Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volumesort descending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
German Money Laundering Brings Swiss Account Disclosure In August, discussions were concluded between German and Swiss prosecutors about bank information disclosure regarding an account of the Israeli Fritz-Naphta-Foundation at the International... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 2 8 1986-08-01 Germany Money Laundering
$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
Grenada P.M. Calls for Police Help from Eastern Caribbean Govts Grenada's Prime Minister Herbert Blaize has appealed for police help from the governments of the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) due to the worsening law and order situation in Grenada,... Bruce Zagaris 2 12 1986-12-01 Grenada Law Enforcement
Colombian Government Seeks to Improve Its Image The Government of Colombia is attempting to improve its image in the United States.  Ambassador Humberto Serna, the Colombian Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States for Education and Culture,... Constantine G. Papavizas 2 8 1986-05-01 Colombia Drug Enforcement
Hearing on Nicaraguan Drug Trafficking On March 11, 1986, a hearing was held before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Task Force on International Narcotics Control.  The issue was the alleged involvement of the Government of Nicaragua... Doris Weidinger 2 3 1986-03-01 Nicaragua Drugs & Trafficking
IRS Confirms Continuation of Automatic Exemption from CTRs On April 14, 1986, the Internal Revenue Service gave assurances to financial institutions that they may continue to automatically exempt qualifying customers from currency transaction reporting... Bruce Zagaris 2 3 1986-03-01 United States Bank Secrecy
Swiss Court Further Defines Judicial Assistance Limits On July 2, 1986, the Swiss Federal Court, the highest court of the Swiss Confederation, remanded in part a decision of the Swiss Federal Office for Police Matters (BAP) which granted an Italian... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 Switzerland Adjective Enforcement
Swiss Court Edges Toward Punishing Money Laundering A Swiss appeals court increased the prison terms for several alleged money launderers, members of the Swiss branch of the international Pizza Connection, on appeals by both the defense and... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 2 4 1986-04-01 Switzerland Money Laundering
DC AILA Meeting Clarifies Use of Tax Documents for INS Purposes At the September 17, 1986 meeting of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, clarification was made of the use of tax documents and requirements as a means to... Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Immigration
Amendments to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Progress On June 10, 1986, the United States Senate held a hearing regarding amendments S. 430 to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (hereinafter "FCPA").  S.430, the Business Accounting and Foreign... David Simonetti 2 6 1986-06-01 United States Corruption
Judicial and Congressional Battles over U.S. Nicaragua Policy Bring International Criminal Law Issues into Focus Opponents of U.S. involvement in Nicaragua have initiated a three tiered legal attack against the Reagan Administration's policy towards Nicaragua.  They have done this by initiating two law suits--... Leesteffy Jenkins and Bruce Zagaris 2 11 1986-11-01 United States International Criminal and Comparative Law
Congress Reacts to Narcotics Abuse Narcotics abuse continues to be a major issue with Congress and the executive branch.  Both the House and the Senate have held hearings in order to debate legislation dealing with illegal narcotics... David Simonetti 2 8 1986-08-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
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
EC Accord on Terrorism, Illegal Immigration & Drugs On December 5-6, 1986, at its meeting in London, the twelve Heads of State or Government of the European Council, reached agreement on matters of international criminal cooperation.  In particular... Bruce Zagaris and Cornelia Beck 2 12 1986-12-01 Europe Terrorism
Drug Enforcement Efforts in Southwest Asia A hearing was held on May 13, 1986 before the Task Force on International Narcotics Control of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the status of illicit narcotics production and control efforts... Doris Weidinger 2 8 1986-05-01 Asia Drug Enforcement
Attorneys Win Victories in Forfeiture Cases Counsel have won important victories in two cases involving forfeiture of fees.  In the case of United States v. Christopher Reckmeyer, Judge James C. Cacheris held that the defendant had a right to... Bruce Zagaris 2 4 1986-04-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
UK Concedes Political Offense Stand to India in Extradition In a breakthrough, the U.K. announced on September 18, 1986 that it has offered to begin negotiations of an extradition convention next month with India.  The announcement is significant because the... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United Kingdom Extradition
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1986 In an attempt to clarify the law surrounding the application of the Alien Tort Claims, 28 U.S.C. 1350, to international human rights violators, Congressmen Gus Yatron and Jim Leach in the House, and... Jay Rosenthal 2 4 1986-04-01 United States Torture
Senate Committee Approves Amendment on Extraterritorial Limits on Jurisdiction in Antitrust On October 2, 1986, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the "Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvement Act of 1986" (S. 397) by a vote of 14-2.  It would require U.S. courts to consider challenges to... Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Antitrust Cooperation
Enforcement Issues to Be Addressed in New Gray Market Policy The U.S. Customs Service is soliciting comments on policy options regarding the treatment of gray market and parallel importations.  Clemens J.M. Kochinke 2 6 1986-06-01 United States Illegal Importation

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