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Expatriation in Foreign Prisons Upheld by State Department |
The Department of State Board of Appellate Review has recently upheld the renunciation of U.S. citizenship by a person while the person was a prisoner in Canada. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1986-03-01 |
Canada |
Prisoner Rights |
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U.K. Parliament Moves to Criminalize Money Laundering and Enable Forfeiture of the Proceeds of Drug Trafficking |
A bill to strip drug traffickers of their illegal gains and criminalize the laundering of drug profits is making its way through the UK Parliament. |
Gael M. Kerrigan |
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3 |
1986-03-01 |
United Kingdom |
Drug Enforcement |
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European Parliament's Assertive Stance on Subsidies Fraud |
The European Parliament demonstrated an unknown assertiveness when its Committee on Budgetary Control decided on February 26, 1986 not to accept the EC Commission's investigative report on subsidies... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Europe |
Fraud |
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Book Reviews: Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (Swiss Criminal Code) by Hauser/Rehberg |
These three pocket sized volumes contain the major Swiss pieces of legislation- statutes and regulations- in a handy annotated format. They can satisfy an occasional curiosity about and also a... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Switzerland |
International Law |
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Ninth Circuit Court Reverses Conviction on Money Laundering Allegations |
In a case of first impression the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held in United States v. Varbel that the Currency Transaction Reporting Act and the regulations promulgated... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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$21 Million Marijuana Bust Involving U.S. Trade in Belize |
On January 24, 1986, police in the western Carribean nation of Belize seized a container containing 7,3000 pounds of compressed, high grade marijuana at the Travellers Liquor Refinery, two miles... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Belize |
Drug Enforcement |
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President Reagan Certifies Jamaica for Continued Assistance |
On January 16, 1986, President Reagan issued Presidential Determination no. 98-5, which requests the Secretary of State, George Shultz, to report to the Congress that Jamaica is certified pursuant to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Jamaica |
Drug Enforcement |
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Interpol Developments |
Undoubtedly one of the most essential organizations in the international enforcement area is INTERPOL. Established in 1923 and consisting of 136 member countries, including one of its most recent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
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INTERPOL |
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U.S., Egyptian Requests Still in Abeyance in Malta |
In the terrorism case involving the Egypt Air hijacking to Malta, the Embassy of the United States in Malta, on December 14, 1985, presented a note to the Government of Malta requesting the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Egypt |
Extradition |
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Reagan Administration Eases Libyan Sanctions |
In response to protests made by U.S. oil companies doing business in Libya, the Reagan Administration announced new regulations on February 7, 1986, granting some U.S. companies "exemption licenses"... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Libya |
Sanctions |
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Senate Ratifies Genocide Convention |
On February 19, 1986, the Senate voted 83 to 11 to give its advice and consent to the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, unofficially called The... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
United States |
Genocide |
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Belgian Tax and Money Transfer Investigations |
Belgian authorities are investigating the activites of a financial services institution in Antwerp, Roger Kirschen & Co., the center of the diamond trade in Belgium. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Belgium |
Tax Enforcement |
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German Trial for Violation of Export Controls on Military Goods |
In mid-January, a criminal division of the Düsseldorf District Court commenced the first major trial under the Military Arms Control Statute. Four managers and sales directors of the pre-eminent... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Germany |
Export Enforcement |
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Swiss Senate Committee Favors Insider Trading Legislation |
A consultative committee of the Swiss Ständerat or Senate approved 9 to 1 a Federal council bill to penalize the abuse of insider trading information in securities transactions. The proposal has the... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Crimes |
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AID Administration of Justice Commonwealth Caribbean Proposal Progresses |
Approval for an Administration of Justice proposal in the Commonwealth Caribbean by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) has been given. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Caribbean |
Administration of Justice |
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First Inter-American Conference on Administration of Justice |
The First Inter-American Conference on the Administration of Justice was successfully held from November 9 to 15, 1985, in Acapulco, Mexico, in conjunction with the XXV Conference of the Inter-... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
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Administration of Justice |
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Grundformen der Wirtschaftskriminalität |
Practitioner, educator and author Heinz Egli of the Swiss financial center Zürich examines in Grundformen der Wirtschaftskriminalität modern white collar crime phenomena and their manifestation in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
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White Collar Crime |
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Research on Terrorism: An Int'l Academic Conf., Apr. 15-17, 1986 |
On April 15-17, 1986, the University of Aberdeen, Scotland will hold a major academic conference on the study of terrorism. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Scotland |
Conferences |
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House Money Laundering Bill Reaches Critical Stage |
The House Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs Committee has announced that it will hold hearings examining the Bank Secrecy Act. The hearings, which will be held at a yet to be determined time,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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President Reagan Certifies Bolivia for Continued Assistance |
On December 24,1985, President Reagan issues Presidential Determination No.86-4, which requests the Secretary of State, George Shultz, to report to the Congress that Bolivia is certified pursuant to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
Bolivia |
Drugs & Trafficking |