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Brazil Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On March 4, 1998, the Brazilian new anti-money laundering bill proposed by the Executive Branch and enacted by the Congress took effect. It will criminalize money laundering for the first time... [... |
Bruce Zagaris and Sergio Sardenberg |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation |
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Recent Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts in Taiwan |
1. Introduction The Republic of China ("Taiwan") has encountered episodes of money laundering of illicitly gained proceeds for the past several years. Further, in addition to the... |
Lawrence L. C. Lee |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Taiwan |
Money Laundering |
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Activity of Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Increases |
Slowly, but significantly, the pace of activity of the War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has increased... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Catalan Judge Sentences Network the Laundered Drug Money |
On February 18, 1998, Judge Baltasar Garzon of the National Court convicted nine persons accused of laundering drug-related money. The network operated primarily in Barcelona and laundered more than... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Congress Adopts Resolution for Tribunal Against Saddam Hussein as Iraq Moves to Recommend the Same Against Clinton |
On March 13, 1998, the U.S. Senate voted 93-0 to urge the creation of a United Nations tribunal to try President Saddam Hussein of Iraq as a war criminal. In November 1997, the House adopted a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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FATF Issues Annual Report on Money Laundering Typologies |
On February 12, 1998, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering issued its 1997-98 report on money laundering typologies. The report will be discussed in the May 1998 issue of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, International Organizations |
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Rwanda War Crime Suspect Rearrested in Texas |
On February 26, 1998, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents rearrested Mr. Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, a Rwandan minister accused of crimes against humanity, at the request of the War Crimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Rwanda |
Law of War, War Crimes |
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Caribbean Police Commissioners Prepare Anti-Crime Scheme |
On January 22-23, 1998, the Caribbean Commissioners of Police met at the Regional Police Training Center in Barbados and prepared a six-point anti-crime plan... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Caribbean |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Argentine Military Officer Complains of Unfairness of French In Absentia Conviction |
On January 23, 1998, in the Argentine magazine Trespuntos, former Argentine navy Commander Alfredo Astiz complained that a French court used false testimony to convict him of charges that he killed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
France, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Law Enforcement |
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Swiss Cooperation with Spanish Human Rights Proceedings Produces Momentum on Argentine Prosecutions |
Cooperation from the Swiss Government in identifying bank accounts registered to former members of the Argentine military has produced important momentum in the prosecution by a Spanish court in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Switzerland, Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Mutual Legal Assistance, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearings on Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation |
On February 5, 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, held hearings on legislation to reauthorize action to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Status of Negotiations to Establish an International Criminal Court |
The year 1997 was a watershed one for the attempt to establish a permanent International Criminal Court to try individuals accused of committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.... |
Steven Gerber |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
World |
War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity |
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EU Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Sets Forth Priorities |
On December 16, 1997, during the European Parliament’s annual debate on the Third Pillar, Anita Gradin, Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, outlined recent achievements and future directions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Organized Crime |
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Britain Considers Compensating Holocaust Victims |
On January 18, 1998, British ministers agreed to publish a full list of the names of the 25,000 companies, partnerships, and individuals who did not receive assets that had been confiscated during... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United Kingdom |
Law of War, Holocaust, Property Restitution |
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U.S. Troops Arrest and Send Bosnian Serb to War Crimes Tribunal While Two Serbs Surrender |
On January 22, 19987, U.S. troops arrested and turned over Goran Jelisic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Jelisic is accused of killing at least sixteen Muslims and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Bosnia |
Law of War, Murder, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Caribbean Under Pressure to Tighten Anti-Laundering and Financial Supervision |
Caribbean dependencies and independent countries are under pressure from the U.K. and the U.S. to tighten anti-money laundering and financial supervision and are acting to strengthen their regimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Russia, Panama |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on Looted Artworks and Insurance Polices from Holocaust |
On February 12, 1998, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, held a hearing on restitution issues related to World War II and the Holocaust, focusing in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States |
Law of War, Holocaust, Property Restitution |
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: Two U.S. Interior Designers Convicted of Laundering for Cali Cartel Member |
On February 19, 1998, two San Francisco interior designers who worked exclusively for former Cali cartel druglord Jose Santacruz Londono, were convicted in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on charges... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Advances in Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Panama |
The enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been a major concern for U.S. companies doing business in the rest of the world. In the case of Panama, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR... |
Alvaro Aguilar-Alfu |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Panama |
Intellectual Property, Law Enforcement |
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Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty under Siege |
The author, a political science professor at Florida International University and a specialist on Caribbean security matters, promotes that the drug phenomenon in the Caribbean constitutes a security... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Caribbean |
Corruption, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Book Review |