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War Crimes Tribunal Accepts First Plea from Croatian |
On May 31, 1996, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia accepted the first plea from an ethnic Croat who fought for the Bosnian Serb army and plead guilty to crimes against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia |
International Organizations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Swiss Cabinet Approves Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On June 17, 1996, the Swiss cabinet approved a draft law to combat money laundering, including a provision requiring financial managers to report suspicious transactions. If adopted by the Swiss... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
World, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision |
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U.S. Makes Provisional Arrest of Alleged Peruvian Terrorist |
On June 3, 1996, the United States Government announced the provisional arrest of Julian Salazar Calero on May 31, 1996 under its extradition treaty with Peru, a known member of the rebellious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
United States, Peru |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Western Hemisphere Finance Ministers Consider Implementation of Anti-Money Laundering |
At a meeting May 17-18, 1996 of Western Hemisphere finance ministers, Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin raised the issue of implementing the undertakings of the finance ministers during a money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Argentina |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Conferences |
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International Association of Prosecutors, Budapest, September 19-21, 1996 |
On September 19-21, 1996, the International Association of Prosecutors is holding a General Meeting and Conference at the Hilton Hotel, Budapest, Hungary...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
World, Hungary |
Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Conferences, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Arrests Leaders of Drug Smuggling Ring in Florida |
On May 30, 1996, the United States Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, flanked by investigators from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, announced the arrest of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
Canada, United States |
Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle |
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U.S.-Austria Conclude Tax Treaty with Exchange of Information |
On May 31, 1996, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the signing of a new income tax treaty with Austria that contains a more limited exchange of information provision than other recently... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
United States, Austria |
Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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German Bank Sues Tax Authorities for Violation of Secrecy |
On May 24, 1996, Martin Kohlhaussen, the chairman of Commerzbank, announced that it was suing the Frankfurt office of the German tax authorities for breach of secrecy and appealing against the DM400m... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
Germany, Luxembourg |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Banking Supervision |
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Polish Senate Dilutes Access to Bank Accounts and Risks Accession to OECD |
On May 24, 1996, the Polish Senate rejected a bill passed by the lower house (Sejm) that would erode bank secrecy rights to provide tax and other officials broad access to bank account information in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
Poland, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Banking Supervision |
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Progress on EU Revised Extradition Treaty Stalls |
On the eve of the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on June 4, 1996, difficulties continued to block the achievement of an agreement on a new extradition convention...(... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
Europe, Luxembourg, Portugal |
Extradition, European Union, Prisoner Rights, Treaties |
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English Courts Holds Russian Computer Fraudster Extraditable |
In March 1996, an English court held that Mr. Levin, whose extradition the U.S. sought in connection with a computer crime in the Citibank network, was extraditable...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
United Kingdom, Russia |
Extradition, Fraud, Computer Crimes |
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Spain Seeks Clarification of Protocol with Mexico |
On June 5, 1996, Spain and Mexico decided to discuss and try to clarify a protocol to the extradition treaty, whose entry in force is pending the criticism of Spain on the acceptance of the principle... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
Mexico, Spain |
Extradition, Taxation, Terrorism, Organized Crime, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Trinidad Government Leads Witness Protection Initiative |
The Government of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), whose criminal justice system is under assault from indiscriminate murders of witnesses, has taken action to implement a national and a regional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
1996-07-01 |
World, Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica |
Administration of Justice, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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Cyprus Signs Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Tax Protocol |
On March 27, 1996, the Cypriot Government signed the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (CoE MLAT) and its Additional Protocol on Fiscal Offenses...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe, Cyprus |
Taxation, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Philippine Court Sentences Chinese for Maritime Piracy |
On May 3, 1996, a Philippine Court sentenced twenty Chinese seamen to prison for five years for maritime piracy, a sentence that will be followed by deportation...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
China, Philippines |
Maritime, Piracy |
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U.S. Court Sentences Last of Cockatoo-Egg Smugglers |
On April 1, 1996, District Court Judge David V. Kenyon in Los Angeles sentenced a Tennessee woman to 37 months in jail for her role in the illegal smuggling of valuable and threatened wild bird eggs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Australia |
Environment, Endangered Species, Smuggle |
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European Commission Releases Annual Anti-Fraud Report and Requests More Authority |
On May 8, 1996, the European Commission released its annual report on the fight against fraud, showing that the fraudulent use of European Union (EU) funds has increased and requesting more authority... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Organized Crime, Fraud, Smuggle |
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Commonwealth Law Ministers Approve Series of Mutual Assistance Documents |
On April 15-19, 1996, at their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Commonwealth Law Ministers discussed and approved several mutual assistance documents that will improve cooperation in several... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
British Commonwealth, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation |
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The U.S. Is First to Start IPR Enforcement Sanctions against China |
On May 15, 1996, as expected, the United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced a list of Chinese imports that could be subject to $2 billion worth of trade sanctions unless the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, China |
Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property |
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French Government Will Provide Mutual Assistance But Not Extradition to Belgian Authorities in Corruption Case |
On May 13, 1996, the French Government announced that it will provide mutual assistance in response to requests for information from the Belgian judicial authorities on Mr. Serge Dassault, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
France, Belgium |
Corruption, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery |