Prosecution of IBM Officials On May 2, 1998, the Argentine media reported that the U.S. has required proof that a crime was committed before its sends four IBM PC Co. employees to Argentina to testify in a bribery case against... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 United States Extradition
Swiss Federal Tribunal Issues Ruling on Salinas Bribes During the third week of April 1998, the Swiss Federal Tribunal in Lausanne, Switzerland's highest court, issued a procedural ruling that has negative implications for the Raul Salinas funds, which... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 Switzerland Bribery
Clinton Administration Submits OECD Transnational Corruption Legislation and Implementing Legislation for Ratification On May 1, 1998, President Bill Clinton sent to the Senate for its approval the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 United States Corruption
New Jersey Governor and U.S. Congress Prioritize Extradition of U.S. Fugitives in Cuba At an April 30, 1998 news conference at the U.S. Capitol, a group of representatives in the U.S. Congress and Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman demanded the extradition of Joanne... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 United States Extradition
IMF Anti-Corruption Rules On April 21, 1998, Christian Walser, Legal Adviser For Procurement, World Bank, discussed the "New World Bank Rules to Fight Fraud and Corruption in World Bank Financed Contracts."  Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 World Corruption
U.S. Court Holds Dominican Republic National Extraditable on RICO Charges On November 18, 1997, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against defendant Francisco Medina for... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 Dominican Republic Extradition
Venezuela Presses Four Countries to Extradite Fifty Fugitive Bankers According to a report from the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the Venezuelan Government has requested Britain, Israel, Spain, and the United States to extradite fifty bankers for a 1994 banking... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 Venezuela Extradition
EU Agrees on Common Indictment for Participation in a Criminal Organization On March 19, 1998, under the chairmanship of British Home Secretary Jack Straw, the European Union's Justice/Home Affairs Council adopted the common action related to indictment for participation in... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 European Union Mutual Legal Assistance
European Parliamentary Committee Issues Report for Closer Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in the EU On February 11, 1998, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs issued a report, noting the unanimous adoption of a motion on strenghtening judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the... Bruce Zagaris 14 1998-06-01 European Union Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Case Against Theft of Cultural Property On April 13, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the prosecution of two Texans and their lawyer on charges that they trafficked in stolen cultural property... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 United States Cultural Property
Commonwealth of Virginia Executes Paraguayan Despite ICJ Plea On April 14, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia execyted Angel Francisco Breard, a Paraguayan national, for murder despite a plea from the International Court of Justice and from Secretary of State... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 United States International Criminal Court
U.S. Indicts 16 for Forcing Illegal Aliens Into Prostitution and Establishes Task Force to Prosecute Slavery and Worker Exploitation On April 23, 1998, the U.S. Attorney in Miami released a 52-count indictment brought by a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, against sixteen persons, charging them with operating a prostitution ring... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 United States Sex Crimes

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