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Spanish Judge Orders Extradition of Suspect in Guatemala Massacre On April 4, 2011, Spanish Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an international arrest warrant seeking the extradition of Jorge Sosa Orantes, 53 and a former Guatemalan soldier suspected of involvement in a... by Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 Spain, Guatemala, Canada Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Genocide, International Cooperation, Crimes against Humanity, International Law, Warrants
Justice Department Obtains the Right to Issue John Doe Summons for HSBC India On April 8, 2011, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton in San Francisco granted the request of the U.S. government, authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to issue John Doe summons from... Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 United States, India, India Jurisdiction, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Financial Supervision, Offshore Banking, Information Exchange, U.S. Federal Government, Financial Enforcement
U.K. Treasury Agrees to Hold Consultation on Decriminalizing Customer Due Diligence The United Kingdom’s budget proposals unveiled in March 2011 call for a consultation on changes to Money Laundering regulations, including abolishing over two dozen regulatory offenses, exempting... Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 United States, United Kingdom, OECD Money Laundering, Due Diligence, FATF, Regulation, Financial Enforcement, Counter-terrorism
JGC Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Nigerian Contracts On April 6, 2011, JGC Corporation agreed to pay a $218.8 million criminal penalty as part of deferred prosecution agreement and a criminal information against JGC to resolve charges related to the... Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 United States, Japan, Nigeria Corruption, Conspiracy, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Penalties, Prosecution, U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Indicts Somali Hostage Negotiator After FBI Snatches Him in Somalia On April 13, 2011, Mohammad Shibin had his initial appearance in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after the FBI arrested him in Somalia in early April and brought him to the U.S... Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 United States, Somalia Piracy, Investigation, Indictment, U.S. Federal Government
German Government Uses Stolen Data for $75m Settlement with Julius Baer On April 14, 2011, Swiss bank Julius Baer agreed to pay the German government €50 million to settle an investigation of allegations that the bank facilitated tax evasion by German taxpayers. The... Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 Germany, Switzerland Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Investigation, Data Privacy, Data Sharing
U.S. Indicts Founders of 3 Largest Internet Poker Companies On April 15, 2011, the grand jury indictment charging 11 defendants, including the founders of the three largest Internet poker companies doing business in the United States - PokerStars, Full Tilt... Bruce Zagaris 27 6 2011-06-01 World, United States International Gaming, Fraud, Online Gambling, Online Gaming, Internet Crime, Indictment, U.S. Federal Government
The impact of SC Res. 1970/2011 on the obligations of U.N. Member States under the Rome Statute and some reflections on the immunities of Libyan officials The unanimously decided referral of the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by virtue of the Security Council Resolution 1970/2011, undoubtedly confirms the Court’s position... Elena Papadopoulou 27 6 2011-06-01 World, Libya Immunity, United Nations, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court
British Court Rules Wikileaks Founder Should be Extradited to Sweden On February 24, 2011, Judge Howard Riddle of the City of Westminister Magistrates’ Court ruled that Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, must be extradited to Sweden to face questioning and... Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 United Kingdom, Sweden Extradition, Computer Crimes, Rape, Warrants, Prosecution
FATF Discusses Improving Anti-Corruption and Considers Results of Review of Standards On February 23-25, 2011, under the Mexican Presidency the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary met in Paris. The meeting produced two public documents as part of its ongoing work to identify... Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 World, Mexico, Europe, European Union Money Laundering, Corruption, Terrorism, International Cooperation, FATF, Warrants, Policy/Directives
ICC Prosecutor Responds to UN Security Council Referral Regarding Libyan Crimes against Humanity On February 28, 2011, the Office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a statement, saying his Office is now assessing allegations of widespread or systematic attacks... Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 World, Libya Human Rights, United Nations, International Cooperation, Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Prosecution
Governments Impose Economic Sanctions against Libyan Leaders During the third week of February 2011, major governments and the European Union imposed sanctions against Libyan leaders and froze assets of the government...(more)... Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 World, United States, Europe, Libya, European Union Economic Sanctions, Human Rights, European Union, Crimes against Humanity, Freezing of Assets, U.S. Federal Government
Council of Europe on Cooperation in the Prosecution of War Crimes At its 6th sitting on January 26, 2011, 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 27 5 2011-05-01 Europe, Former Yugoslavia Extradition, War Crimes, Crimes, Prosecution, Policy/Directives
U.S. Court Denies Mexican Extradition Request for Fraud Charges On December 22, 2010, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen William Smith of the U.S. District Court in Houston denied a U.S. government’s request on behalf of Mexico in a fraud case. Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 Mexico, United States Extradition, Fraud
Europol Calls for Information Network in Response to the Increase of Human Trafficking and Smuggling Using Light Aircraft Europol has recently proposed the formation of an EU information network to combat the noticeable increase in the use of small aircraft to illegally smuggle humans and to traffic goods such as... Cassandra Sheehan 27 5 2011-05-01 Europe, Africa, European Union Human Trafficking, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Europol, Policy/Directives, Information Exchange
UN Security Council Resolutions Imposes Sanctions, No Fly Zone and Refers Libyan Situation to ICC On February 26, 2011, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1970 (2011) under Article 41 of the Charter’s Chapter II, referring the situation of “gross and systematic violation of... Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 Libya Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Human Rights, International Law, Law of War, NATO, Sanctions
IBM Reaches Settlement on SEC Bribery Charges for Korea and China Officials On March 18, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release reporting that the International Business Machines Corporation agreed to pay $10 million to resolve charges in the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 China, South Korea, United States Bribery, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Securities Exchange Commission
U.S. Investigates Corruption Allegations against Las Vegas Sands China in Macao On March 1, 2011, the media reported that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Las Vegas Sands (LVS), the casino operator, for alleged... by Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 United States, Asia, Hong Kong Corruption, Organized Crime, Extortion, Investigation, Gambling, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Gangs
Calderon and Obama Meet and Try to Mend Fences on Counterdrug and Organized Crime Cooperation On March 3, 2011, Mexican President Felipe Calderón met with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington and put their best gloss over their counterdrug and organized crime cooperation policies, even... by Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 North America, United States, Mexico Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Crimes, Cross-Border Communication, Violence, Gangs
Obama Reverses Guantanamo Policy and Will Resume Military Tribunals On March 7, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama reversed his order stopping military tribunals against detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, allowing the resumption of military trials with new procedures... by Bruce Zagaris 27 5 2011-05-01 United States, Cuba Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism, War Crimes, Prisoner Rights, Detention, International Criminal Court, Political Leaders, Policy/Directives, U.S. Federal Government

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