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U.K. Will Ban 21 Terrorist Groups |
Under Section 123(4)(a) of the Terrorism Act, Jack Straw, Home Secretary recommended to Parliament that the following organizations be added to the list of proscribed organizations in Schedule 3 to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
4 |
2001-04-01 |
United Kingdom |
Terrorism |
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French Arrest Basque Leader for Terrorist Charges |
On February 21, 2001, French judicial police arrested Francisco Javier Garcia Gaztelu, known as “Xapote”, in Anglet, close to the French border with Spain, on terrorism charges.
Txapote was arrested... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
4 |
2001-04-01 |
France, Spain |
Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Court Convicts Chinese Company of Using Forced Prison Labor |
On February 28, 2001, a United States Court in Trenton, New Jersey convicted under U.S. law the first Chinese company of using forced prison labor.
On February 28, 2001, Allied International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
4 |
2001-04-01 |
United States, China |
Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |
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EU Council and Parliament Agree on Revised Anti-Money Laundering Directive |
On February 2, 2001, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union agreed on a common position to adopting a revised directive on anti-money laundering.
The common position will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
4 |
2001-04-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, European Union |
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European Parliament Resolution |
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the ratification of the Rome Treaty to establish the International Criminal Court on 17 January 2000. In congratulating the 27 States that have already... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
4 |
2001-04-01 |
Europe |
European Union, International Courts |
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FATF Issues Money Laundering Typologies Report |
The FATF has for the second year in a row reviewed the vulnerabilities the Internet might offer for money laundering, expanding its consideration of web-based laundering to other areas including... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
4 |
2001-04-01 |
World |
Money Laundering |
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Clinton Pardons Long-Time Fugitive Mark Rich |
On January 20, 2001, outgoing U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton pardoned two financiers Marc Rich, a billionaire commodities trade who has been a fugitive from U.S. justice for almost... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Philippines Deport French Fugitive Wanted in Elf Aquitaine Matter |
On February 2, 2001, Philippine immigration officials deported Alfred Sirven, 74, formerly the second highest official of the French company Elf Aquitaine, to France where he is wanted in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
France, Philippines |
Extradition |
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Allows the Extradition of Mexican Nationals |
On January 18, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled by a majority vote (10-1) that the extradition of Mexican nationals is in accordance with Mexico’s Constitution. The ruling definitely... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition |
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Peru Searches for Montesinos |
Some months after the disappearance of Vladimiro Montesinos, one of the most powerful officials in Peru, an intensive search rages in Peru and other parts of Latin America in the aftermath of various... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
Latin America and South America, Peru |
Corruption, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Bribery |
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German Court Outlaws Foreign Nazi Websites |
On December 12, 2000 the Bundesgerichtshof – Germany’s Supreme Court – held that Germany’s domestic laws on Nazi propaganda are also applicable to web sites located on servers abroad, thus reversing... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
Germany |
Cybercrime |
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Lockerbie Trial Ends with Conviction, Acquittal |
On January 31, 2001, the Scottish High Court of Justiciary sitting in Camp Zeist in the Netherlands, pursuant to the Agreement Between the Government of Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
United States, Europe, |
Terrorism |
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Relatives of Murdered Belgian Priests Initiate Criminal Investigation into Crimes Against Humanity while Spanish Court Dismisses Complaint of Rigoberta Menchu |
On December 2, 1999 Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu filed a complaint with the Spanish National Court of Justice. The complaint accuses eight Guatemalan military and political leaders – amongst... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
Belgium, Spain, Guatemala |
Human Rights |
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International Aspects of ABA/ABA 12th Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar |
On October 29-31, 2000, the American Bankers Association/American Bar Association held their Twelfth Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar in Arlington, Virginia. This review discusses the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Federal Judge Reversals Ruling and Allows Defendants’ Statements in Kenya in US Trial |
On January 29, 2001, Judge Leonard B. Sand, U.S. District Court in Manhattan, ruled that United States prosecutors could use statements obtained in Kenya from three defendants in the 1998 bombings of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
United States, Kenya |
Human Rights |
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FATF Decides Not to Revise Non-Cooperative Country List |
On February 1, 2001, during a presentation of its annual report the Financial Action Task Force announced it was “not yet satisfied” that any of the15 jurisdictions cited for noncooperation in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, International Organizations |
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Mexican Court and Foreign Minister Order Cavallo Extradited to Spain for Argentine Atrocities |
On January 12, 2001, Jesús Guadalupe Lupa, a federal judge in Mexico City, ordered Ricardo Miguel Cavallo, 49 years of age and an Argentine national, extraditable to Spain to face charges of human... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
Mexico, Spain, Argentina |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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U.S. Congressional Subcommittee Recommends Strengthening Due Diligence on Correspondent Banking |
On February 5, 2001, the Minority Staff of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a report, recommending the executive and legislative branches require banks to strengthen due... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Due Diligence |
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Jersey Issues Guidelines on Use of Offshore Centers by Public Figures |
In mid-January, 2001, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the regulator of the largest of the Channel Islands, issued guidelines on the use of offshore centers by public figures to conceal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
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Corruption, Due Diligence |
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OFCs to Participate in Global Program on Financial Regulations |
On October 25, 2001, the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP) announced that thirty-one offshore financial centers (OFCs) have made political commitments to the ODCCP... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
3 |
2001-03-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, United Nations |