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U.S. District Court Dismisses ACLU Suit Against Targeted Killings |
On December 7, 2010, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates issued an 83-page opinion dismissing a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. government from trying to kill Anwar al-Aulaki, a U.S. citizen and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
United States, Yemen |
National Security, Terrorism, International Law, Civil Rights, Targeted Killings, ACLU, Standing |
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ICC Prosecutor Presents Charges Against 6 High Level Offices in Kenya’s Post Election Violence |
On December 15, 2010, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested the International Criminal Court to issue summonses to appear against six Kenyan citizens for crimes against humanity committed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
Kenya |
Crimes against Humanity, Election Fraud, International Criminal Court |
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Britain Detains Wikileaks Founder on Swedish Extradition Request as U.S. Looks to Charge Him |
On December 7, 2010, Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks Web site, surrendered to British authorities on a Swedish extradition request over allegations of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
Europe, United Kingdom, United States, World |
Computer Crimes, Espionage, Extradition, Fair Use, Intelligence, International Courts, International Crimes, Internet Crime, Investigation, National Security, Prosecution, Sex Crimes, U.S. Federal Government |
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Europol Initiates Action to Disrupt Traveling Sex Exploitation of Children |
On November 22, 2010, Europol started Project HAVEN -Halting Europeans Abusing Victims in Every Nation. The project was unveiled at Europol’s annual meeting of Child Sexual Exploitation Experts and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
European Union, World |
Europol, Human Trafficking |
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CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security Creating Unit to Investigate Major Crimes, Adding to Its Many Projects |
Speaking at the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement, which was held along with the Meeting of the Resource Mobilization Ministerial Sub-Committee, Francis Forbes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
Caribbean |
National Security, International Cooperation, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement, Customs, Crimes, Investigation, Evidence Sharing, Border Security |
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Panama and the U.S. Sign a Tax Information Exchange Convention |
On November 30, 2010, the United States and Panama signed a new tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) that would allow for access to information about Panamanian bank accounts and information on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America, Panama |
Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Information Exchange, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Undercover Sting Operation Traps German Smuggling Tarantulas |
On December 3, 2010, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California reported the arrest of a German national on federal animal smuggling charges after he allegedly used the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
2 |
2011-02-01 |
United States, Germany |
Environment, Endangered Species, Wildlife Smuggle, Arrest, Undercover Operations |
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Developments in International Cooperation in Combating the Illicit Trade of Tobacco |
On September 27, 2010, the European Commission (EC) and Imperial Tobacco Limited (ITL) signed a multi-year agreement to cooperate in efforts to combat the illegal trade of tobacco products. The... |
Cassandra Sheehan |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
European Union, United States |
European Commission, European Union |
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Swiss Government Issues Guidance on Risks in International Financial Services |
On October 22, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) issued a position paper on legal and reputational risks in cross-border financial services (“Position paper on legal risks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
International Cooperation, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, Cross-Border Communication, Oversight |
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Kosovo Indictment Charges 7 with International Organ-Trafficking |
In mid-October 2010, European Union prosecutor Jonathan Ratel filed an indictment against seven persons in a Kosovo Court, charging them with five counts, ranging from trafficking in persons and body... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
European Union, Kosovo |
Charged with Crimes, Crimes, European Commission, European Union, Human Trafficking |
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U.S. Establishes Export Coordination Enforcement Center |
On November 9, 2010, President Barack Obama issued an executive order (EO), establishing the Export Enforcement Coordination Center (ECEC or Center) to serve as the principal organization to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, National Security, Terrorism, Export Enforcement |
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U.K. Increases Incentives for Former and Current Foreign Prisoners to Leave to Transfer Existing Former Prisoners |
Budgetary moves are fueling an existing program to increase incentives for former and current foreign prisoners to leave the United Kingdom...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Jamaica, United Kingdom |
Transfer of Prisoners, International Cooperation, Deportation, Crimes, Cross-Border Communication |
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Jersey Accountant Detained on Australian Extraterritorial Tax Case |
On November 4, 2010, Jersey remanded into custody Philip de Figueiredo, 58, a principal of the accountancy firm Strachans, on extradition charges by Australia...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Australia, Jersey |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Investigation, Fair Trial, Sovereignty |
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U.S. Settles Bribery Cases With Oil and Gas Service Companies for More than $156 Million in Criminal Penalties |
On November 4, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with a global freight forwarding company and five oil and gas service companies and subsidiaries. They agreed to pay a total... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
World, United States, Switzerland, Nigeria, Netherlands, Cayman Islands |
Corruption, Bribery, Law Enforcement, Investigation, Penalties, Prosecution |
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Dominican Republic Arrests U.S. Environmental Fugitive |
On November 2, 2010, the Dominican Republic government arrested Albania Deleon, who was convicted in November 2008 in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts on environmental and other... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
United States, Dominican Republic |
Environment, Fraud, Arrest, Fugitive |
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Review: Pierre-Laurent Chatain, John McDowell, Cedric Mousset, Paul Allan Schott, and Emile Van Der Does de Willebois, PREVENTING MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BANK SUPERVISORS (The World Bank, 271 pp. 2009). |
The book is designed for bank supervisors who are devising and implementing a program of anti-money laundering (AML)/counter-financial terrorism (CFT) supervision. The book is also a reference tool... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
World |
Banking Supervision, Book Review |
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OECD Drafts Guidelines for Reducing Conflicts in Mineral Supply Chain |
On September 29-30, 2010, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Africa and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a Consultation on... |
Sara Harr |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Africa, OECD |
Terrorism, Smuggle, Economic Crimes, Trade Crimes, Regulation, Oversight |
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U.S. Trial Court Denies Extradition Request on Murder Charges |
On November 2, 2010, the U.S. District Court in Miami issued an order denying the Argentine extradition request of Robert Guillermo Bravo. |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Argentina, United States |
Extradition, Murder |
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FATF Plenary Meeting Discuses Changes to the FATF Standards, Corruption, and Trust and Company Service Providers, New Payment Programs, and Voluntary Tax Compliance Programs |
On October 20-22, 2010, the Financial Action Task Force met in Paris and took action on a number of fronts...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, FATF, Oversight, Compliance |
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Thai Government Extradites Bout to the U.S. |
On November 16, 2010, the Thai government extradited Victor Bout, a Russian national accused of arms trafficking to the United States the same day that the Thai Cabinet approved the extradition. |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Russia, Thailand, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Extradition |