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Florida Becomes First State in a Move to Deport Illegal Aliens before the Expiration of their Prison Term On June 8, 1994, Florida became the first state in the United States to start deporting illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses while living unlawfully in the U.S. The main motivation... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Deportation, U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Antiterrorism Efforts Neglect Informants The United States has long relied on foreign informants to assist U.S. antiterrorism efforts. However its poor handling of informants and reluctance to properly reward them may result in even fewer... Erika Ellertson Barnes 10 6 1994-06-01 United States Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Witness Protection, U.S. Federal Government
ICC Commercial Crime Bureau to Increase Investigations against Fraud in Prime Bank Instruments On May 26, 1994, Mr. Eric Ellen, director of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce, announced a new initiative to combat the growing fraud involving bank letters of credit and guarantees... 10 6 1994-06-01 World Counterfeiting, Maritime, Fraud, Financial Crimes, International Banking Supervision, Piracy
Thailand Proposes a New Money Laundering Law Despite the slow way that it has tackled drug money laundering in the past, the Royal Thai Government seems to be adopting a tougher approach to tackling drug trafficking with its consideration the... Scott MacDonald 10 6 1994-06-01 Thailand Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Economic Integration, Smuggle, Legislation
Panamanian Supreme Court Denies Request to Freeze Bank Accounts in the Colon Free Zone On June 1, 1994, the Panamanian Supreme Court denied a request of the Dutch Government to freeze bank accounts of businesses in the Colon Free Zone, which are the subject of investigations by... 10 6 1994-06-01 Colombia, Netherlands, Panama Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Freezing of Assets
Colombia Reimposes Bans on Certain Drug Use and Convicts Juan David Ochoa During the beginning of June 1994, Colombia continued to undergo dynamic developments in drug control as it reasserted prohibitions on drug use in the aftermath of the decision of the Constitutional... 10 6 1994-06-01 Colombia Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Penalties, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Legislation
HONLEA Adjourns Sixth Annual Meeting amid Disputes about Place of Next Meeting On June 5, 1994, the heads of anti-drug agencies in the Americas, at their sixth meeting of the Organization Changed with Combatting Illicit Drug Trafficking (HONLEA) concluded its meeting after four... 10 6 1994-06-01 North America, Latin America and South America Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences, International Cooperation
OAS Initiates Project Against Foreign Aspects of Corruption During its General Assembly in Belem, Brazil, that started on June 5, 1994, the Organization of American States considered a proposal to form a working group to prepare model legislation against... 10 6 1994-06-01 North America, Latin America and South America Corruption, Human Rights, International Organizations, Economic Integration, Economic Crimes, Legislation
EU Ministers Discuss Practical Implementation of Schengen Agreement On April 26, 1994, ministers responsible for the Schengen agreement, which embraces the Benelux countries, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, and Portugal, met in executive committee in Bonn to... 10 6 1994-06-01 European Union Border Security, Data Sharing, European Union, International Cooperation
OECD Adopts Proposals Against Corruption of Foreign Government Officials On May 27, 1994, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in a statement expressed that its members have agreed on recommendations on steps to try to prevent bribery of foreign... 10 6 1994-06-01 OECD Corruption, Bribery, International Cooperation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, OECD
Sponsors Sought to Fund New ICC Anti-Fraud Unit A major insurance company is said to be facing fraud losses of £20 million.  Yet, the company has apparently not been able to find a police authority or other law enforcement agency that is capable... 10 6 1994-06-01 World Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud
English Appellate Court Reverses Arms Export Conviction On May 23, 1994, an English appellate court overturned the convictions of two company executives, who were convicted in 1991 of conspiring to sell "nuclear triggers" to Iraq. The recent decision was... 10 6 1994-06-01 United Kingdom Arms Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Victims Compensation, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Undercover Operations
Romanian Stowaways Again Arrive in U.S. in Sea-Land Containers from Le Havre Eleven Romanian stowaways arrived on June 8, 1994 in Boston seeking political asylum. This is the second time this year that Romanian stowaways attempted to entered the U.S. in this manner, both... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States, Romania Maritime, Immigration, Smuggle, Detention, Asylum
War Crimes Commission?s Final Report Indicate Evidence of War Crimes On June 2, 1994, the five-member War Crimes Commission for the Former Yugoslavia submitted a report, concluding that crimes against humanity have unquestionably been committed that can be proved in... 10 6 1994-06-01 Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia War Crimes, Sex Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Crimes against Humanity, Rape, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, International Criminal Tribunal
U.S. Coast Guard Targets 15 Countries in Move to Cut Substandard Ships On May 11, 1994, the U.S. Department of Transport issued a press release in which it specified 15 countries whose ships the U.S. Coast Guard has targeted for increased safety inspections when they... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States Environment, Maritime, Oversight
Discovery of Romanian Stowaways from Le Havre Intensifies Surveillance by Ship Industry and Governments On April 14, 1994, the discovery of approximately 20 Romanian stowaways on board a vessel which is majority-owned and operated by Sea-Land Services Inc. and had departed the French Port of Le Havre... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States, France, Romania Maritime, Immigration, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Asylum
California Sues U.S. Government for Reimbursement in Jailing Illegal Immigrants In the latest of a continuing battle between California and other state governments on the one hand and the federal government on the other hand, the State of California filed a suit on April 30,... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
New Panamanian Government Faced with Resolving Alleged Terrorist Case The new administration of Ernesto Perez Balladares is faced with resolving a major thorn in the side of U.S.-Panama relations: the resolution of an alleged terrorism attack on June 10, 1992, in... 10 5 1994-05-01 United States, Panama Corruption, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
Spain Promulgates Anti-Laundering Law On December 28, 1994, the Spanish Government promulgated Law No. 19 of 1993 on measures to prevent money laundering. The new law took effect immediately. The new law regulates the obligations,... 10 5 1994-05-01 Spain Money Laundering, Terrorism, European Union, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision
The European Community?s Anti-Drug Efforts This article is the third in a series, following a bibliographic and analytical survey of the EU?s anti-drug strategies after the Maastricht Treaty. This article examines the role of the European... Bertold L. Baer 10 5 1994-05-01 European Union Money Laundering, Immigration, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Customs

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