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Magyar Telekom and Deutsche Telekom Settle FCPA Cases with $95 Million of Penalties |
On December 29, 2011, the U.S. Justice Department announced that Magyar Telekom Plc., a Hungarian telecommunications company, and Deutsche Telekom AG, a German telecommunications company and majority... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Germany, Hungary |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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International Criminal Court rejects charges on Rwandan rebel leader |
On December 16, 2011, the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed charges against Mr. Callixte Mbarushimana, citing insufficient evidence to hold him criminally responsible for war crimes and... |
Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Rwanda |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Violence, War Crimes |
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Senegalese Court Denies Belgian Extradition Request for Habré |
On January 11, 2012, a Senegalese Appeals Court denied an extradition request from a Belgian court to extradite former Chad President Hissene Habré to Belgium to answer alleged atrocities he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Belgium, Chad, Senegal |
Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Extradition, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Tribunal |
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U.S. Justice Department Opines that Non-Sports Online Gaming Does Not Violate the Wire Act |
On December 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an opinion issued by Virginia A. Seitz, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, that non-sports online gaming does not... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
United States, World |
Gambling, Jurisdiction |
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Former State Department Official Has Case Against US Government Dismissed Frustrating Efforts to Force Assertion of Her Immunities in Rendition of Abu Omar |
On January 5, 2012, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell dismissed the lawsuit of former State Department official, Sabrina de Sousa, who sued U.S. government agencies for their failure to assert... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Italy, United States |
Immunity, Kidnaping, Legal Ethics, Prosecution |
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Council of Europe Takes Up Problems of Transnational and Organized Crime |
At the 61st plenary session of the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) in Strasbourg from 6 – 9 December 2011, the Committee examined a document on possible activities to be undertaken... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
European Union |
European Commission, European Union, Organized Crime |
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U.S, Canada and Mexico Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement |
The heads of the U.S., Canadian and Mexican antitrust agencies met on December 19, 2011, to strengthen effective enforcement cooperation. According to the Department of Justice,[1] the... |
Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
Vehicles |
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Marubeni Agrees to Pay $54.6 M Penalty to Resolve FCPA Case |
On January 17, 2012, Marubeni Corporation agreed to pay a $54.6 million criminal penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for its participation in a decade-long... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Japan, Nigeria, United States |
Bribery, FATF, Prosecution |
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Council of Europe Takes Up Problems of Transnational and Organized Crime |
At the 61st plenary session of the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) in Strasbourg from 6 – 9 December 2011, the Committee examined a document on possible activities to be undertaken under... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Europe |
Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Union, Organized Crime |
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Ex-Zambian Minister Accused of Corruption |
Zambian police have accused Dora Siliya, the former Zambian minister for transport and communications, of abusing her office by improperly awarding contracts to certain foreign companies.... |
Andrew Baskin |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Italy, Libya, Zambia |
Corruption, Financial Supervision, Forgery, Fraud |
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U.S. Charges Megaupload, a Digital Locker, with Organized Copyright Crime |
On January 19, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an indictment charging seven individuals and two corporations with operating an international organized criminal enterprise... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
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IRS Reopens Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program |
On January 9th, the Internal Revenue Service issued a press release on the reopening of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP).[1] Unlike the previous two programs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation |
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European Court on Human Rights Ruling Prevents Britain from Deporting Prominent Terrorist Suspect |
On January 17, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Britain cannot deport Abu Qatada, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, a radical Islamic preacher considered one of Al... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
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US Government Indicts 3 Swiss Bankers |
On January 3, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of three Swiss bankers who worked with Wegelin bank in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Indictment, Jurisdiction |
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United Kingdom: House of Commons Releases Report on Somali Piracy |
On January 5th, 2012, the UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee released a new report titled “Piracy off the coast of Somalia.”2
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Michael Plachta |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
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FATF Finalizing the Revised Recommendations as Bar Associations Comment |
During its plenary meeting on October 27-28, 2011, FATF reported that it has significantly advanced its work to revise the FATF Recommendations to ensure that they continue to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
United States, World |
FATF, International Cooperation |
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Study Focuses on Confiscation and Recovery of Proceeds of Bribery |
In December 2011, a new study prepared by the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (Working Group) and the World Bank-UNODC Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
World |
Asset Seizure, Banking Supervision, Bribery, Fraud, Money Laundering, World Bank |
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U.S. Parole Commission Reduces Mexican Sentence and Releases Transferee American Who Alleges Torture in Mexico |
On December 1, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Parole Commission reduced an American citizen’s five-year sentence meted out by a Mexican judge, and released him with “time served,” or 26... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Torture |
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DOJ OIG Report Shows the US Approves Less than 1% of Prisoner Transfer Applications |
On December 8, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on whether the DOJ is effectively managing the International Prisoner... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
United States, World |
Investigation, Jurisdiction, Prisoner Rights |
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Review of the UK's Extradition Arrangements |
Since coming into force, the 2003 US-UK[1] extradition treaty in 2007, which replaced the old 1972 treaty[2], has been shrouded by controversy and deep public concern. The new treaty, it... |
Arvinder Sambei |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
European Union, United Kingdom, United States |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, Extradition |