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U.N. Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea Following Nuclear Aggression |
On November 30, 2016, the United Nations Security Council agreed to adopt Resolution 2321, imposing new sanctions on the rogue state of North Korea, and specifically targeting North Korean exports of... |
Jacob Rasch |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
China, North Korea |
International Organizations, Sanctions, United Nations |
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Taiwanese Legislature Passes Change to Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On November 9, 2016, the Legislative Yuan, the Parliament of Taiwan, passed an amendment to the Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA) designed to expand the scope of the legislation. The revisions to... |
Jacob Rasch |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Taiwan |
Money Laundering |
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Bribery Law and Practice by Monty Raphael QC (Oxford Univ. Press, 2016, 328 pp., ISBN 978-0-19-968638-4) |
This book aims to help and inform businesses and their professional advisers on the current state of anti-bribery initiatives primarily in the United Kingdom . The U.K. Bribery Act and its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
United Kingdom |
Bribery, Corruption |
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EU JHA Council Progresses on Several Enforcement and Criminal Justice Issues |
At its 3508th meeting on December 8 and 9, 2016, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted position on a number of criminal justice, home and law enforcement issues. |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Europe |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council |
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Son of Former Gabonese Prime Minister Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Scheme in 3 Countries |
On December 9, 2016, Samuel Mebiame, 43, a Gabonese national and son of a former Prime Minister of Gabon, pled guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to conspiring to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Chad, Congo, Gabon |
Bribery, Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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European Committee on Crime Problems Makes Progress on Justice and Law Enforcement Issues |
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 71st plenary session on November 28-December 1, 2016, in Strasbourg. |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Europe |
Crimes, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Arrests Former Guinean Minister of Mines Arrested for Laundering $8.5 Million |
On December 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the former Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea was arrested and charged with laundering proceeds from bribes he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
China, Guinea, Hong Kong |
Bribery, Corruption |
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U.S. and Foreign Law Enforcement Take Down Avalanche, a Sophisticated Cybercrime Group |
On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a multinational operation involving arrests and searches in four countries to dismantle a complex and sophisticated network of computer... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Germany, Netherlands, United States |
Cybercrime, Europol, International Cooperation |
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European Commission Consultative on Disincentives for Intermediaries for Potentially Aggressive Tax Planning Schemes Presages New Enforcement Initiatives |
On November 10, 2016, the European Commission released a consultation to gauge the need for European Union action on the introduction and design of more effective disincentives for intermediaries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-09 |
Europe |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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European Union: Recent Activities in the Area of Counter-terrorism |
On December 2nd, 2016, the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) at the European Police Office (Europol) released his report on changes in modus operandi of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-09 |
Europe, Iraq, Syria |
Counter-terrorism, European Union, Europol |
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Panama Committee of Independent Experts Issues Report on Improving Transparency |
On November 18, 2016, the Committee of Independent Experts (hereafter the “Independent Committee”), established by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez by Executive Decree No. 94 of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-09 |
Panama |
International Banking Supervision, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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UN Secretary-General Releases Report on Measures to Counter Trafficking in Persons |
On November 10, 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General submitted to the Security Council his report on the implementation of measures to counter trafficking in persons. On 16 December 2015, the... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-02 |
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Human Trafficking, International Crimes, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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Court Authorizes John Doe Summons for Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Virtual Currency |
On November 30, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) to... |
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2016-12-02 |
United States |
Evidence Gathering, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Panama and Colombia Extradite Three Persons on Drug Trafficking Charges |
On November 18, 2016, U.S. law enforcement announced that the Colombian government had extradited Roberto Ponce-Rocha to the United States to stand charges relating to his leadership role in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-02 |
Colombia, Panama, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Sends Fugitive to China to Face Corruption Charges |
On November 16, 2016, the U.S. government returned a former Chinese official wanted on corruption charges to China. Yang Xiuzhu, 70 years old, arrived in Beijing, 13 years after she fled eastern... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
11 |
2016-11-30 |
China, Netherlands, United States |
Corruption, Fugitive, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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UN Secretary-General Reports on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia |
On October 6, 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNS-G) submitted to the Security Council his report on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. The report was submitted... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
11 |
2016-11-30 |
Somalia |
International Cooperation, Piracy, United Nations |
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Interpol General Assembly Approves Improvements to Information Sharing System and Elects New President |
On November 9, 2016, at the Interpol General Assembly (G.A.) meeting in Bali, Indonesia, INTERPOL adopted a resolution on new measures to strengthen the integrity of INTERPOL’s information mechanisms... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
11 |
2016-11-18 |
China |
INTERPOL, International Organizations |
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EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Releases Recommendations on the Implementation of Adopted Measures |
On November 11, 2016, the European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (CTC) released his recommendations which draw on his report on the implementation of the counter-terrorism measures which had... |
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2016-11-18 |
Europe |
Counter-terrorism, European Union, INTERPOL |
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Russia Withdraws Its Signature from the Statute of the International Criminal Court |
On November 16, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his Foreign Ministry to inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations that Russia no longer intended to participate in the Rome... |
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2016-11-18 |
Philippines, Russia, Ukraine |
Human Rights, International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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Legal Problems Concerning Extradition to Turkey: Cases of Germany, Greece and Bulgaria |
On September 22, 2016, the German Higher Regional Court of Schleswig-Holstein (the Schleswig Court) rejected an extradition request submitted by Turkey. The Court found that the surrender was... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
11 |
2016-11-16 |
Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Turkey |
Asylum, Extradition, Fair Trial, Human Rights, Political Strife |
