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European Parliament Paves Way for the Adoption of the European Investigation Order |
On February 27, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its legislative resolution on the draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the (EIO) in criminal matters.... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
European Union |
European Union, Evidence Gathering |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Discusses Various Law Enforcement Issues |
On March 3 and 4, 2014, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council met and discussed a number of criminal justice, home and law enforcement issues.[2]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
European Union |
Law Enforcement |
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European Parliament Calls for Deep Reform of the European Arrest Warrant |
On February 27, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its resolution with recommendations to the Commission on the review of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).[2] The resolution was based... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
European Union |
Arrest, Fair Trial, Human Rights |
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EU Proposes Responsible Sourcing of Conflict Minerals |
On March 5, 2014, the European Commission proposed a draft regulation establishing an EU system of self-certification for importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold, who choose to import... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
European Union |
Due Diligence, OECD |
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U.S. Arraigns Malian Citizen Charged with Murder of U.S. Diplomat in Niger |
On March 13, 2014, Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and George Venizelos, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), New York Field... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
Africa, United States |
Jurisdiction |
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U.S. Reindicts Indian Diplomat for Visa Fraud Involving Housekeeper |
On March 14, 2014, a grand jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reindicted an Indian diplomat for visa fraud involving her housekeeper threatening... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
India, United States |
Immunity, Jurisdiction |
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European Parliament Adopts Tougher Anti-Money Laundering Rules |
On March 1, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) by a vote of 643-30 with 12 abstentions voted to approve new anti-money laundering legislation, requiring each of the 28 European Union Member States to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
European Union |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering |
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Norwegian Museum Will Return Looted Matisse to Rosenberg Family |
On March 20, 2103, the Henie Onstad Art Center (HOK) near Oslo agreed to return the painting “Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace,” circa 1937 by Henry Matisse, once looted by Hermann... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
6 |
2014-06-01 |
Norway |
Cultural Property |
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Aisan Industry Co. Ltd Agrees to Guilty Plea and 6.86 Million Fine for Price Fixing on Automobile Parts |
On February 3, 2014, Aisan Industry Co. Ltd., company based in Obu, Japan, agreed to plead guilty and to pay a criminal fine of $6.86 million for its participation in a price-fixing conspiracy... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Japan, United States |
Antitrust Cooperation |
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Mexico Arrests El Chapo with Help from the U.S. |
On February 22, 2014, Mexican marines and U.S. agents arrested Joaquín Guzman Loera, “El Chapo”, an alleged major drug kingpin of Sinaloa. He was arrested in the early... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Lithuanian Court Allows Investigation in the Mustafa al-Hawsawi Case |
Mustafa al-Hawsawi was seized in Pakistan in 2003, and – together with 13 others – was sent to Guantánamo in September 2006. He has stated that he was rendered to a CIA torture... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Lithuania, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States |
Human Rights, Torture |
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Senate Permanent Investigative Subcommittee Holds New Hearing on Offshore Tax Evasion, Calling for Improved Prosecution |
On February 26, 2014, Senator Carl Levin (D-Wis.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, opened the hearing by stating that the hearing was a supplement to the 2008... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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European Parliament Adopts Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation |
On February 4, 2014, the European Parliament adopted a new directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation.[2]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
European Union, Sanctions |
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German Justice Minister Proposes Abolition of Statute of Limitation and Independent Center to Search for Looted Art |
On February 7, 2014, German authorities proposed a new law to abolish its 30-year statute of limitations for certain cases involving stolen property, which would facilitate efforts to seek the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Germany |
Cultural Property |
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President Obama Issues National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking |
On February 11, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.[1] The strategy involves three elements: strengthening enforcement;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
United States |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Netherlands Arrest Genocide Suspect for Extradition to Rwanda |
On January 23, 2014, the Dutch law enforcement arrest Jean Baptist Mugimba in connection with the mass slaughter of Tutsis in Nyakabanda, a district in a suburb of Kigali, Rwanda’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Netherlands, Rwanda |
Extradition, Genocide |
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OECD Issues Common Reporting Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information |
On February 13, 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) unveiled the first half of its model framework for automatic exchange of tax information, which the U.S. and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
G-10 member countries, United States |
OECD |
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World Wildlife Summit Hosted in London by the UK Government |
The UK called together global leaders for a major conference in London on February 13, 2014 to help eradicate illegal wildlife trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species from... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Botswana, Chad, Gabon, Tanzania, United Kingdom |
Wildlife |
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European Data Protection Supervisor’s Opinions on Two Documents of the European Commission on Mass Surveillance |
On February 21, 2014, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), released his Opinion on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
Data Privacy |
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European Commission Reveals Its First Anti-Corruption Report |
On February 3, 2014, the European Commission released its first “EU Anti-Corruption Report”.[2] The Report covers all 28 EU Member States. It consists of: (i) a general chapter... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
Corruption |