Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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