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Swiss Magistrate Finds Former Pakistan Prime Minister Guilty of Money Laundering |
On August 5, 2003, a Pakistani Information Minister announced that a Swiss magistrate, Daniel Devaud, had found exiled Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband guilty of money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Switzerland, Pakistan |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
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U.S. Investigates Role of Private Military Company in Liberia |
On August 7, 2003, the Financial Times reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating the role of an Anglo-American private military company, Northbridge Services Group.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Liberia |
Law of War |
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Bolivia Convicts Belgian Miner for Illicit Import and Possession of Drug Precursor Chemicals |
On July 18, 2003 a La Paz court convicted Belgian miner Guillaume Roelants and several of his employees for illicit import and possession of sulphuric acid. Officials allege that the acid was being... |
Tom L.W. Scheirs |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Bolivia, Belgium |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Libya Reaches Lockerbie Settlement with US and UK |
On August 20, 2003, the U.S. State Department announced that Libya had begun transferring $2.7 billion to an international bank as compensation for the 270 victims of Pan American Flight 103 that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, |
Economic Sanctions, Terrorism |
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Peru Requests Ex-President Fujimori’s Extradition |
On July 30, 2003, the Peruvian government submitted a 700-page extradition request to Japan regarding Japanese national and Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori. Mr. Fujimori was charged with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Peru, Japan |
Extradition |
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Bush Issues Executive Order Implementing Clean Diamond Trade Act |
On July 29, 2003, President Bush signed Executive Order 13312, implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act which requires that no rough diamonds may be imported into the United States without being... |
Brian McCarthy |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, Africa |
Economic Sanctions, Trade Enforcement |
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European Arrest Warrant: London Conference |
On July 5-6, 2003, officials and scholars met at the international conference Eurowarrant ? European extradition in the 21st century in order to discuss changes in extradition law as proposed by the... |
Michael Plachta |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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Argentina’s Congress Approves Bill to Annul Law on Immunity |
On August 12 and 20, 2003, Argentina?s Congress approved a bill which would annul laws protecting military officers from prosecution for alleged human rights abuses committed during the 1976-83... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Argentina |
Human Rights |
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Swiss Announce Willingness to Cooperate with Nigeria in Recovery of Abacha’s Assets |
On August 19, 2003 the Swiss government announced its intention to cooperate with the Nigerian government in recovering $618 million allegedly stolen by former dictator Sani Abacha. Abacha is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg |
Corruption, Asset Forfeiture |
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Extradition Treaties Recently Signed, Approved for Ratification and/or Entered into Force as of September 1, 2002 |
The article lists extradition agreements 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 |
Extradition |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Brazil Amends Its Money Laundering Law |
On July 9, 2003, Brazilian President Lula enacted Law No. 10,071, which amended and added provisions to Law No. 9,613, of March 3, 1998, which provides on crimes of money laundering or of occultation... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Privacy |
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U.S. and Mexico Announce Indictment of Arellano Felix Cartel Leaders |
On July 8, 2003, a press conference of Attorney General John D. Ashcroft and Mexican Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha announced the criminal indictment against the Arellano Felix brothers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture |
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U.S. Deports Pennsylvania Man to Ireland for 1975 Killing |
On July 17, 2003 agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested John Edward Anthony McNicholl at his home in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He was flown to Dublin the following day... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Extradition, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. and EU Conclude Mutual Assistance and Extradition Agreements |
On July 19, 2003, the European Union published in the EU Official Journal the texts of the European Union-United States Agreement on extradition and mutual assistance which were signed on June 25,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |