Combating the new generation of money laundering: regulations and agencies in the battle of compliance, avoidance, and prosecution in a post-September 11 world.
"[T]he first steps to reversing their recent dramatic gains must be to ... treat these conflicts not as law enforcement problems but as a new global trend that shapes the world as much as confrontations between nation-states did in the past. Customs officials, police officers, lawyers, and judges alone...

BSA Compliance for Casinos.
BSA Compliance for Casinos By Marleah Blades Nevada Casinos must authenticate winning players to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which was expanded and strengthened by the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, requires "financial institutions"...

Intellectual property crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS A. Economic Espionage Act of 1996 1. Definition of Trade Secret 2. Elements of the Criminal Offenses a. Economic Espionage b. Theft of Trade Secrets 3. Applicability to Conduct Abroad 4. Prosecutions Under the EEA 5. Defenses a. Independent Development b. Reverse...

Spitzer, client no. 9: our monumental loss: in former N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer, insurance buyers lost the best friend they ever had.
Yeah, this Spitzer eat was arrogant, abrasive, brilliant and self-destructive. Brought down by a tawdry affair, New York's former governor has only himself to blame, and to his wife, his daughters and his shrink much to explain. But for buyers of commercial insurance, the "luv guv," as...

Financial institutions fraud.
I. INTRODUCTION II. BANK FRAUD STATUTE A. Purpose and Scope B. Elements of the Offense 1. Knowledge 2. Executes or Attempts to Execute 3. Scheme or Artifice 4. To Defraud or Obtain Monies By False or Fraudulent Pretenses a. Defrauding a Financial Institution b. False or Fraudulent Pretenses 5....

Message from NIB on health fund fraud.
There are currently two significant changes within the health insurance industry that will have a major impact on the unregulated natural therapy industry should they be implemented. NIB is keenly following the progress of these moves as they will bring greater regulation and standardisation of natural therapists (through the...

Mixed signals from the Niger Delta: insurgency and criminal activity continue in parts of the Niger Delta, but the new generation leaders in the region are doing their best to encourage peace and progress, and their efforts are likely to bear fruit sooner than expected, reports Lindsay Barrett from Port Harcourt.
When the Nigerian government sent David Brigidi, a former student activist and one-time senator, to speak directly with insurgent groups in the Niger Delta late last year, it was seen as a hopeful move. Brigidi was asked to tell them to give peace a chance. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

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....

Intellectual property crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS A. Economic Espionage Act of 1996 1. Definition of Trade Secret 2. Elements of the Criminal Offenses a. Economic Espionage b. Theft of Trade Secrets 3. Applicability to Conduct Abroad 4. Prosecutions Under the EEA 5. Defenses a. Independent Development b. Reverse...

ISRAEL - Apr 25 - Probe Urged Into Olmert Business Allegations.
Israel's attorney-general Micha Lindenstrauss is urged to launch a criminal inquiry into allegations the PM Ehud Olmert, arranged business opportunities for friends while in a previous cabinet post. Micha Lindenstrauss, the state comptroller, said there was a possible conflict of interest dating from when Olmert served as trade and...