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Mexican Attorney General Visits Washington and Holds a Series of Meetings over Enforcement Cooperation |
On September 9 and 10, 2013, Jesús Murillo Karam visited Washington, D.C. with his Deputy Attorney General for International Affairs, Mariana Benítez, and held a series of meetings... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Four Senators Reintroduce the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act |
On September 19, 2013, Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., and three cosponsors introduced S. 1533, the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (STHAA). The co-sponsors touted the bill as a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement |
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The IOSCO MMOU and Regulatory Cooperation and Information Sharing Among Domestic Regulators in the Commonwealth Caribbean |
On January 10, and June 20, 2013 the Securities Commission of the Bahamas[2] and the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC)[3] respectively, announced they had... |
Annette C. Borel |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Caribbean |
Information Exchange |
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Swiss Release Whistleblower and French Request Mutual Assistance from Swiss Bank in Case against former Budget Minister |
On September 20, 2013, Swiss private bank Reyl & Cie revealed that it has received a request by French judges for assistance in an investigation over the former French budget minister... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
France, Switzerland, United States |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Tax Enforcement |
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Brazilian President Calls For New International Mechanism to Oversee Internet and Prevent Surveillance |
On September 24, 2013, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, in the opening speech at the General Assembly, delivered a stinging rebuke of electronic espionage by the National Security Agency,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Brazil, United States |
Cybercrime |
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Clinton Global Initiative Announces Campaign to Stop Elephant Poaching and Ivory Trafficking |
On September 26, 2013, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced the Partnership to Save Africa’s Elephants, a campaign to strengthen and support the Clinton Global Initiative (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Africa, Gabon, Mozambique, Tanzania |
Endangered Species, Environment, International Organizations, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Viktor Bout’s Conviction |
On September 27, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the conviction of Viktor Bout, a Russian national who was arrested after an innovative international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Russia, United States |
Extradition |
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Hong Kong Seizes Another Shipment of Elephant Tusks |
On October 3, 2013, the media reported that Hong Kong customs officials seized elephant tusks worth more than $1 million after they were discovered hidden under bags of soya in shipments from West... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Hong Kong, Ivory Coast |
Endangered Species, Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Interpol Red Notices Assist in Arrests in Albania and Bahrain After Million Dollar Watch Heist in Bahrain |
On October 4, 2013, three men suspected of participating in a gang which robbed a Rolex shop in Bahrain have been arrested in Albania and Bahrain after the issue of Interpol Red Notices of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Albania, Bahrain, Kosovo |
International Cooperation, Organized Crime |
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Lithuania Extradites Accused Russian Arms Dealer to the U.S. |
On August 14, 2013, a Lithuanian appeals court upheld the extradition of Dmitry Ustinov, 47, and a Russian citizen, to the United States on charges of arms trafficking, notwithstanding protests... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Lithuania, Russia, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit Upholds Warrantless Searches in Israel |
On September 9, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals, in a unanimous opinion written by Judge Cabranes, affirmed a conviction using evidence obtained in Israel under a warrantless search and surveillance... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Israel, United States |
Evidence Sharing |
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Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act Introduced into U.S. Senate |
On August 1, 2013, Senators Levin, Grassley, Feinstein, and Harkin re-introduced the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (ITLEA) (S. 1465). It would require states... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
G-8 member countries, United States |
Financial Supervision, Money Laundering |
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European Court of Human Rights Halts UK Extradition of a Terrorist Suspect to the United States |
On September 9, 2013, judges of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) rejected the United Kingdom’s request for a referral of the case Aswat v. the United Kingdom (... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
European Union, Europe |
European Court of Human Rights |
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Police and Activist Cooperation in Togo Results in Arrest of Major Ivory Trafficker |
A major arrest in Togo on August 9, 2013 marked a big step for dismantling ivory traffickers across Africa. Togolese shopkeeper Emile N'bouke, 58, is believed to have been involved in the ivory... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Hong Kong, Nigeria, Togo |
Endangered Species, Environment, International Cooperation, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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New Legislation Defines 'Organized Criminal Group' and Related Criminal Procedures |
In order to fulfill its international obligations with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), the Brazilian House of ... |
Fabio Calil Gandara |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Brazil |
Organized Crime |
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FATCA Implementation Continues with Opening of Portal, IGA with Cayman, New Forms and Updating IGA Models |
The implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is gaining momentum with developments in the opening of the portal for registration, issuance of new forms and revised IGAs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Cayman Islands, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Jamaican National Arrested in the U.S. for Role in Lottery Scam |
On August 14, 2013, U.S. law enforcement officials arrested Oneike Mickhale Barnett, a Jamaican national, in Orlando, Florida, who was indicted on August 9, 2012 by a federal grand jury in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Jamaica, United States |
Fraud |
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Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance |
Following media reports in July 2013 on world-wide surveillance program run by the U.S. NSA, a group of 215 Non-Government Organizations released “International Principles on the Application of... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Intelligence, United Nations |
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Plea to Trafficking in Rhino Horns Yields Forfeiture and International Asset Recovery |
A plea agreement in a case involving trafficking in rhinoceros horns has yielded substantial forfeiture of proceeds of crime that will be used for technical and financial assistance to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Endangered Species, Environment |
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Swiss Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Evade Tax |
On August 16, 2013, Edgar Paltzer, a former partner at a Swiss law firm, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiring with U.S. taxpayer-clients and others to help U.S. taxpayers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
11 |
2013-11-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |