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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Appellate Court Stays Ruling Enjoining U.S. Extradition On September 29, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted a stay of the decision of U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who held that the 150-year-old federal... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Mexico, Germany, Israel, Palestine Extradition, Terrorism
Oil Tankers Used to Transport Stolen Autos from Mexico According to a media report, Enrique Olmedo, a spokesman for the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions, has revealed that oil tankers from several different countries are being used to... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America Treaties, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Vehicles
British Securities Authority Proceeds with Enforcement Action in Barings Case While Singapore Contemplates Additional Enforcement Action and Leeson Appeals Extradition On October 4, 1995, the financial media reported that the Securities and Futures Authority (SFA), the regulatory body that oversees U.K. securities houses, has begun questioning former Barings... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore Extradition, Fraud, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Economic Crimes
Hong Kong Concludes Enforcement Cooperation Agreements with U.S. SEC and CFTC On October 5, 1995, the head of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) signed new mutual cooperation agreements with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong Fraud, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Brazilian-U.S. Financial Cooperation Under Basle Accord Alarms Brazilian Banking Community and Indicates the Desirability of Action by the Brazil Private Sector During September and October 1995, five officials of the Brazilian Central Bank have visited New York to investigate Brazilian bank agencies. It is the first investigation between the United States... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Cayman Islands, Uruguay Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, International Convention, International Banking Supervision
Serious Fraud Office Prosecutes International Advance Fee Frauds On October 3, 1995, a London court heard representations from the Serious Fraud Office about two international "advance fee" frauds that elucidate some of the problems that confront businesses trying... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Fraud, Financial Crimes
U.S. Customs Raids Korean Organized Crime Apparel Counterfeit Operations On September 27, 1995, the U.S. Customs Service raided factories, warehouses and shops in New York City and Los Angeles, striking at a Korean organized crime rang that manufactured clothing, handbags... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, Korea Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement, Customs
U.S. and U.K. Block Proposed Expansion of Activities of Russian Financial Institutions The United Kingdom and United States financial authorities are endeavoring to utilize their new authority and obligations under the Basle Committee to limit the proposed expansion of activities of a... Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Former Soviet Union Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Organized Crime, Banking Supervision
Dutch Government Will Tighten its Drug Policy On September 8, 1995, the Dutch Government announced that it will consider proposals to tighten its liberal drugs policy...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 11 1995-11-01 France, Germany, Netherlands European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
New York Expels Aliens Convicted of Crimes On August 28, 1995, New York Governor George E. Pataki and federal officials announced that 86 illegal immigrants from Colombia were placed on an airplane and flown to their country under a new state... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, Colombia Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, Treaties, Deportation
Swiss Prosecutor Approves Return of Marcos Funds On August 28, 1995, Zurich District Attorney, Peter Cosandey, announced that he had approved the transfer of $500 million in accounts of the late Philippine dictator, thereby raising hopes of other... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, Switzerland, Haiti, Philippines Asset Forfeiture
UN International Drug Program Provides Training in Commonwealth Caribbean Since March 1993, the United Nations International Drug Control Program has been providing training in the Commonwealth Caribbean to develop a more effective system for the prosecution and... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, France, Belize International Organizations, United Nations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Chemicals Smuggle
U.S. and China Confer over Agreement of China to Strengthen Its International Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement On August 20, 1995, following talks between Chinese and U.S. officials August 21-26, 1995 in Beijing, U.S. Government officials express serious concerns about Chinese implementation of the agreement... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, China, Russia Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Piracy
9th Circuit Court Reverses District Court and Orders Extradition of IRA Member On July 27, 1995, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed and remanded for order allowing extradition of James Joseph Smyth, an Irish Catholic fugitive convicted of attempted murder of... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, United Kingdom, Ireland Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism
Dutch Increase Anti-Laundering and Financial Fraud Efforts The Dutch Government has taken two related initiatives in its efforts to combat money laundering and financial fraud: it is concluding bilateral agreements to exchange information about fraud and... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, monaco, Scandinavia, Baltic Region, Former Soviet Union Money Laundering, Intelligence, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation, Financial Crimes, International Convention, Financial Supervision
FATF Holds Meeting on Combating Cybercash Crime On September 21, 1995, the Financial Action Task Force held a meeting to discuss ways to combat money laundering with cybercash. It announced the start of consultations with bank and other financial... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 France, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Financial Supervision
Isle of Man Strengthens Supervisory Authority over Banks On September 5, 1995, it was reported that financial regulators on the Isle of Man have proposed to consolidate its banking laws and introduce new supervisory powers in a new banking act that will... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Isle of Man Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision
FinCEN Director Calls for New Enforcement Cooperation Efforts At the Fourth International Meeting on Assets Derived from Crime in Lyons, France, concerning the future of financial enforcement, Stanley E. Morris, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia Money Laundering, Intelligence, Organized Crime, Financial Crimes, Smuggle, Financial Supervision
U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on The Drug Trade in Mexico On August 8, 1995, the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, held a hearing on the drug trade in Mexico and implications for U.S.-Mexican relations. Thomas A. Constantine,... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 United States, Mexico, Colombia, China, Switzerland, Czech Republic, India Money Laundering, Extradition, Intelligence, Transfer of Prisoners, Murder, Kidnaping, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Torture, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Theft, Smuggle
Argentine Government Arrest French Ex-Mayor for Corruption On August 18, 1995, the media reported that Mr. Jean-Michel Boucheron, a teacher who became the charismatic, high-living mayor of Angoulême in the south-west of France and then fled to Latin America... Bruce Zagaris 11 10 1995-10-01 France, Argentina Corruption, Extradition, International Cooperation

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