Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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