Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Libyan Payments Help Secure Support for Ending of International Sanctions On September 12, 2003 the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to end sanctions against Libya, with the United States and France abstaining. The decision came after the Libyan... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 World, France, United Kingdom, Economic Sanctions, United Nations
Greece Arrests Ex-Media Mogul on Russian Extradition Request On August 23, 2003, Greek sources reported that law enforcement had apprehended Vladimir Gusinsky two days before, a fugitive from Russia charged with defrauding the government of $250 million. He... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 Russia, Greece Extradition
Six Former Soviet Countries Agree to Accede to OECD Anti-Corruption Pact Six transition governments - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Ukraine ? signed an anti-corruption agreement with the Organization for European Cooperation and... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 Europe Corruption
U.S. Indicts Swiss Lawyer and Implicates Azerbaijan Leaders in Bribes In September, 2003, a U.S. grand jury indicted Swiss lawyer Hans Bodmer on charges that he bribed four senior Azeri officials in their planned privatization of Azerbaijan?s state-run oil company,... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 United States, Switzerland, Azerbaijan Corruption
EU Proposes Extension of Directive on Mutual Assistance in Tax Investigation On September 9, 2003, the European Commission proposed legislation to aid cross-border cooperation attempts for fighting tax evasion. The proposal?s provisions encourage countries? tax agencies to... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 Europe Taxation, European Union
US-EU Extradition and Mutual Assistance Agreements Are an Important Milestone On July 19, 2003 the European Union published texts of EU-US agreements on extradition and mutual assistance, which were signed on June 25, 2003. The agreements that were signed in the context of... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 United States, Europe Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance
Agreement of Cooperation in Criminal Matters between Brazil and Switzerland is Close to Being Executed Brazil and Switzerland have just concluded negotiations of agreements regarding cooperation against financial crimes, corruption, trafficking of drugs, women, and weapons and other crimes. A primary... Jorge Nemr 19 11 2003-11-01 Brazil, Switzerland Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance
England Arrests Ex-Iranian Diplomat Wanted by Argentina On August 21, 2003 England arrested Hadi Soleimanpour, a former Iranian ambassador to Argentina, after Argentina requested his extradition. He was charged with conspiring in the bombing of a Jewish... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 United Kingdom, Iran, Argentina Extradition, Terrorism
Inter-American Convention against Terrorism Takes Effect Nicaragua became the sixth signer of the Inter-American Convention against Terrorism on June 10, 2003. The Treaty aims to prevent, punish and eliminate terrorism, and will take effect in July. Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 Latin America and South America Terrorism
Iran Announces It Will Try Al-Qaeda Suspects Instead of Extraditing Them On September 24, 2003, Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi announced that Iran would try suspected al-Qaeda activists and will deny U.S. demands for their extradition to home countries. This... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 United States, Iran, Saudi Arabia Extradition, Terrorism
Belgian Court Dismisses War Crimes Complaints On September 24, 2003, Belgium?s highest court dismissed complaints against several political figures, including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, President George W. Bush, and Secretary of State Colin... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-11-01 United States, Belgium, Israel Jurisdiction, War Crimes
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Criminal Matters Signed, Approved for Ratification, and/or Entered into Force as of September 1, 2002 The article lists mutual legal assistance agreements (MLATs) signed before September 1, 2002, by the United States with other various states around the world. Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 World, United States Mutual Legal Assistance
Bermuda Orders Tax Information Exchange Assistance to U.S. in Braswell Case On July 16, 2003, the Bermuda Supreme Court ruled in favor of the U.S. government in a tax fraud case and issued an order granting assistance to the U.S. under the U.S.-Bermuda tax information... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 United States, Bermuda Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance
Brazilian Revenue Implements Offshore Credit Card Initiative On July 16, 2003, the Official Gazette of the Union published Normative Instruction No. 341 of the Federal Revenue Office which created the Statement of Transactions with Credit Cards (DECRED). The... Jorge Nemr 19 10 2003-10-01 Brazil Bank Secrecy, Taxation
Canada Sues Tobacco Companies for Cigarette Smuggling On August 13, 2003, the Canadian government announced it was suing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. and Japan Tobacco Inc. for $1.5 billion Canadian dollars for alleged cigarette smuggling. The... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 Canada, United States, Japan Customs Enforcement, Taxation
EU Issues Proposed Amendment to Mutual Assistance Directive On July 31, 2003, the European Union Council published the European Commission?s proposed directive on mutual assistance of member states? competent authorities in investigations of tax fraud. The... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 Europe Taxation, European Union
Mastercard Cancels License for Bahamian Bank to Issue Credit Cards On July 30, 2003, the President of Leadenhall Bank and Trust confirmed its license to provide offshore credit cards had been cancelled, which resulted from IRS audits that revealed taxpayers were... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 United States, Bahamas Bank Secrecy, Taxation
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms U.S. Conviction of Violating Canadian Excise Tax Law On July 18, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of David and Carl Pasquantino and one associate for using interstate wires in a scheme to defraud Canada of... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 Canada, United States Taxation
U.S. Court Denies POWs Right to Collect From U.S. Iraqi Funds On July 30, 2003, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the U.S. Treasury against 17 former prisoners of war (POWs) from the 1991 Gulf War and 37 of their... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 United States, Iraq Human Rights
Russian Government Will Negotiate Tax Information Exchange Agreements On July 29, 2003, the Russian Taxes and Levies Ministry announced it would start negotiating agreements on exchange of tax information and will enter into agreements with Latvia, France, Poland,... Bruce Zagaris 19 10 2003-10-01 Europe, Russia Taxation

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