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U.S. Indictment in Lexington, Kentucky of International Fraud Operation Involving the Sale of Non-Existent Cars |
On August 21, 2012, in the U.S District Court’s superseding indictment was filed against seven individuals, charging them with a conspiracy to defraud persons into buying non-existent automobiles... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Hungary, Romania, United States |
Fraud |
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Report Shows Kabul Bank Fraud as Prosecution Starts |
On November 28, 2012, the findings of a forensic report, commissioned by the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee and prepared by Kroll, reveals that the Kabul Bank’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Corruption, Embezzlement, Fraud, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Money Laundering |
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A. U.S. Forfeits $2.1 Property of Family of Former Taiwan President |
On November 14, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had forfeited $2.1 million worth of real estate, bought with proceeds of alleged bribes paid to the family of the former Taiwan... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Taiwan, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Corruption |
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U.S. Appellate Court Rules Maritime Drug Act Cannot Be Enforced in Other Countries’ Territorial Waters |
On November 6, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded that drug trafficking is not an “offense against Law of Nations” and that Congress cannot constitutionally... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Panama, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Jurisdiction |
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SEC and Canada Charge China Affiliates of Multinational Accounting Firms with Violating U.S. Securities Law in Refusing to Produce Documents and Missing Activities |
On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began administrative proceedings against the China affiliates of large accounting firms for refusing to produce audit... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Canada, China, United States |
Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Trade Enforcement |
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Brazil Arrests Former Turks and Caicos Premier on Interpol Red Notice |
On December 7, 2012, Brazilian Federal Police arrested the former Turks and Caicos Premier, 50-year-old Michael Misick, at Santos Dumont Airport, as he tried to leave for São Paulo when Interpol... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Brazil, Turks and Caicos, United Kingdom |
Corruption, Extradition |
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EU Committee Proposes New Investigation and Enforcement Strategies for Cyber Crime |
In September 2012, Emma McClarkin prepared a paper on cyber-crime for the Special Committee on Organized Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering, suggesting international cooperation to combat and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Cybercrime, Economic Integration, INTERPOL |
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“Extraordinary Rendition” Before the European Court of Human Rights: Judgment in the El-Masri Case |
A judgment delivered on December 13, 2012, by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) in the case of El-Masri v. “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Macedonia, United States |
Extradition, Human Rights, Interrogation, Kidnaping |
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Council of Europe’s Opinion on the Relationship Between Extradition and Deportation/Expulsion |
At its 63rd meeting, during November 13-15, 2012, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the Penal Field (PC-OC) decided to adopt a document “Note on... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Council of the European Union, Extradition, Human Rights |
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Turkish Antiquities Returned by Dallas Museum as Part of International Exchange Program |
On December 3, 2012, the Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas agreed to return a first century marble mosaic of Orpheus to Turkey, after determining that the piece, donated to the museum in... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Italy, Turkey, United States |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Council of Europe’s Efforts Towards Improvement of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters |
At its 63rd meeting during November 13-15, 2012, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the Penal Field (PC-OC) adopted “Guidelines on practical... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Council of the European Union, International Cooperation |
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Standard Chartered Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Export Control Violations |
On December 10, 2012, Standard Chartered Bank, a financial institution headquartered in London, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a deferred... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Export Enforcement |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents - March 2013 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS - March 2013
by Bruce Zagaris
I. BOOKS
II. ARTICLES
A. Aliens and Migration |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
3 |
2013-01-04 |
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ICE Returns Stolen Cultural Artifacts to Mexico |
On October 25, 2012, at a ceremony at the Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, Texas, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned more than 4,000 pieces of stolen and looted cultural... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Cultural Property |
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Germany Convicts 10 Somali Pirates in Hamburg Court |
On October 19, 2012, a German court convicted 10 Somalis of hijacking a German container ship during a 2010 Gulf of Aden attack. This piracy trial, which lasted 105 days[1], was the first of its kind... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Germany, Somalia |
Maritime, Piracy |
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France Arrests Seattle Couple on Extradition Warrant for Bankruptcy Fraud |
On October 25, 2012, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, announced that a federal grand jury in Seattle returned a 43 county... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
France, United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Political Prisoners |
On October 3, 2012, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 1900 (2012), “The definition of political prisoner”. Both the debate and resolution were based on the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Prisoner Rights |
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Chinese Crackdown on US-Based Ponzi Scheme Allegedly Swindling 200,000 Chinese |
On October 27, 2012, Chinese authorities announced they had cracked down on a U.S.-based Ponzi scheme website Hootoot660, after allegedly swindling 200,000 Chinese people out of 2.4 billion yuan ($... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
China, United States |
Fraud |
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Argentina Arrests Alleged Colombian Drug Trafficker |
On October 30, 2012, Argentine law enforcement authorities arrested 41 year-old Henry de Jesús López, an alleged top Colombian drug trafficker. [1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Security Council Committee Adds Haqqani Network to Terrorist List |
On November 5, 2012, the UN Security Council Committee on Sanctions listed the Haqqani Network as a terrorist group, pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 1988 (2011), for participating... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Securities Exchange Commission, United Nations |