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January 2002 Selected News Clips

(Especially noteworthy articles’ headings highlighted in gold.)


NEW U.S. “ANTI-TERROR” LAW TERRORIZES PRIVACY

Private banking is made far less private by President Bush’s new law.

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THAT CROOK BEHIND THE PONZI SCHEME

You often hear his name used to describe financial fraud, but what do you really know about Carlo Ponzi?

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WORLD & U.S. TAX NEWS:

The Center for Freedom & Prosperity applauds the EU failure to agree on a Europe-wide withholding tax on foreigners' investments.

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Stepped up IRS prosecution of income tax cheats planned.

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How the US tax laws soak the rich; the brutal facts.

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MICROCHIPS UNDER YOUR SKIN?

In the planning stage: a chip the size of a grain of rice injected into your body that will give detailed information about you.

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SECRET EURO TRACKING PLAN

A hush-hush project to embed radio frequency identification and tracking tags in the fibers of all euro bank notes.

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U.S. GOVERNMENT SEES PRIVACY AS CRIMINAL

The case against US government financial & bank spying.

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FREEDOM ADVOCATES FEAR POLICE EXPANSION

Increased public trust in post 9/11 government causes worry.

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FREEDOM SHIP PLANS 2006 LAUNCH

A floating city for 17,000 residents will cruise the world.

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CARIBBEAN STOCK EXCHANGE PROFITABLE

The new Eastern Caribbean Stock Exchange did well.

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UNITED NATIONS PLANS WORLD INCOME TAXES

As we reported last year, the UN plans a global income tax system to be fleshed out in a Mexico City conference next March.

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COURT RULING BOOSTS CORPORATE TAX SHELTERS

A US Appeals Court decision upholds corporate tax shelters.

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BIG BROTHER TRACKING DEVICES FOR U.S. DOLLARS?

Last week we reported on euro tracking chips. Now a US Federal Reserve official wants tracking chips in all new dollars issued.

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COURT APPROVES KEYBOARD SNIFFING DEVICE

The FBI can now use an electronic surveillance device that secretly gathers every keystroke on a home or office computer.

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NEW FORFEITURE DEFENSE MANUAL PUBLISHED

Forfeiture Endangers American Rights (FEAR) announces its new Asset Forfeiture Defense Manual.

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SWISS CANTONS COMPETE WITH LOW TAXES

It's Zurich vs. Zug and quality of life vs. lower taxes.

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BIG BROTHER'S KNOCK ON THE DOOR

In today's America political dissent can bring federal agents to your door.

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DRIVER'S LICENSES MORPH INTO NATIONAL I.D.s

States and feds are turning motor vehicle operators licenses into a national system of electronic identification.

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A POLICE WIRETAP IN EVERY AMERICAN HOME

State governors and local pols jump on the anti-terror surveillance bandwagon as personal freedom suffers.

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FOXES GUARD HEN HOUSE

WASHINGTON. The US Dept. of Justice says just phone us if you get hassled by police under the US PATRIOT Act.

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SECOND PASSPORTS IN DEMAND IN ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES. Thousands line up at consulates seeking second passports based on Spanish or Italian ancestry.

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HOW U.S. OFFSHORE CORPORATIONS AVOID TAXES

Structuring exemptions for foreign income of US corporations.

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U.S. ACCOUNTANTS ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING RULES

Under new US anti-ML rules, it's not only your accountant who knows!

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U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE COSTS BILLIONS

In 2001 US persons spent 4.6 billion hours & $140 billion on tax preparation.

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U.S. TREASURY RULES UNDER 'USA PATRIOT' ACT

Four sets of new rules to make financial life and banking miserable.

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MERE SUSPICION NETS FROZEN MILLIONS

US government freezes US Muslim foundation funds, but feds admit they have no pro-terrorist evidence, only secret suspicions.

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JUST SAY 'NO' TO THE POLICE

Many US persons don't understand that they have a right to refuse police demands for permission to search without a warrant.

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TAX HAVENS NOT DIRTY CASH HAVENS

A new study uses US State Dept., CIA, IRS and FATF findings to show that tax havens are not any more likely to be money laundering centers than are other countries.

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The study was authored by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, busy lobbying the US Congress and government on many issues.

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COURT ORDERS REPATRIATION OF OFFSHORE FUNDS

A US District Court orders operators of an allegedly illegal pyramid scheme to return millions of dollars held in offshore accounts.

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I.R.S. TO RESTART "AUDITS FROM HELL"

Internal Revenue wants to do thousands of random audits to measure overall tax compliance. But can the IRS be trusted?

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The Untrustworthy IRS

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FREEDOM FIGHTERS

Electronic Frontier Foundation fights for civil rights in the face of the all out US anti-terrorist campaign.

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THE STATE OF U.S. CIVIL FORFEITURE LAWS

Government taking of property on flimsy excuses has not changed because of so-called 'reforms.' Here's the true picture.

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SWISS BANKERS STAND FIRM ON SECRECY

A leading Swiss banker charges US 'policy of power' pressure on offshore banks causes unneeded major problems.

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The Swiss economics minister defends bank secrecy as moral.

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C.F.P. BATTLES AGAINST I.R.S. PROPOSAL

The Center for Freedom and Prosperity pushes the IRS to abandon its proposal to report bank deposit interest paid to nonresident aliens.

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MORE U.S. TAXPAYERS DEFY I.R.S.

1 in 4 taxpayers say they might cheat on taxes; 5% say they cheat.

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PLAN AHEAD; see Vern JACOBS Pre-Meditated Tax Avoidance

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U.K. CLIENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW

Banks, law firms and accountants must disclose internal reports of money laundering suspicions to clients on request.

