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British Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling Prohibiting Expulsion of Alleged Terrorist Othman To Jordan |
On March 27, 2013, the Royal Courts of Justice, a British appellate Court, affirmed a ruling from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission on November 12, 2012, allowing the appeal of Omar Othman (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
European Union, Jordan, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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IMB Reports Decline in Maritime Piracy |
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 66... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Nigeria, Somalia |
Maritime, Piracy |
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Fifth Bali Process Conference Endorses Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC) |
After granting UNODC full membership in the Bali Process at its Senior Officials Meeting the previous day, on April 5, 2013, the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process on People Smuggling,... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
World |
Human Trafficking |
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UNODC Provides Technical and Training Assistance to Central Authorities |
During a meeting held February 19-21, 2013 in Cartagena, Colombia, the United Nations Office of Drugs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Russia, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
Counter-terrorism |
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Releases Its Report on Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific |
On April 16, 2013, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a report, Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific: A Threat Assessment.[2] This is the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar |
Organized Crime |
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Aussie Trade Extradited from Hong Kong to the U.S. on Insider Trading Charges |
On March 29, 2013, Trent Martin, 33 and an Australian national and former research analyst at an international financial services firm, arrived in New York after arrest in Hong Kong on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Australia, Hong Kong, United States |
Extradition |
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Alleged Ringleader of Nigerian Fee-Based Web Databased Identity Fraud Schemes Extradited from Australia and Appears in US Court in Alexandria |
On March 1, 2013, Tobechi Enyinna Onwuhara, 33, appeared in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia after Australian authorities extradited him to the U.S. On August 1, 2008, Onwuhara was charged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Australia, Nigeria, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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Wegelin & Co. Ordered to Pay U.S. $58 Million in First-Ever Sentence of Foreign Bank |
On March 4, 2013, U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York imposed an order on Wegelin & Co. that it pay $58 million to the United States for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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European Court of Justice Rules on the European Arrest Warrant in the Radu Case |
On January 29, 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union – Grand Chamber (the Court) delivered its judgment in the case of Ciprian Vasile Radu, a Romanian national.[2] The ruling concerns some... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
European Union, Romania |
European Court of Human Rights, Extradition |
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Italy Arrests Fugitive Hedge Fund Manager on U.S. Fraud Charges |
On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that Florian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Brazil-U.S. Tax Information Exchange Agreement Finally Takes Effect |
On March 13, 2013, after almost six years, Brazil finally ratified its tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the United States. On March 20, 2007, the TIEA was signed in Brasilia.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Brazil, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Former Kabul Bank Officers Convicted of Fraud in Afghan Court |
After the near collapse of Kabul Bank, following a fraud scandal in 2010, former bank officials have been convicted by an Afghan court. Charged with stealing more than $800 million from the bank,... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
FATF, Fraud |
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U.S. Court Dismisses FCPA Case against German National |
On February 19, 2013, U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order dismissing U.S. securities law charges,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Argentina, Germany, United States |
Corruption, Jurisdiction |
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ICC Indictee Bosco Ntaganda Surrenders to ICC at a US Embassy in Kigali |
On March 18, 2013, Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan national and general in the Congolese military, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, walked into the U.S. Embassy in Kigali... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Congo, Rwanda |
Human Rights, International Criminal Court, War Crimes |
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European Parliament Committee Proposes Action against Uncooperative Tax Havens |
On January 29, 2013, the European Parliament debated a report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs with respect to combating tax fraud, tax evasion, and tax havens, proposing,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
European Union |
Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Issues Import Restrictions on Mayan Cultural Property from Belize After Concluding a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement |
On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Homeland Security... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Belize |
Cultural Property |
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UN Inquiry Commission’s Report and Recommendations on the Situation in Syria |
On February 18, 2013, the United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released its present report on crimes committed in the country. This independent... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Syria |
Human Rights, United Nations |
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UN Security Council Adopts Sanctions against North Korea |
On March 7, 2013, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2094 (2013), applying additional sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
North Korea |
Economic Sanctions, Treaties |
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Appeal by Senator Prompts France to Create Task Force For Returning Nazi-Looted Artwork to Rightful Owners |
Following an appeal by Senator Corinne Bouchoux, the French government has initiated a search for the Jewish owners of the 2,000 thousand or so pieces of art that had been looted by the Nazis during... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
France |
Cultural Property |
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CITES Meeting Focuses on Strategic Vision and Enforcement |
On March 3-14, 2013, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Bangkok, Thailand. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Africa, Asia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Europe, Gabon, Laos, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam |
Environment |