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IMB Reports Success in the Fight Against Maritime Piracy While European Union Continues Its Efforts |
In the latest report released on July 16, 2012, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) announces that sea piracy fell 54 percent worldwide in the... |
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IRS Issues Details on Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program |
On June 26, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued details, in the form of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQs), with respect to its offshore voluntary disclosure program (OVDP).[1... |
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Interpol Red Notice Issued for Developer Wanted For Corruption Allegations in Turks and Caicos |
On July 12, 2012, the media reported that an Interpol Red Notice has been issued for the arrest of Dr. Cem Kinay concerning the ongoing corruption investigation in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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Council of Europe’s Stocktaking on European Conventions |
On May 16, 2012, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe released his Report on the review of the Council of Europe conventions.[1] Its importance derives from a specific characteristic of... |
Michael Plachta |
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European Commission Proposes Wide Ranging Initiatives to Combat Tax Crimes |
On June 27, 2012, the European Commission issued a communication on initiatives to strengthen the efforts against tax crimes, including in relation to third countries.[1] The Commission’s... |
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Mexico Arrests U.S. Fugitive After 24 Years |
On July 15, 2012, Mexican authority arrested Vincent Legrend Walters in Cancun. U.S. authorities had sought him since he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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Recent Developments in the ‘Situation in Libya’ and the Trial of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi |
Arab Spring came to Libya on 15 February 2011 with protests in the city of Benghazi leading to clashes with security forces which opened fire on the crowd. Very soon, the protests... |
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South African Court Orders Alleged Killer of Arkan to Remain in Custody |
On May 21, 2012, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court ordered that Serbian relator Dobrosav Gavric must remain in custody pending a decision on whether he should be deported to Serbia. Magistrate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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Ericsson de Panama Agrees with Commerce to Pay $1.753 Million to Settle Cuban Violations |
On May 24, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a settlement with Ericsson de Panama S.A., of Panama City, Panama concerning unauthorized transactions in violation of U.S. export control... |
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U.S. Unable to Help National Detained for Financial Crimes 4 Years in Dubai Without Trial |
On May 14, 2012, the condition of U.S. citizen Zack Shahin, detained for over four years in Dubai without bail, trial, or conviction, gained prominence when he started a hunger strike and... |
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Germany Arrests Canadian Porn Actor Wanted for Murder and Dismemberment |
On June 5, 2012, Luke Magnotta, 29, told German authorities, after his arrest on a Canadian arrest warrant for murdering and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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Holocaust Survivor’s Family Ordered to Return Artifact to German Museum |
Upon his death in 2003, Riven Flamenbaum, a survivor of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, passed along a small inscribed golden tablet to his children. It was “all he had left from that bitter time... |
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U.S. and Peru Extend MOU to Protect Peruvian Cultural Property |
On June 8, 2012, the Department of State announced the extension of the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Peru... |
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Mexican Appellate Court will Extradite “Queen of the Pacific” to the U.S. |
On June 7, 2012, a three-panel Mexican Appellate Court agreed to extradite Sandra Ávila Beltran, known as the “Queen of the Pacific” to the U.S. on charges concerning drug trafficking organized crime... |
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Cambodia Arrests French Architect on China Extradition Request |
On June 19, 2012, the French government revealed that the Cambodian government has arrested Patrick Devillers, a French architect who worked closely with Gu Kailaj, the wife of disgraced Chinese... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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Ex-Colombian Security Chief Indicted for Drug Trafficking |
Mauricio Santoyo Velasco, the former commander of the Colombian National Police (CNP) anti-kidnapping and anti-terrorism unit, has been indicted by the United States for exporting cocaine to the... |
Andrew Baskin |
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U.K. Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against U.S. Extradition Despite Procedural Irregularity |
On June 7, 2012, the U.K. Supreme Court published an opinion issued May 23, 2012, allowing Kevin Halligen, a British citizen against whom an extradition order was made, to make the appeal despite a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report Focuses on Victim Protection |
On June 20, 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled the 2012 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report,[1] stating that the report especially focused on that third P, victim protection. And in... |
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World Bank Appoints New Members to Sanctions Board and Starts to Publish the Decisions of the Sanctions Board |
On May 30, 2012, the World Ban Group’s Managing Director Sir Mulyani Indrawait announced that the World Bank will publish the decisions issued by the World Bank Group’s Sanctions Board in cases of... |
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U.S. Indicts Zetas Leader for Laundering Through U.S. Horse Breeding Sector |
On June 12, 2012, the U.S. Attorney in Austin Texas announced that a federal grand jury in Austin, Texas returned an indictment charging 14 defendants, including Los Zetas leader Miguel Angel Morales... |
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