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Mexico Detains Argentine on Spanish Extradition Request for “Dirty War”Atrocities |
On August 26, 2000, a Mexican judge ordered the detention of the accused Argentine torturer Miguel Ángel Cavallo, who had been living in Mexico where he was director-general of Mexico’s National... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Mexico, Spain, Argentina |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Antigua Deports to U.S. Internet Sports Manager After Suspicious Transaction Report |
On August 19, 2000, the Antiguan Prime Minister’s Office announced the deportation of Robert Eremain to Puerto Rico after a suspicious transaction report triggered investigations that revealed Mr.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Caribbean, St. Kitts & Nevis |
Money Laundering, Extradition |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Appeal from Extradition, But Holds Executive’s Decision on Torture Defense is Reviewable |
On July 11, 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Ramiro Cornejo-Barreto v. W.H. Seifert, affirmed the district court’s denial of a petition for habeas corpus that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Haiti Deports Alleged Medillin Cocaine Trafficker to the U.S. |
On August 8, 2000, the Haitian Government deported to the United States Carlos Botero Asprilla, an alleged major operative in the Medillin, Colombian cocaine cartel that has used Haiti as a staging... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Colombia, Haiti |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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PRC Protests Service and U.S. Suit of Chinese Leader for Tiananmen Atrocities |
On August 28, 2000, five participants of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations filed a lawsuit against Li Peng, the chairman of the People Republic of China’s (PRC) National People’s Congress in U... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, China |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction |
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Bahamas Prime Minister Announces Willingness to Conclude Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the U.S. and Other Enforcement Measures |
On August 16, 2000, in an abrupt change of policy Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham announced his Government would take a series of steps to respond to the blacklisting of his country on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Taxation |
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English Court Denies Effort to Review Arrest Warrant for U.S. Extradition of Swedish National for Insider Trading |
Mr. Norgren, a Swedish national, tried unsuccessfully to block a warrant for his arrest issued by a magistrate in response to a request by the U.S. for his extradition on offenses of “insider trading... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, |
Extradition, National Security |
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Sudanese Pharmaceutical Factory Owner Sues US for Bombing |
On July 27, 2000, lawyers for Salah Idris, owner of the El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Co. in Khartourm filed a complaint in the U.S. Claims Court, arguing that the U.S. Government improperly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Sudan, United States |
Intelligence, Law of War, Terrorism, War Crimes |
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U.S. Issues Final Rules on Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions |
On July 5, 2000, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations. The Regulations were issued pursuant to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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G-7 Ministers Warn of Countermeasures Against Countries that Fail to Cooperate on Money Laundering |
On July 10, 2000, during the meeting of the finance ministers in Japan from the G-7 countries (the U.S, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Canada) the recent report of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States |
International Organizations, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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European Council Committee Sets Priorities and Goals for Foreign Law Enforcement Policy |
On June 6, 2000, the Committee of Personal Representatives (COREPER) in a paper to the General Affairs Council, Council of the European Union, sets forth priorities and policy goals for foreign... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Europe |
European Union, International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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3 G-7 Countries Issue Financial Advisories Against List of 15 FATF Non-Cooperative Countries |
On July 12, 2000, the U.S. Department of Treasury took the lead, issuing financial advisories against the 15 jurisdictions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has declared are non-cooperative... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Canada, Japan, United States |
Economic Sanctions, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering |
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Eastern Caribbean Agrees to Steps to Protect Economies from Criminal Proceeds (IA) |
On July 21, 2000, the Government of Grenada, the Caribbean Development Bank, the United Nations Drug Control Program (UNDCP), and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), held a meeting in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Caribbean |
Money Laundering |
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UN & Cambodia Complete Discussions on War Crimes Tribunal as UN Human Rights Commissioner Warns of the Need for an E. Timor Tribunal |
On July 6, 2000, the United Nations and Cambodia completed negotiations to establish a tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders while on August 5, 2000, Mary Robinson, the U.N. high commissioner for human... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Colombia |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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Colombia Extradites National to US on Cocaine Trafficking Charges |
On July 13, 2000, the Colombia Government extradited one of its nationals for the second time in recent months to the U.S...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Colombia, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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FBI Settles Defamation Case for $6 Million for International Wrongful Dissemination of Information |
On April 26, 2000, the U.S. Government signed a settlement agreement, in which it agreed to pay Tom Stewart, a businessman from Lake Oswego, Oregon $6 million in damages in the largest ever... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Austria, Czech Republic, United States |
Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, Jurisdiction, National Security, Privacy |
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U.S. Court Dismisses Canada RICO Action Due to the Revenue Rule |
On June 30, 2000, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York dismissed in its entirety the action brought by the Canadian Government against tobacco companies alleging violations... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Canada, United States |
Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Taxation |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS |
1. Banking and Money Laundering J.M. PACHKOWSKI, CCH Guide to BSA and OFAC, CCH Inc. 1998, 559 forms...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
United States |
Bibliography |
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CARICOM Heads of Government Respond to Enforcement Initiatives |
Meeting on July 2-5 and 15-16, 2000, the Caribbean Community Heads of Government have responded to enforcement initiatives by international organizations to force better compliance with international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Money Laundering, Taxation |
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BRIEF NOTES |
Pinochet Stripped of Immunity--On August 8, 2000, the Chilean Supreme Court ruled to remove Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his senatorial immunity, enabling the Chilean prosecutor to continue his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
9 |
2000-09-01 |
Chile, Myanmar, Switzerland, United States |
Human Rights, Immunity, Trade Enforcement |