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EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Agree on Broad Cooperation |
On May 28-29, 1998, the Council of the European Council held a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs, in which progress was made on a wide range of international criminal cooperation matters... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Cooperation |
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Italian Criminal Trial for Italian National Accused of Murdering American Is Conducted Mainly in the U.S. But Under Italian Law |
A trial has been held in Miami that shows the unique Italian-American cooperation in international criminal matters: an Italian prosecutor, judge, and jury were conducting a trial of an Italian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Italy |
Murder, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Cooperation |
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U.S. Congress Supports Early Ratification and Implementation of OECD Anti-Corruption Treaty |
On June 23, 1998, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted out the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Convention to Combat Transnational Corruption (hereafter the OECD... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, Treaties |
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Sting Operation Breaks Endangered Species Smuggling from Mexico to U.S. |
On May 30, 1998, the United States Customs Service announced that a threeyear undercover operation in the U.S. and several other countries had broken a smuggling ring for endangered species from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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European Parliament Supports Joint Action by EU Members on Enforcement Cooperation Against Credit Card Fraud |
On May 15, 1998, the European Parliament deputies voted to support joint action by European Union members on exchanging information to combat credit card fraud and other payment card fraud... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Fraud, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Law of War and Victims Compensation |
In the wake of the U.S. Government’s report on the role of neutrals in the Holocaust during World War II, the settlement of existing lawsuits and start of new ones continue... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Germany, Switzerland |
Law of War, Holocaust, Victims Compensation |
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OAS Stregnthens Anti-Money Laundering Efforts |
On May 12-14, 1998, the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) met and agreed to strengthen anti-money laundering enforcement efforts... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
7 |
1998-07-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Neutrals Give Mixed Reaction to U.S. Call to Contribute to Holocaust Victims |
1. U.S. Report On June 2, 1998, the U.S. in a supplemental report on the role of neutrals in the Holocaust urged five neutral countries to continue their accountability and make financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Norway |
Law of War, Holocaust |
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U.S. and Mexico Duel Over Money Laundering Case |
On May 18, 1998, a federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged three Mexican banks and twenty-six Mexican bankers with laundering millions of dollars in drug profits. According to an announcement by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
7 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Yugoslav Tribunal |
On June 15, 1998, French and German units of the NATO-led peace-keeping force in Foca, southeastern Bosnia, arrested Milorad Krnojelac, 57, a former Serbian prison camp commander who allegedly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
France, Germany, Bosnia |
Law of War, War Crimes, Torture, International Courts |
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Panama Banking Regime Undergoes Reforms in Supervision |
In the thirty years since the enactment of Cabinet Decree 238 of 1970 as the Banking Law of Panama, the Panamanian banking system has transformed itself from a hub of brass-plate banking companies... |
Alvaro Aguilar-Alf |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Panama |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Banking Supervision |
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Rome Conference for Permanent International Criminal Court Opens |
On June 15, 1998, the Diplomatic Conference on a convention to establish a Permanent International Criminal Court opened with a rapid, no-debate adoption of its Rules of Procedure, including the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
World |
International Courts, Treaties |
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Swiss Indict 3 Swiss Citizens with Bhutto Links for Money Laundering |
On June 2, 1998, Daniel Devaud, a Swiss magistrate in Geneva, announced the indictment of three Swiss citizens linked to the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, for money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy |
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EU Concludes “Pre-Accession Pact on Organized Crime” with 11 Applicants |
On May 29, 1998, the European Union Justice and Home Affairs ministers and their eleven colleagues from the countries applying for EU membership (the ten Central and Eastern European countries and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Organized Crime |
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U.N. Drug Summit Adopts Global Strategy |
At a three-day special session of the United Nations General Assembly, June 8-10, 1998, attended by presidents, prime ministers, and senior ministers from 150 countries, a global strategy was adopted... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
World |
United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Announces Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime |
On May 12, 1998, on the eve of his departure for the G-8 Economic Summit in Birmingham, England, where transnational organized crime was one of the main subjects, U.S. President Clinton announced an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States |
Organized Crime, International Cooperation |
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New Jersey Governor and U.S. Congress Prioritize Extradition of U.S. Fugitives in Cuba |
At an April 30, 1998 news conference at the U.S. Capitol, a group of representatives in the U.S. Congress and Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman demanded the extradition of Joanne... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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IMF Anti-Corruption Rules |
On April 21, 1998, Christian Walser, Legal Adviser For Procurement, World Bank, discussed the "New World Bank Rules to Fight Fraud and Corruption in World Bank Financed Contracts." |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
World |
Corruption |
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U.S. Court Holds Dominican Republic National Extraditable on RICO Charges |
On November 18, 1997, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against defendant Francisco Medina for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Dominican Republic |
Extradition |
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Venezuela Presses Four Countries to Extradite Fifty Fugitive Bankers |
According to a report from the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the Venezuelan Government has requested Britain, Israel, Spain, and the United States to extradite fifty bankers for a 1994 banking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Venezuela |
Extradition |