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G-7 Endorses International Money Laundering and Tax Enforcement Efforts of International Organizations (XA) |
On April 15, 2000, at the conclusion of its meetings in Washington, Finance Ministers of the G-7 countries, the Central Bank Governors of Canada, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
World |
International Organizations |
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European Professional Associations Agree on Due Diligence Against Organized Crime and U.S. Starts Gatekeepers Initiatives (IB) |
On July 27, 1999, in Brussels, Belgium, the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community, the Conference of Notaries of the European Union, the European Federation of Accountants... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
United States, Europe |
Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime, Conferences |
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1999 American Bankers Association/American Bar Association Eleventh Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar Handbook (IC) |
On October 25-26, 1999, the ABA/ABA 11th Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar was held in Arlington, Va. This review focuses primarily on the aspects of particularly potential interest to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Malta Appellate Court Throws Out First Money Laundering Case (ID) |
On November 26, 2000, an appellate court in Malta overturned the country’s first money laundering conviction when it held that the Attorney General had failed to prove the link between the crime and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Malta |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice |
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NCIS in Britain Sees Criminal Movement of Money from Switzerland Due to Lax Compliance in London (IE) |
On March 15, 2000, the media reported that a report of the National Criminal Intelligence Services that will be published in May will take the position that organized criminals may be moving their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Intelligence, Organized Crime |
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Cayman Is Site of First Meeting of UN Offshore Forum (IF) |
On March 30, 2000, the Government of the Cayman Islands hosted the first plenary of the United Nations Offshore Forum, as part of a three-year initiative of the UN’s Office for Drug Control and Crime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Cayman Islands |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Narcotics Report Shows New International Cooperation and Focus on Implementation and Enforcement |
Congressional hearings on Russian financial irregularities and gaps in due diligence in private banking, especially in the context of public figure accounts, has generated interest in bills to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Antigua & Barbuda, Austria, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, World |
Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, International Courts, International Organizations, Money Laundering, National Security, Terrorism, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Money Laundering Strategy for 2000 Has Major International Components (IG) |
In March 2000, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Justice issued The National Money Laundering Strategy for 2000, which contains sixty separate action items designed to combat money laundering on a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. House Banking Committee Holds Oversight Hearing on New International Financial Architecture (IIA |
On March 23, 2000, the U.S. Congress Committee on Banking and Financial Services held a hearing on “Proposals for a New International Financial Architecture,” airing existing alleged abuses and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
World, United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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CARICOM Requests OECD to Postpone Harmful Tax Initiative as Channel Islands Try to Distinguish Themselves from the Old Jurisdictions (IVA) |
On March 15, 2000, heads of state and other leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) asked the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to postpone its plan to issue at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Taxation |
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Philippines Locates Fugitive in French Corruption Case (VA) |
On March 15, 2000, the media reported that Philippines law enforcement have located Alfred Sirven, a key suspect in the alleged misuse of funds of Elf when the French oil group was a state enterprise... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
France, Philippines |
Corruption, Extradition |
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OAS Publishes Report and Recommendations on the Enforcement of Cyber crime (VIA) |
On October 28, 1999, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States received and published the final report on the meetings of government experts on cyber crime that contain a series of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America |
Cybercrime, International Organizations |
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FATF Issues Report Initiating Process to Sanction Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions (IA) |
On February 14, 2000, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a report establishing a process to sanction non-cooperative jurisdictions.
The FATF explains that recent years have experienced a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Massachusetts Burma Case (IXA) |
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted a case the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed last year to safeguard its law restricting state public purchases from persons that do business in Myanmar, formerly... |
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16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
United States, Myanmar |
Trade Enforcement |
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Announces International Anti-Money Laundering Plan (IB) |
On March 2, 2000, U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers announced proposed legislation and policies that would give his agency new authority to combat international money laundering by allow it... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. and Mexico Prepare Bilateral Session on Enforcement Cooperation (XA) |
In March, 2000, the international trade media announced that the U.S. and Mexico will hold a meeting on two enforcement cooperation issues: intellectual property rights (IPR) and the environment.
In... |
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16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Intellectual Property |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on International Money Laundering Strategy (IC) |
On March 9, 2000, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on 2000 Money Laundering Strategy, the U.S. National Money Laundering Initiative that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal (XIA) |
On March 3, 2000, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentenced Tihomir Blaskic, 39 and a Croatian general accused of overseeing the killings of hundreds of civilians... |
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16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, War Crimes |
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Austria Announces It Will Revoke Anonymous Savings Accounts (IE) |
On February 24, 2000, Karl-Heiz Grasser, Austrian finance minister, announced that Austria will revoke its law that permits Austrians to hold savings accounts anonymously.
On February 25, 2000, Mr... |
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16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
Austria |
Money Laundering |
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Rwanda Tribunal Receives More Help in Arresting and Surrendering Suspects (XIB) |
On February 15, 2000, the U.N. Tribunal for War Crimes in Rwanda (ICTR) revealed that two suspects were arrested in France and Denmark.
Danish police arrested former Rwandan army captain Innocent... |
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16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
Europe, Rwanda |
United Nations, War Crimes |
