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New Measures on Counter-terrorism and Cybersecurity Proposed by the European Union |
On the invitation of the Austrian Salzburg Forum Chairmanship, the Ministers of the Interior of the Salzburg Forum Member States, their Group of Friends from the Western Balkans and the Republic of... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-15 |
Austria, European Union, Europe |
Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching, Adjective Enforcement, Arms Trafficking, Border Security, Comparative and International Law, Conferences, Counter-terrorism, Cross-Border Communication, Data Privacy, European Commission, European Union, Europol, Evidence Sharing, INTERPOL, International Convention, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Policy/Directives |
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The Philippines Deports a Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Employee Charged with Attempted Spear-Phishing Attack on Department of Energy Computers |
On May 8, 2015, the United States Department of Justice announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Charles Harvey Eccleston, a former employee of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-15 |
Philippines, United States |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Extradition, Indictment, National Security, Undercover Operations |
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Austria Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Ukrainian Businessman |
On April 30, 2015, an Austrian court denied an extradition request from the United States for Ukrainian businessman Dmitry V. Firtash on the basis that it was politically motivated. U.S. federal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-15 |
Austria, Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Arrest, Bribery, Charged with Crimes, Evidence Sharing, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Caribbean Community Calls on President Obama to Solve Problem of Bank De-risking, But Days Later Bank of America Terminates Correspondent Relationship with Belize Bank |
During the meeting between the heads of government of the Caribbean Community and U.S. president, Barack Obama, on April 9, 2015 in Jamaica, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-08 |
Caribbean, United States |
Banking Supervision, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Due Diligence, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Information Exchange, International Banking Supervision, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, International Organizations, Legislation, Money Laundering, Offshore Banking, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Transparency, U.S. Federal Government |
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UN Expert Group Presents Guidelines on the Judicial Challenge of the Arbitrariness and Lawfulness of Detention |
On April 29, 2015, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded its 72nd regular session in Geneva by adopting its final text of the “Basic Principles and Guidelines on Remedies... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-08 |
European Union |
Administration of Justice, Comparative and International Law, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Detention, Fair Trial, Fair Use, Human Rights, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Law, Legal Ethics |
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Canadian RCMP Disrupts National Human Smuggling and Sexual Exploitation Ring |
Between March 27and April 1, 2015, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police disrupted two major cells of a Canada-wide human smuggling and prostitution ring during an investigation targeting an Asian-based... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-08 |
Canada, China, Korea |
Gang Activity, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Illegal Importation, Immigration, International Crimes, Investigation, Organized Crime |
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Guatemala Extradites Alleged Leader of an International Drug Trafficking Organization |
On May 1, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Eliu Elixander Lorenzana-Cordon, 43, an alleged leader of an international drug trafficking organization based in Guatemala, was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
5 |
2015-05-08 |
Guatemala, United States |
Asset Seizure, Border Security, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Gang Activity, Indictment, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Undercover Operations |
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European Leaders Struggle to Find Remedies following the Mediterranean’s Worse Migrant Shipwreck |
On April 19, 2015 a large overcrowded migrant vessel in the Mediterranean between the Libyan coast and the Italian island of Lampedusa capsized resulting in the death of up to 1,000 migrants – making... |
Robert Williams |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-29 |
Italy, Libya |
Adjective Enforcement, Arrest, Border Security, Comparative and International Law, Council of the European Union, Data Sharing, Deportation, Detention, European Commission, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Immigration, International Cooperation, Investigation, Maritime, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Smuggle, United Nations |
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Kenya Is the Latest Country to End Money Transfers to Somalia |
On April 7, 2015, in the aftermath of the attack that massacred 148 people at Garissa University College in central Kenya on April 2, Kenya has shut hawalas in an effort freeze assets suspected of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-24 |
Kenya, Somalia |
Banking Supervision, Border Security, Compliance, Counter-terrorism, Due Diligence, Economic Sanctions, Financial Supervision, Freezing of Assets, Money Laundering, Offshore Banking, Penalties, Piracy, Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Terrorism |
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U.S. Court Awards Family of Pastor $330 Million Default Judgment against North Korea |
On April 9, 2015, Judge Richard W. Roberts, U.S. District Court District of Columbia ordered North Korea to pay $15 million in compensatory damages and $300 million in punitive damages each to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-24 |