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U.S. C.I.A NOW SPIES ON AMERICANS AT HOME

The CIA Charter says it can't, but now the world spooks are spying on citizens and people within the United States.

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PATRIOT ACT; BUREAUCRATS DREAM

The USA Patriot Act's "anti-terrorism" provisions come under intense fire from civil liberties groups.

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TAX HAVENS STILL VERY MUCH IN BUSINESS

EIU study shows Switzerland leads with 1/3 of US$3 trillion offshore.

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ISLE OF MAN MAY BEND TO O.E.C.D. TAX DEMANDS

Possible end to offshore tax breaks, new tax info sharing.

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JAPANESE SWITCH TO GOLD

TOKYO. Nervously taking cash out of banks, they buy gold.

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FinCEN GETS MORE POWER & MONEY

The federal money spies get a budget boost and all money service businesses are forced to register with the government.

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U.S. TAX CODE INCOMPREHENSIBLE

Few, if any, can understand the IRC or the IRS.

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F.B.I. RULES MAKE BANKS GOVERNMENT SPIES

New anti-terror rules could apply to almost any account holder.

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BRITISH LABOUR DROPS JURY TRIAL ABOLITION

Blair abandons plan to restrict the right to trial by jury.

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WHAT GOVERNMENT SAYS IT MEANS

The Free Congress Foundation web site provides the US Dept of Justice section-by-section analysis of the USA PATRIOT ACT.

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OPPOSE UNCHECKED DOMESTIC U.S. SPYING

FBI spying on domestic religious and political organizations is planned, another civil rights casualty of the war on terrorism. Here what you can do to stop it.

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'YOUR PAPERS PLEASE'

Motor vehicle operators licenses used as a cover for a national ID system, but AmericanS are wary of this Big Brother scheme.

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U.S. FOREIGN AID FUNDS TERRORISTS

The US government's myopia on cash for tyrannies.

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THE STATE OF OFFSHORE HAVENS

PANAMA CITY. Offshore veteran Derek SAMBROOK, gives a lucid look at the new world.

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BELIZE BOUNCES BACK; ASHCROFT'S REVENGE

Bureaucrats get fired as Belize's leading investor keeps his tax breaks.

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ARGENTINES FLEE HOME TO EUROPE

Here's the stark proof of why you may need a second passport.

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OFFSHORE FUNDS MAKE BIG GAINS

More than 90% of the world's 500 biggest offshore money funds locked in strong gains during the 4th Q of 2001.

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OFFSHORE LOANS WAY UP

Major international bank loans in offshore havens increased 14% to $8.49 trillion in the 3rd Q 2001, led by insurance & hedge funds.

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U.S. MAY BOW TO W.T.O. RULING

Tax breaks for US exports are the issue, but a good solution may be adoption of territorial taxes for US offshore business.

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WORLD BANKERS DISPUTE NEW STANDARDS

Basel Banking Committee tackles risk and liquidity.

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SHAM TRUST SELLER GET 10 YEARS IN PRISON

A militant tax evader who sold phony offshore trusts goes to prison.

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And here's the US Treasury's 'abusive trust schemes' warning web page.

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PATRIOT ACT CREATES 'FEDERAL RECEIVER'

A new breed of US official, the 'Federal Receiver,' will have broad powers over assets of alleged foreign money launderers.

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WISDOM FROM RON PAUL

The libertarian US Congressman explains how America best can defend against terror and how too much government killed Enron.

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WELCOME TO AMERICA; WE'RE WATCHING YOU!

New tracking system monitors foreigners' arrivals & departures.

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FROZEN 'TERRORIST' BANK ACCOUNTS

Mistaken identity prompts SWEDEN to asks what are the rights of those whose bank accounts have been frozen in the war on terrorism.

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NEW YORK TIMES SPEAKS TRUTH ABOUT E.U.!

"From Spain to Scandinavia, European politics is drifting to the right...feeding off antipathy toward the European Union which seems to many Europeans to have swallowed their national identity in a meddling, continent-wide bureaucracy that no one elected."

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CRUCIAL SWISS-E.U. NEGOTIATIONS

Switzerland & the EU will lock horns over banking secrecy.

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PANAMA'S NEW E-COMMERCE LAW EXPLAINED

A leading offshore haven comes of age digitally.

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COMMONWEALTH MEETING HEARS TRUTH

LONDON. Offshore havens are not terrorist cash conduits.

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LAWRENCE STILL IN JAIL OVER OFFSHORE TRUST SILENCE

MIAMI. 14 months and options trader Stephan Lawrence is still in prison for refusing to turn over $7 million in an offshore trust.

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CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, BROKERS AS GOVERNMENT SPIES

A US congressman thinks anti-money laundering laws should apply to all credit card companies and card holders.

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US stock brokers accept their new role as US money spies.

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A THOUSAND YEARS OF MONEY

And governments still ignore the clear lessons of the past.

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S&P RATES BEST OFFSHORE FUNDS

In a universe of over 7,500 offshore funds, how do expats sort the good from the bad? Standard & Poors will help.

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HOW YOU CAN COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT

Courtesy of Vern JACOBS, CPA.

How to combat identity theft here.
How to avoid e-mail ID theft here.
How to avoid credit information theft here.

BRITS PROPERTY GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT

UK House of Lords rules property can be kept by police unless an accused owner can prove it is not derived from criminal activity.

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FEDS WANT YOUR READING LIST

The PATRIOT ACT requires libraries to surrender patron records with no notification to the people affected.

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BACK DOOR NATIONAL I.D. SYSTEM

State motor vehicle bureaus push to turn auto drivers licenses into national IDs.

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