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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Relator Blocks French Extradition Request to England for Testimony Only In 1994, a relator/fugitive successfully sought a writ of habeas corpus against her detention pursuant to a request for her extradition made by France to England...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 1 1996-01-01 France, United Kingdom Extradition, Treaties, International Convention
Germany Extradites Leeson to Singapore in Barings Case and Plea Is Made On November 23, 1995, Nicholas W. Leeson, the British trader, was extradited and arrived in Singapore where he was immediately arrested for the eleven charges for which he was extradited in... Bruce Zagaris 12 1 1996-01-01 Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore Extradition, Fraud, Forgery, Financial Crimes
GAO Report Shows U.S. Agencies Are Improving Coordination and Cooperation in Apprehending Fugitives The U.S. General Accounting Agency has released a report discussing measures taken by federal agencies involved in apprehending federal fugitives, including fugitives of other countries. The report... Bruce Zagaris 12 1 1996-01-01 United States, Switzerland Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Arms Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Financial Crimes, Law Enforcement
U.S. Appellate Court Allows Tort Suit for Victims of War Crimes On October 13, 1995, an appellate court panel unanimously overturned the dismissal of a suit requesting damages for alleged war crimes against Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic in a case that... Bruce Zagaris 12 1 1996-01-01 United States, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Herzegovina Human Rights, Immunity, Jurisdiction, Murder, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, Torture, Alien Tort Claims Act, Treaties, International Convention, Victims Compensation, Rape
Thais Arrest Alleged Leader of Alien Smuggler in Golden Venture Case On November 18, 1995, the Royal Thai Police arrested Lee Peng Fei, who is alleged to be the mastermind to the Golden Venture freighter that ran aground off New York in August 1994 with its cargo of... Bruce Zagaris 12 1 1996-01-01 United States, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Kenya Extradition, Immigration, Murder, International Cooperation, Smuggle
U.S. IPR Group Brings First Enforcement Action against Software Pirates in Ecuador Business Software Alliance, a U.S.-based trade association to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) connected with business software, has succeeded in initiating the first enforcement action in... Bruce Zagaris 12 1 1996-01-01 United States, Mexico, Ecuador Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement, Piracy
Spanish Drug Prosecutor Seeks First Closure of Bank for Money Laundering On October 17, 1995, the media reported that special drug prosecutor for court central number one of the National Court, Carlos Bueren, has accused four persons of drug money laundering in the... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, International Antitrust Administration, Law Enforcement, Customs, Banking Supervision
British Investigate International Frauds On October 25, 1995, the media carried news of at least two international fraud investigations involving fraudulent financial documents, indicating continuing proliferation of financial fraud schemes... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Singapore United Nations, Fraud
U.S. Customs Issues Landborder Carrier Initiative to Reduce Drug and Contraband Trafficking In an initiative to minimize drug and contraband trafficking, the U.S. Customs has limited expedited cargo clearance only to those trucking companies that undertake strict security measures...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Export Enforcement , International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Customs, Smuggle
European Businesses Targeted by Database Fraudsters On November 3, 1995, the business media revealed a new type of directory fraud that is targeting European business, and billing them for an unsolicited listing in an electronic database…(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United Kingdom, Switzerland Fraud
Clinton Administration Issues Order Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics Traffickers On October 21, 1995, President William C. Clinton issued an Executive Order, blocking assets and prohibiting transactions with "significant narcotics traffickers," signaling a new use of the... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Colombia Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Asset Seizure, Drug Enforcement
Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council Established On July 28, 1995, at a ceremony in St. Lucia the Secretariat of the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) was established...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 Canada, United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Saint Lucia Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, International Cooperation, Customs
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Mexican TIEA Case On October 2, 1995, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case of Abraham Neiman Cemaj, et al. v. United States. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a summons served on... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation
Argentine Supreme Court Orders Extradition Ex-Nazi Priebke to Italy On November 2, 1995, the Argentine Supreme Court ordered the extradition of Erich Priebke, a former SS captain, to Italy to face criminal charges for a massacre that occurred during World War II...(... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Italy, Rwanda, Argentina, Former Yugoslavia Extradition, War Crimes
U.S. and Japan Amend SOFA to Facilitate Earlier Hand Over of Accused Service Persons On October 26, 1995, the United States, seeking to defuse the mounting resentment against its servicemen and military bases in Japan in the wake of the kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea Extradition, Murder, Treaties, Rape
Leeson Abandons Efforts to Avoid Extradition to Singapore On October 30, 1995, the media carried a report that Mr. Nick Leeson has relinquished his efforts to avoid extradition to Singapore and will return there to meet charges that, in his capacity as a... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, United Kingdom, Singapore Extradition, Fraud, Financial Crimes
Los Angeles Court Holds Italian Financier Wanted by France On October 18, 1995, Los Angeles police took Mr. Giancarlo Parretti, an Italian financier living until recently in Rome, wanted on international arrest warrants and extradition in both the U.S. and... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, France, Switzerland, Italy Extradition, Fraud, Financial Crimes
U.S. Magistrate Orders Schneiders Extradition to Germany On November 8, 1995, Miami Magistrate William Turnoff ordered the extradition to Germany of financier Mr. Jurgen Schneider and his wife Claudia to answer criminal charges in connection with the... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Germany Extradition, Treaties, Financial Crimes
President Clinton Uses U.N. for Announcing Initiatives against International Crime On October 22, 1995, President William J. Clinton, using the occasion of his 14-minute speech before the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, announced a number of new initiatives against... Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 United States, Colombia, Hungary Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, National Security, Terrorism, United Nations, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Treaties, Asset Seizure, Law Enforcement, Smuggle
U.S. Lawyers Consider Enforcement Problems of Proliferating Economic Sanctions On October 25, 1995, a panel discussed "Understanding U.S. Foreign Trade Controls and Sanctions: Clearing Away the Questions and Ambiguities"...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 12 1995-12-01 Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Russia, Zambia, Former Yugoslavia, Libya, Korea Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Intellectual Property, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Export Enforcement , Asset Seizure

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