China, North Korea, South Korea, United States |
Administration of Justice, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Human Rights, Kidnaping, Sentencing, Victims Compensation |
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Europol and Eurojust Release Proposals on Counter Terrorism |
On March 16, 2015, Europol released its proposals on improving information and intelligence exchange in the area of counter terrorism across the European Union (EU). A week later, Eurojust released... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-24 |
European Union, Europe |
Border Security, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Conferences, Counter-terrorism, Eurojust, European Union, Europol, Information Exchange |
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President Obama Asks Congress to Rescind Cuba’s Classification as a State Sponsor of Terrorism |
On April 14, 2015, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the Executive Branch was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The announcement sets... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-17 |
Cuba, United States |
Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Counter-terrorism, Cross-Border Communication, Federal Code, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Sanctions, Terrorism, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Justice Department and Microsoft File Briefs in U.S. Court of Appeals |
On March 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice filed its appellate brief and on April 8, 2015, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP filed its reply brief on behalf of Microsoft. The case is a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-17 |
Ireland, United States |
Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Confidentiality, Court Conviction, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Evidence Sharing, Fair Trial, Federal Code, Indictment, Intellectual Property, Jurisdiction, Lawsuits, Legal Ethics, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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EU Releases Report on EULEX Corruption Scandal in Kosovo |
On April 14, 2015, the EU Foreign Service released a report which contains the findings of an enquiry into allegations involving the European Union’s mission to combat organized crime and corruption... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-17 |
European Union, Kosovo |
Compliance, Corruption, Disclosure, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Inspection, Investigation |
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Swiss Asset Manager Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Commit Tax Crimes |
On March 31, 2015, Peter Amrein, 53, a Swiss citizen and former asset manager at a Swiss management firm, pleaded guilty to conspiring with U.S. taxpayer clients and others to help U.S. taxpayers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-09 |
Switzerland, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Confidentiality, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, FATF, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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BSI is the First Bank to Reach Settlement in U.S. DOJ Voluntary Disclosure Program for Swiss Banks |
On March 30, 2015, the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that BSI SA of Lugano, Switzerland, one of the ten largest private banks in Switzerland, is the first bank to reach a resolution under... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-09 |
Switzerland, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Confidentiality, Conspiracy, Disclosure, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Information Exchange, Inspection, International Banking Supervision, Investigation, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Settlement, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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Obama Issues Executive Order Blocking Property of Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities |
On April 1, 2015, U.S. President Barack Obama, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. § 1701)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.) (NEA),... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-09 |
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Computer Crimes, Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Economic Espionage, Economic Sanctions, Freezing of Assets, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Sanctions |
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U.S. Deports Former Salvadoran General for Torture and Killings in the 1980s and Arrests for Extradition to Spain a Former Salvadoran Colonel |
On April 8, 2015, the United States deported former defense minister of El Salvador, General Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, after the Board of Immigration Appeals found that he was responsible by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-09 |
El Salvador, Spain, United States |
Administration of Justice, Crimes against Humanity, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, Expulsion, Extradition, Human Rights, Immigration, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Victims Compensation, War Crimes |
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Cooperation with Arab States in Countering Terrorism |
On March 12, 2015, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on cooperation with Arab states in countering terrorism. The adoption of this resolution follows an earlier EP resolution of February... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-02 |
European Union, Middle East |
Counter-terrorism, European Commission, European Union, International Cooperation, International Law, Policy/Directives |
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Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Pleads Guilty and Will Pay More than $232 Million For Violating U.S. Sanctions Concerning Iran and Sudan |
On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. (SOHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd., has agreed to enter a guilty plea and to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
4 |
2015-04-02 |
Iran, Sudan, United States |
Administration of Justice, Compliance, Customs Enforcement, Economic Crimes, Economic Sanctions, Financial Crimes, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Investigation, Sanctions, Settlement, Training |