1.   The Customs Service called the case the largest money laundering case not related to drugs the agency has ever investigated.

2.   The lack of progress has underscored the difficulty in bringing a money laundering case and the inadequacies of governmental mechanisms to combat abuses of the global banking system.

3.   A jury on Friday found Janet Wright guilty on three counts of perjury for giving false testimony during a money laundering case last year.

4.   All four defendants arrested last June in the laundering case and the related arms case have pleaded guilty.

5.   The financial crimes squads investigate suspected arms smuggling and money laundering cases.

6.   The move was intended to help the top court tackle hundreds of backlogged cases as the Caribbean country faces a surge in international narcotics and money laundering cases.

7.   The Russian government has said little about the money laundering case.

8.   The Swiss dropped their own money laundering case against Raul Salinas, saying it was no longer necessary as Mexican authorities have started their own proceedings.

9.   The treaty also includes measures to protect witnesses who testify against crime groups and holds multinational companies liable if implicated in money laundering cases.