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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
XVth Congress of International Penal Law Association Adopts Resolutions During September 5-10, 1994, the XVth Congress of the International Penal Law Association debated and passed resolutions on four principal and one newly added resolutions. More than 1,012... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 World, Tunisia Environment, Human Rights, International Organizations, United Nations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Computer Crimes
26 Countries Sign Declaration Promising Enhanced Criminal Cooperation against New Transnational Crimes On September 8, 1994 twenty-six countries at a meeting in Berlin of the Interior and Justice ministers signed a declaration, promising to assess the potential threat of nuclear smuggling, cooperate... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Europe, Germany Immigration, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Smuggle, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Highway Robberies of Truck Shipments into Mexico Grow and Cause Adjustments by Truck Companies An outbreak of highway theft is effecting truck shipments of toys and other consumer durables from the U.S., causing an assessment of this growing lawlessness and new prevention efforts...(more) Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 United States, Mexico Intelligence, Robbery, Theft, Vehicles
Regional Meeting on Phantom Ships and Piracy On July 19-20, 1994, the Second Regional Meeting on Piracy was held in Kuala Lumpur and focused on a spate of attacks in the general area identified variously as the Singapore Strait or Malacca... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Singapore, Panama, Philippines, Honduras, Malaysia International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Robbery, Piracy
U.S. Government Advocates International Tribunal to Try Alleged Genocide by Khmer Rouge in Cambodia On August 23, 1994, a Bangkok newspaper discussed efforts by the United States Government to establish an internal tribunal to try the Khmer Rouge for the massacre of more than 1 million people... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 United States, France, United Kingdom, Cambodia, Vietnam Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts
Swedish Government Accuses Russia of Harboring and Employing as a Spy a Swedish National On August 3, 1994, the Government of Sweden accused Russia of harboring a convicted Swedish double-agent and using him to spy in Russia, Hungary and Lebanon as recently as this year...(more) Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Russia, Hungary, Lebanon, Sweden Intelligence, National Security, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Economic Espionage
Cuba and the U.S. Reach Accord on Migration Enforcement On September 9, 1994, after seven days of talks in New York City, the Cuban and the U.S. Governments reached a narrow agreement on migration enforcement. Under the agreement the U.S. will take at... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 United States, Cuba, Panama Economic Sanctions, Human Rights, Immigration, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance
Money Laundering Suppression Act Will Make Foreign Checks, Drafts, Notes, Money Orders and Other Instruments Subject to Reporting Unless Foreign Jurisdictions Have Proper Anti-Laundering Laws A new money laundering law, referred to as the "Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994," has almost been enacted as part of the Community Development Banking Act by the U.S. Congress. It has... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Canada, United States, Mexico Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Smuggle, Banking Supervision
U.N. Crime Investigations Hampered by Lack of Resources A severe shortage of resources has restricted the efforts of the United Nations to monitor human rights abuses in Rwanda and collect evidence on humanitarian and related law of war violations. The... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, tanzania, Zaire Human Rights, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
Canadian Police Penetrate Organize Crime Drug Ring On August 30, 1994, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police realized some of the initial fruits of its infiltration of two large drug-related money laundering networks involving millions of dollars of... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Canada, Jamaica, Colombia, Italy, Philippines Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
Hungarian Officials Arrest Two Persons on Involvement with Trafficking in Nuclear Materials On August 30, 1994, the Hungarian police reported that they arrested two Hungarian nationals for trying to sell 2kg of radioactive material, believed to be uranium fuel rods from the former Soviet... Bruce Zagaris 10 10 1994-10-01 Germany, Russia, Hungary, Former Soviet Union Intelligence, European Union, Arms Trafficking, Smuggle, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Mexican A.G. Increases Vigilance of U.S. Border Due to Increased Arms Trafficking Following the confiscation of more than 125,000 rounds of ammunition smuggled into Mexico during July-August 1994, the Mexican Attorney General's Office has increased its vigilance along Mexico's... Bruce Zagaris 10 9 1994-09-01 Mexico Border Security
U.S. Firm Brings Successful Criminal Action for Piracy In an example of growing success by foreign software producers to enforce intellectual property rights abroad, the U.S. software firm, Lotus Development Corporation, sustained in an Argentine Federal... Bruce Zagaris 10 9 1994-09-01 United States Piracy
UN Investigators Face Daunting Task of Investigating Genocide in Rwanda without Resources The international community of the United Nations confronted the serious problem of lack of infrastructure and resources for properly investigating and taking action against the genocide that... 10 8 1994-08-01 World, Rwanda Human Rights, International Organizations, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide
Nigerian Real Estate Fraud Is Latest Scam to Allure Foreigners Nigerians are targeting U.S. businessmen and companies in a real estate scam, but one of many perpetrated by Nigerians throughout the world. The current scam asks Americans to assist in acquiring... 10 8 1994-08-01 United States, Nigeria Money Laundering, Fraud, International Banking Supervision, International Law, International Crimes
International Trucking Under Attack in Russia In Russia, crime on international trucking has been increasing at alarming rates. Truckers have been overtaken by extortion, kidnapping, and truck hijacking. Russian officials signed a joint... Erika Ellertson Barnes 10 8 1994-08-01 Europe, Russia Kidnaping, Treaties, Law Enforcement, Vehicles, International Crimes
Malta Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Law Malta has enacted the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 1993, criminalizing the laundering of the proceeds of any crime in the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs... 10 8 1994-08-01 Malta Money Laundering, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, White Collar Crime, Crimes
International Money Laundering Developments Highlighted A conference at The David Hume Institute shed light on an important topic of money laundering. The conference notes and lectures were created into a book which highlights essential current updates on... 10 8 1994-08-01 World, Europe Money Laundering, Organized Crime, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Crimes, FATF
The UK Provides for Extraterritorial Jurisdictional Issues While UK Law Society Warns Solicitors to Follow New Anti-Laundering Rules The United Kingdom has issued new legislation with regards to money laundering issues in the country. The UK Law Society intervenes with its opinion to illustrate the increasing affect which bar... 10 8 1994-08-01 United Kingdom Money Laundering, Jurisdiction, Drugs & Trafficking, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Financial Crimes
Ft. Lauderdale U.S. Attorney Obtains Conviction of Grandson of Brokerage Firm Founder of International Money Laundering In July 1994, David Witter pleaded guilty to money laundering. Witter is the grandson of the brokerage firm co-founder Dean Witter. Witter was charged with an IRS undercover sting operation related... 10 8 1994-08-01 United States, Cayman Islands, Austria Money Laundering, International Organizations, Financial Crimes, Economic Crimes, International Crimes

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