Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
U.S. Court in N. Jersey Charges 5 in Hacking U.S. Companies Involved in Financial Transactions On July 25, 2013, an indictment in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey was unsealed and charged five defendants with seeking corporate victims engaged in financial transactions, retailers... Bruce Zagaris 29 10 2013-10-01 United States Cybercrime
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Adopts Resolution on Cyber Security The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – OSCE (the world’s largest regional security organization, with 57 member states) held its 22nd... Michael Plachta 29 10 2013-10-01 European Union Cybercrime
Former U.S. Attaché Caught Smuggling Ivory out of Kenya On July 1st, 2013, President Barack Obama was in Tanzania, pledging $10 million in aid to combat wildlife trafficking. In neighboring Kenya that same day, David McNevin, a former defense attach... Sara Hefny 29 10 2013-10-01 Kenya, tanzania Endangered Species, Environment
U.S. Court Authorizes First Use of John Doe Summonses on Behalf of Foreign Government On July 29, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that federal courts in Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Virginia, and California have issued orders authorizing the Internal... Bruce Zagaris 29 10 2013-10-01 Norway, United States Tax Enforcement
Russia Grants Snowden Temporary Asylum, Frustrating U.S. Extradition Efforts On August 1, 2013, Russia approved National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s application for political asylum, enabling him to leave a Moscow airport and further frustrating the... Bruce Zagaris 29 10 2013-10-01 Austria, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Hong Kong, Russia, United States Extradition, Human Rights
4 Countries Form International Foreign Bribery Task Force    In May 2013, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing the International Foreign Bribery Taskforce that will meet... Bruce Zagaris 29 10 2013-10-01 Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States Corruption
G8 Roma-Lyon Group Addresses Key Issues of International Law Enforcement The G8 Roma-Lyon Group, including the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, Russia, and the European Union, pursues practical projects in counterterrorism,... Michael Plachta 29 10 2013-10-01 G-8 member countries International Cooperation, International Organizations
EUROPOL Releases Report on Italian Organized Crime In the end of June, 2013, EUROPOL released its report “Threat Assessment: Italian Organized Crime”.[2] Italian organized crime is known all over the world, to the point that the term... Michael Plachta 29 10 2013-10-01 European Union, Europe, Italy Europol, Organized Crime
First Meeting of the Council of Europe’s Special Group of Experts on Organized Crime The Council of Europe’s Ad hoc Drafting Group on Transnational Organized Crime (PC-GR-COT)[2] held its first meeting in Paris on June 24-26, 2013. Michael Plachta 29 10 2013-10-01 European Union, Europe Council of the European Union, Organized Crime
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Corruption At its 23rd sitting on June 26, 2013, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted two significant documents concerning the obligation of member and observer states of the... Michael Plachta 29 10 2013-10-01 European Union, Europe Corruption, Council of the European Union
European Parliament Approves New OLAF Regulation On July 3, 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted – at a second reading – a legislative resolution on the position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a... Michael Plachta 29 10 2013-10-01 European Union, Europe Fraud, OLAF

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