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UN International Drug Program Provides Training in Commonwealth Caribbean |
Since March 1993, the United Nations International Drug Control Program has been providing training in the Commonwealth Caribbean to develop a more effective system for the prosecution and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, France, Belize |
International Organizations, United Nations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Chemicals Smuggle |
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U.S. and China Confer over Agreement of China to Strengthen Its International Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement |
On August 20, 1995, following talks between Chinese and U.S. officials August 21-26, 1995 in Beijing, U.S. Government officials express serious concerns about Chinese implementation of the agreement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, China, Russia |
Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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9th Circuit Court Reverses District Court and Orders Extradition of IRA Member |
On July 27, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed and remanded for order allowing extradition of James Joseph Smyth, an Irish Catholic fugitive convicted of attempted murder of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism |
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Dutch Increase Anti-Laundering and Financial Fraud Efforts |
The Dutch Government has taken two related initiatives in its efforts to combat money laundering and financial fraud: it is concluding bilateral agreements to exchange information about fraud and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, monaco, Scandinavia, Baltic Region, Former Soviet Union |
Money Laundering, Intelligence, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation, Financial Crimes, International Convention, Financial Supervision |
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FATF Holds Meeting on Combating Cybercash Crime |
On September 21, 1995, the Financial Action Task Force held a meeting to discuss ways to combat money laundering with cybercash. It announced the start of consultations with bank and other financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
France, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong |
Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Financial Supervision |
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Isle of Man Strengthens Supervisory Authority over Banks |
On September 5, 1995, it was reported that financial regulators on the Isle of Man have proposed to consolidate its banking laws and introduce new supervisory powers in a new banking act that will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Isle of Man |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision |
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FinCEN Director Calls for New Enforcement Cooperation Efforts |
At the Fourth International Meeting on Assets Derived from Crime in Lyons, France, concerning the future of financial enforcement, Stanley E. Morris, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia |
Money Laundering, Intelligence, Organized Crime, Financial Crimes, Smuggle, Financial Supervision |
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U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on The Drug Trade in Mexico |
On August 8, 1995, the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, held a hearing on the drug trade in Mexico and implications for U.S.-Mexican relations. Thomas A. Constantine,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia, China, Switzerland, Czech Republic, India |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Intelligence, Transfer of Prisoners, Murder, Kidnaping, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Torture, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Theft, Smuggle |
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Argentine Government Arrest French Ex-Mayor for Corruption |
On August 18, 1995, the media reported that Mr. Jean-Michel Boucheron, a teacher who became the charismatic, high-living mayor of Angoulême in the south-west of France and then fled to Latin America... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
France, Argentina |
Corruption, Extradition, International Cooperation |
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Interpol Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia |
On August 21, 1995, Interpol officials announced that Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for the former Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who has resided in Colombia and France. Since Garcia had... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
10 |
1995-10-01 |
Colombia, Peru, France |
Corruption, Extradition, International Organizations |
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Congress Reviews U.S. Policy on Asian Heroin Production and Trafficking |
On June 21, 1995, the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the House Committee on International Relations in a hearing on Asian heroin production and trafficking reviewed current and future policy... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Asia, China, Venezuela, Taiwan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Turkey, Thailand, Hong Kong, Former Soviet Union |
Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement |
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Importers to South Korea Complain of Uncertainty in Applying Criminal Excise Tax Requirements |
Importers into South Korea have complained of uncertainty in the application of excise tax requirements that subject importers to substantial criminal and/or administrative penalties and focus on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Taxation, Trade Enforcement, Treaties, Tax Crimes, Customs |
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Canada Captures Robbery Fugitive from New Jersey |
On August 9, 1995, Canadian law enforcement officials arrested Avram David Gottlieb in a hotel in Ottawa after he had evaded authorities in three countries for almost five months after he allegedly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Law Enforcement, Robbery |
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Israel Seeks Extradition of Alleged Terrorist from U.S. |
On July 31, 1995, a Jerusalem court issued an arrest warrant for Mousa Abu Marzook and on August 8, 1995, an extradition hearing was held, at which time U.S. prosecutors said that Marzook financed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Israel, Palestine |
Extradition, Immigration, Terrorism, Murder, Arms Trafficking |
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Forfeiture for the Purposes of Extradition, Crime or Punishment?: United States v. Saccoccia |
On December 18, 1992, Mr. Stephen A. Saccoccia was convicted on racketeering, money laundering, and other related charges concerning his alleged activities with the Cali cartel. After learning his... |
Lisa S. Koenig |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties |
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British Court Holds Fugitive Extraditable and Long Delay of Extradition Not Sufficient Where Attributable in Part to Fugitive |
In 1994, a British court upheld the extradition of a person who was charged in Hong Kong with accepting bribes between 1981 and 1982 and denied his application for habeas corpus, which was based on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
China, United Kingdom, Hong Kong |
Extradition, Human Rights, Bribery |
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English Court Allows Swiss Court to Decide Whether to Fulfill Request for Judicial Assistance Even Though Trial Is Complete |
On February 21, 1995, a British court allowed Swiss authorities to determine whether to fulfill a request for judicial assistance even though a criminal trial was concluded...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Court Dismisses Complaint of U.S. Narcotics Official Charged with Misallocation of Fuel in Bolivia |
On July 21, 1995, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed a complaint brought by a U.S. citizen contract employee for the State Department conducting anti-narcotics... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Bolivia, China |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Drug Enforcement |
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Two Migration Enforcement Bills Progress Through U.S. Congress |
Two bills that would tighten significantly migration enforcement are flying through the U.S. Congress and reflect the global trend to simultaneously strengthen borders, criminalize illegal entry and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States |
Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Terrorism, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, Deportation, Smuggle |
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Cayman Court Refuses to Recognize SEC Receiver of Trust |
In a decision reported recently, the Grand Court of Cayman refused to recognize the receiver of a Trust the U.S. District Court had appointed on the application of the U.S. Securities and Exchange... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
9 |
1995-09-01 |
United States, Cayman Islands |
Jurisdiction, Fraud, Securities Trade Enforcement |