Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Corruption, Due Diligence
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

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