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U.S., Canada Agree on Mutual Tax Collection Plan |
On March 28, 1996, Frank Ng, chief of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Treaty Division, revealed that the U.S. and Canada have developed a mutual collection process pursuant to a provision in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, United States |
Taxation, Treaties, International Convention |
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Luxembourg and U.S. Conclude Tax Treaty Whose Ratification Process Awaits Conclusion of a MLAT |
On April 3, 1996, the United States and Luxembourg signed a new income tax convention in Luxembourg City that has some unique enforcement features...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Luxembourg, Austria |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties, Tax Enforcement |
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Cyprus Court Holds Extraditable American Accused of U.S. Bank Fraud Charges Connected with Russian Activities |
On April 8, 1996, a court in Larnaca, Cyprus issued an order granting an extradition request for U.S. national David Lee Carter on bank fraud charges in a case with Russian connections...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Russia, Cyprus |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Fraud |
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Bahamas Arrest Swiss Financier for Extradition Warrant |
On March 27, 1996, the Swiss federal police authority announced that the Bahamas Government has arrested its most wanted fugitive, financier Werner Rey on an extradition warrant and will face... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Switzerland, Bahamas |
Extradition, Fraud |
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U.S. Indicts Young Argentine for Computer Hacking |
On March 29, 1996, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted and are seeking the arrest of a 22-year-old Argentine for an elaborate scheme to penetrate computer networks, including the use of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Brazil, Taiwan, Chile, Argentina, Korea |
Cybercrime, Fraud, Computer Crimes |
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U.S. Congress Hears Suggestions for Deterring Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency |
On February 27, 1996, the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Banking and Financing Services, U.S. House of Representatives, held hearings on the growing incidence of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Middle East |
Counterfeiting, Terrorism, Organized Crime, Fraud |
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Vanuatu Convicts Fraud Marketers |
A court in the Republic of Vanuatu has convicted and sentenced individuals who were salesmen albeit not initiators of an international financial fraud, justifying the conviction in party by the need... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Turks and Caicos |
Fraud, Financial Crimes |
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The Cost of Crime -- Canadian Style |
When U.S. citizens think about Canada the issue of crime is not something that automatically leaps to mind. Usually Canada is upheld as a more peaceful society, with fewer and less acute problems... |
Dr. Scott B. MacDonald |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, Former Yugoslavia |
Administration of Justice, United Nations, Fraud, Robbery, Theft |
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Poland and Malta Ratify Council of Europe Criminal Conventions |
On March 19, 1996, Poland and Malta ratified several international criminal cooperation conventions, illustrating the utility of international organizations, particularly the Council of Europe, in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Poland, Malta |
Extradition, International Organizations, Taxation, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, International Convention |
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War Crimes Tribunal and Investigation Cases Gain Momentum |
Additional defendants have been delivered to the War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia while the Tribunal has returned defendants and continued investigations of mass graves...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, France, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Administration of Justice, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. Appellate Court Again Affirms Jurisdiction over Criminal Case Where Custody Is Gained by Kidnapping |
On December 1, 1995, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros for his role in the kidnapping and murder of Kiki Camarena, rejecting arguments that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Mexico, Honduras |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Court Dismisses Deportation of Ruiz Massieu and Grants Release on Bail |
On February 28, 1996, the Zedillo Administration suffered another setback in its efforts to gain custody of Mario Ruiz Massieu when a U.S. court dismissed the deportation case against the former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Deportation |
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More than 45 Futures Exchanges Sign Global Information Sharing Accord |
On March 15, 1996, more than 45 futures exchanges and clearing entities from throughout the world signed a global information sharing accord, referred to as the "International Information Sharing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
World, United States |
International Organizations, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation |
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Book Review: CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN EUROPE A COMPARATIVE STUDY |
The book contains a number of comparative studies of selected aspects of criminal justice in the Netherlands and in England and Wales, focusing on the central themes of convergence and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
Europe, United Kingdom, Netherlands |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, European Union, International Courts, Prisoner Rights, Book Review, Treaties, Comparative and International Law, International Convention |
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Greek Government Refuses to Ratify Schengen Accord Due to Requirement to Maintain Electronic Files and Infringement on Greek Privacy Law |
On March 15, 1996, the Greek Justice Minister Mr. Evangelos Venizelos told the European Parliament that, notwithstanding the signing by its conservative predecessor, the current Greek (socialist)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United Kingdom, Greece |
International Organizations, European Union, International Courts, Privacy |
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Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Brings First Charges for Crimes against Serbs |
On March 22, 1996, the international tribunal for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia issued its first indictments for crimes against Serbs, charging three Bosnian Muslims and a Bosnian Croat with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity |
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Rwanda Requests Extradition of Former Colonel from Cameroon |
On March 12, 1996 the Rwandan Government sought the extradition of Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel accused of helping plan the 1994 killings of at least half a million people...(... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
Belgium, Rwanda, Cameroon |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. and China Discuss Criminal Prosecution Against Offenders of Intellectual Property |
On January 17, 1996, U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor announced that U.S. and Chinese officials would have two meetings on the compliance with the U.S.-China agreement on enforcement of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, China |
Economic Sanctions, Intellectual Property, Piracy |
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Bahamas Freezes Assets for U.S. Agency in Telemarketing Fraud Investigation |
On March 4, 1996, the Bahamas Supreme Court entered an order freezing a bank account in Nassau, Bahamas, the alleged hiding place, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, of $470,000 in ill-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Fraud, Asset Seizure |
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Russia Will Initiate Private Inspectors to Combat Bill of Lading/Trade Fraud |
On February 29, 1996, the media reported that Russia will take an initiative to combat scams involving fraudulent bills of lading that Russian businesses use to channel billions of dollars into... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
4 |
1996-04-01 |
Switzerland, Russia, Antigua & Barbuda, Gibraltar, Cyprus |
Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Export Enforcement , Trade Crimes |