Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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