Articles

E.g., 2026-10
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Ministers Adopt Resolution on the Links Between Corruption and Organized Crime On June 10, 1997, the Ministers participating in the 21st Conference of European Ministers of Justice, Council of Europe, in Prague adopted a resolution on the links between corruption and organized... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Europe Corruption, European Union, Organized Crime
U.S. Sanctions against Myanmar Receive a Mixed Reception On April 22, 1997, President Clinton announced the sanctioning of new U.S. investment in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. In an Executive Order drafted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC... Victoria Gotsch 13 7 1997-07-01 United States, Myanmar Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking, Sanctions
Brazilian State Entity Obtains $78.6 Million Judgments for Embezzlement On April 15, 1997, a Brazilian governmental agency, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Technologico (CNPq), obtained judgments of over $78.6 million for fraud and breach of contract... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Brazil Fraud, Bribery, Embezzlement
Mexico Implements Anti-Money Laundering Law On September 1, 1997, as part of its implementation of a new anti-money laundering law, Mexican commercial banks must have in place various due diligence procedures, including know-your-customer and... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Mexico Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
EU Members Sign Convention Against Corruption Involving EU or National Officials On June 3, 1997, the 15 EU member States signed the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member states of the European Union (... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Europe Corruption, European Union, Bribery, Treaties
European Commission Recommends Measures against Synthetic Drugs On May 7, 1997, the European Commission adopted a communication on the control of new synthetic drugs, at the initiative of European Commissioner Anita Gradin ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
EU and U.S. Sign Agreement to Cooperate on Combatting Drug Trafficking On May 28, 1997, the United States and the European Union agreed to increase efforts to combat illegal drugs, signing an agreement to prevent the trafficking in chemicals used to make synthetic drugs... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 United States, Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation
Japan Tax Authority Proposes New Reporting for International Funds Transfers On June 2, 1997, the Japanese First Taxation Division, which is in charge of income taxes, announced that cross-border funds over one million yen ($8,890) must reported on a routine basis to prevent... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Japan Taxation
Canada Deports to U.S. Suspect in Saudi Bomb Probe On June 17, 1997, the Canadian Government deported to the United States Hain Abdel Rahim Sayegh after being detained for months in Canada. His cooperation is pledged in the investigation of the... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Canada, United States Extradition, Terrorism
U.S. Locates Murder Fugitive in France In mid-June 1997, after sixteen years on the lam, a former peace activist convicted of murdering his former girlfriend, Ira Einhorn has been arrested in southern France and is in custody awaiting... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 United States, France Extradition, Murder
Swiss Government Announces Freeze of $3.4 Million in Bank Accounts for Mobutu On June 3, 1997, the Swiss federal banking commission announced that it has uncovered and frozen $3.4 million in assets belonging to former President of Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko, after a Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Switzerland, Congo Corruption, Asset Forfeiture
INS To Open 13 Foreign Enforcement Offices On June 19, 1997, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service announced that it will open thirteen new offices in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America to combat organized illegal trafficking in... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 United States Immigration
U.N. Human Rights Committee Holds Israeli Interrogating Unlawful On May 9, 1997, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) criticized and found in violation of the Torture Convention the Israeli techniques in interrogating suspected terrorists, including... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 World, Israel Human Rights, United Nations, Torture, Treaties
U.S. Indicts Canadian Couple for Illegally Importing CFCs On April 29, 1997, a U.S. grand jury in Maine indicted a Canadian couple for allegedly sending 85 tons of chlorofluorocarbon-12 (CFC-12) illegally to automotive repair shops in the U.S. ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 Canada, United States Environment, Chemicals Smuggle
B.V.I. Develops Anti-Laundering and Due Diligence Initiatives The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is taking action to strengthen its anti-money laundering legislation by setting a Code of Conduct for its offshore practitioners, and initiating audits to assure... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 United Kingdom Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
German National Pleads Guilty to CFC Smuggling On May 15, 1997, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida accounted that a German citizen living in Florida has pleaded guilty to charges relating to a scheme to smuggle an ozone-... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 United States, Germany Environment, Chemicals Smuggle
U.S. Narcotics Report on Anti-Money Laundering In March 1997, the release of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) contained a large section on anti-money laundering. Some of the discussions are worthwhile to summarize for... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
French Charge Six Libyans with 1989 Bombing of French Airliner On May 7, 1997, Jean-Louis Bruguiere, the French principal anti-terrorism investigating magistrate in the case, announced that he requested a court to try six high-level Libyan officials in absentia... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 France, Libya Terrorism
U.S. Proposes Tough Rules for Money Transmitters On March 19, 1997, the U.S. Department of Treasury proposed new regulations tightening the rules for operation of money transmitters that will make it more difficult for money launderers to use this... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Croat Appears and Pleads Not Guilty at Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia On April 29, 1997, Zlatko Aleksovski, the first suspect extradited by Croatia to the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, appeared and plead not guilty to charges that he participated in... Bruce Zagaris 13 6 1997-06-01 Croatia Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts

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