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Treasury Withdraws Proposed Amendment Requiring Reporting and Recordkeeping of Certain Cash Transactions Under $10,000 |
The Federal Register of February 29 carried notice by the U.S. Department of Treasury of the withdrawal of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would have amended 31 Code of Federal Regulations (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. District Court Denies Fawaz Younis' Motion to Dismiss Charges Based on Illegal Arrest |
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied Fawaz Younis' motion to dismiss because of alleged illegal arrest. |
Deborah M. Levy |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Court Conviction |
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CGM Group Releases Additional Dirty Money Videos |
CGM Group has released two additional viedos: "Dirty Money: A Teller Compliance and the Bank Secrecy Act," which consists of a videotape and Instructor's Guide, and "Dirty Money: Exempting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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German Restrictions on Foreign Lawyers Violate EC Directive |
The European Court of Justice ruled on February 25, 1988 that the Federal Republic of Germany failed to fulfill its obligations under the 1977 European Communities Directive to provide free movement... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
Germany |
Legal Ethics |
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CGM Group Releases Additional Dirty Money Videos |
CGM Group has released two additional viedos: "Dirty Money: A Teller Compliance and the Bank Secrecy Act," which consists of a videotape and Instructor's Guide, and "Dirty Money: Exempting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Book Review: Dancing on a Volcano: The Latin American Drug Trade by Scott B. MacDonald |
The book, which is still at this point in draft form, seeks to bridge part of the gap in scholarly research on the Latin American drug trade. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Treasury Revises Rules on Reports of Crimes by Banks |
In the March 11, 1986 issue of the Federal Register, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Department of Treasury, has promulgated an interim rule concerning reports by a national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Treasury Revises Rules on Reports of Crimes by Banks |
In the March 11, 1986 issue of the Federal Register, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Department of Treasury, has promulgated an interim rule concerning reports by a national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. Likely to Adhere to Berne Convention |
Representative Robert W. Kastenmeier (D-Wis), Chairman of the House Copyright Subcommittee, recently led a delegation to Geneva, Switzerland to confer with representatives of the World Intellectual... |
Jay A. Rosenthal, Esq. |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Intellectual Property |
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Justice Outlines Parole & Repatriation Procedure for Marielitos |
On February 4, 1988, Arnold I. Burns, Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, testifying before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Inter-American Institute Releases Compilation of Basic Instruments |
The Inter-American Institute of Human Rights has released a compilation of texts of basic Inter-American instruments on human rights law. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Report on the Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan |
The Independent Counsel on International Human Rights (hereinafter the "Independent Counsel"), an independent ad hoc multinational panel of experts on international law, recently issued a report on... |
Jay A. Rosenthal, Esq. |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
Afghanistan |
Human Rights |
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Austria Sharpens its Export Control Legislation |
Austria has in the past been regarded as an important jurisdiction for diversions of export controlled goods of U.S. and other CoCom origin. |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
Austria |
Export Enforcement |
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U.S. District Court Upholds Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over Fawaz Younis under the Hostage Taking Act |
In the recent opinion of United States v. Younis, Judge Barrington Parker, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, ruled that Fawaz Younis could not be prosecuted for blowing up a... |
Deborah M. Levy |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction |
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American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Committee Seeks Information on Impact of Prohibited Transactions Statute on Lawyers |
As part of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, Congress enacted 18 U.S.C. 1957, the Prohibited Transactions Statute. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Summary and Update of Swiss Judicial Assistance in the Marcos Case |
As reported earlier in the International Enforcement Reporter, the Philippine Republic requested judicial assistance from Switzerland in the case of deposed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. |
Rudolph Siebel |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
Switzerland |
Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching |
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Treasury Makes Miscellaneous Technical Bank Secrecy Amendments |
On January 26, 1988, the United States Department of Treasury announced miscellaneous technical amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act regulations. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
1 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Narcotics Committee Holds Meetings with Southeast Asian Governments |
During January 14-25, 1988, the Select Committee on Narcotics Absue and Control conducted an 11 day mission studying opium, heroin and marijuana production and trafficking in Southeast Asia. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
Asia |
Drug Enforcement |
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GAO Concludes that DOD Has Complied with Anti-Drug Abuse Act |
In a report to Congress the U.S. General Accounting Office has found that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has complied with Section 3057 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Customs Service Proposes Shooting Down Aircraft to Prevent Drug Smuggling |
United States Customs Commissioner William von Raab has proposed granting authority to the Customs Service and Coast Guard to use force in compelling aircraft suspected of drug smuggling to land at... |
Dan Cohen |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |