Money laundering.
I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE STATUTE A. Section 1956 1. Transaction Money Laundering 2. Transportation Money Laundering 3. Sting Operations B. Section 1957 III. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSES A. Knowledge Requirement 1. General Knowledge 2. Willful Blindness B. Proceeds Derived From A Specified Unlawful Activity 1. Proceeds a....

Money laundering.
I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE STATUTE A. Section 1956 1. Transaction Money Laundering 2. Transportation Money Laundering 3. Sting Operations B. Section 1957 III. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSES A. Knowledge Requirement 1. General Knowledge 2. Willful Blindness B. Proceeds Derived From A Specified Unlawful Activity 1. Proceeds a....

Tehran Rebuffs Banks' Boycott.
The FT on Aug. 22 quoted Iran's Bank Markazi (central bank) Deputy Governor Mohammad-Jaafar Mojarrad as saying Tehran was overcoming short-term damage from international banks reducing their involvement with his country. He said the Iranian government's "prudent" fiscal policy was stabilising Iran's macro-economic outlook. Mojarrad said he...

Money laundering.
I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE STATUTE A. Section 1956 891 1. Transaction Money Laundering 2. Transportation Money Laundering 3. Sting Operations B. Section 1957 III. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSES A. Knowledge Requirement 1. General Knowledge 2. Willful Blindness B. Proceeds Derived From A Specified Unlawful Activity 1. Proceeds...

Next Mobile gets $35-M infusion.
Byline: EMMIE V. ABADILLA A new foreign investor is coming in Next Mobile Inc. (NMI) soon to infuse $35 million and get 22-23 percent stake in the carrier, announced Chairman and CEO Mel Velarde. NMI is into negotiations with three groups for the investment, of...

Money laundering.
I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE STATUTE A. Section 1956 1. Transaction Money Laundering 2. Transportation Money Laundering 3. Sting Operations B. Section 1957 III. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSES A. Knowledge Requirement 1. General Knowledge 2. Willful Blindness B. Proceeds Derived From A Specified Unlawful Activity 1. Proceeds a....

Nevada.
* The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Reno, Nev., has issued an order approving a $17.5 million debtor-in-possession financing facility between Draper-based U.S. Aggregates and some of its prepetition lenders. The financing facility, which consists of $10 million in revolving loans and $7.5 million in letters of credit, will enable...

An Emerging Legal Perspective on Transnational Business Law: Development Law Theory and Practice.
RUMU SARKAR, TRANSNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW: A DEVELOPMENT LAW PERSPECTIVE, Kluwer Law International, The Hague, The Netherlands (2003); ISBN: 90-411-9921-7; 419 pp. (hardcover). RUMU SARKAR, DEVELOPMENT LAW AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, Kluwer Law International, The Hague, The Netherlands (1999); ISBN: 90-411-9743-5; 275 pp. (paperback). The field known...

Sri Lanka's food fight.
A contentious ban on GM foods In a pioneering move the Sri Lankan Government has banned the import of genetically modified foods. Under the new rules importers of food are required to produce a certificate 'from an accredited laboratory or competent government authority certifying that the food product does...

Liberty, trade, and the Uniform Commercial Code: when should default rules be based on business practices?
The last several years have been a time of revision and renewal for the Uniform Commercial Code (the "Code," UCC) and its drafters. The American Law Institute (ALI) and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) have added two entirely new articles,(1) extensively revised four others,(2)...