Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
China Issues Arrest Warrant for Rio Tinto’s Employees on Bribery and Stealing Commercial Secrets On August 12, 2009, China issued an arrest warrant for Australian mining executive Stern Hu and three other staff members in the Shanghai office for “obtaining commercial secrets from Chinese steel... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 Australia, Brazil, China Bribery, Corruption
Company Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle FCPA Case on Bribes to Venezuela and Argentine Officials On July 29 and 30, 2009, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (H&P), an international drilling contractor and energy-oriented company, mostly in the United States and South America, agreed to pay $1,375,... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 United States, Venezuela Securities Law, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Export Enforcement , Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
Namibia Suspends Army Chief and Expands Criminal Inquiries of Chinese Contracts At the end of July 2009, Namibia suspended the chief of the Namibian Defense Force, and expanded its criminal investigation of Chinese-financed contracts in Namibia. In July 2009, Namibia started... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 China, Namibia Bribery, Corruption
EU Customs Actions Increase to Enforce Intellectual Property Rights On July 9, 2009, the European Commission published a report on EU Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, showing an increase of almost 13% of detentions of goods infringing intellectual... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 Europe, China Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, European Union, Customs
U.S. and Mexico Cooperate on Prosecuting Persons for Smuggling Mexican Oil During the last two years the U.S. government has investigated and prosecuted persons involved in smuggling millions of dollars worth of petroleum products that were stolen from the Mexican state... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 Mexico, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation
EU Council Issues Framework Decision on Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters On June 30, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued a draft Council Framework Decision on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 Europe Administration of Justice, Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Prisoner Rights
Canada Extradites Schreiber to Germany On August 3, 2009, the Canadian government extradited Karlheinz Schreiber, an arms dealer and lobbyist, to Germany after a ten-year legal fight to remain in Canada...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 Germany, Canada Corruption, Extradition, Taxation, Arms Trafficking, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Former UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return On July 28, 2009, Jeffrey P. Chernick of Standfordville, New York, pleaded guilty to charges of filing a false tax return. The agreement and press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 United States, Switzerland, Hong Kong Taxation, White Collar Crime
Indian Magistrate Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Union Carbide Head On July 31, 2009, the chief judicial magistrate of Bhopal, Prakash Mohan Tiwari, in response to a victims’ group plea, issued an arrest warrant for Warren Anderson, the former chief executive officer... Bruce Zagaris 25 10 2009-10-01 United States, India Administration of Justice, Extradition, Human Rights
British Court Rules Algerian Business Mogul Khalifa Extraditable to Algeria On June 25, 2009, Judge Timothy Workman of the Westminister Court in London ruled that Algerian defendant Rafik Abdelmourme Khalifa is extraditable to Algeria. Khalifa is the former head of a... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 France, United Kingdom, Algeria Corruption, Extradition, White Collar Crime, Embezzlement, Financial Crimes
Switzerland Denies Rwandan Extradition Request of Former Minister on Genocide Charges On July 1, 2009, the Swiss government announced it was denying the extradition request of Rwanda for former Environment and Tourism Minister Gaspard Ruhumuliza, who the Rwandan government requested... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 Switzerland, Rwanda Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide
Justice Department Requests Dismissal of Drug Case Against Chinese-Born Mexican Millionaire On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss an indictment against Zhenli Ye Gon, a Chinese-born Mexican millionaire...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Mexico, China Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Swiss Court Forced to Unfreeze Assets Due to Statute of Limitations On July 16, 2009, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, said following a ruling on July 14, it would have to end the freezing of assets belonging to the late dictator of Zaire... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 Switzerland, Congo, Zaire Corruption, Administration of Justice, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime
Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon Rejects Turkish man’s claim of violation of United States-Turkey Extradition Treaty On May 13, 2009, the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon affirmed the trial court’s judgment of conviction of Defendant, Mr. Deniz Aydiner, a Turkish citizen, for, among other things, 10 counts... David C. Levenson 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Turkey Extradition, Terrorism, Murder, Treaties
Spain Arrests Fugitive New York Banker On July 15, 2009, Spanish law enforcement authorities arrested a former Wall Street broker at Credit Suisse’s private banking division and fugitive from a securities fraud case in U.S. District Court... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Spain, Bulgaria Securities Law, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Securities Trade Enforcement, Financial Crimes
U.S. CIA Station Chief in Algeria Charged with Sexual Abuse On June 28, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Andrew Warren, 41, the former station chief for the Central Intelligence Agency in Algeria, charging him with one count... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Algeria Intelligence, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Sex Crimes
China Investigation of Rio Tinto for Espionage and Bribes Shocks Australia On July 15, 1009, China announced that its espionage investigation against the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto had spread from espionage to bribery, causing further controversy between China... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United Kingdom, China, Australia Corruption, Intelligence, Bribery
Siemens and Work Bank Reach Anti-Corruption Settlement Worth $100 Million and 4-Year Debarment On July 2, 2009, the World Bank Group announced a comprehensive settlement with Siemens AG for the latter’s confessed past misconduct in its global business and a World Bank investigation into... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 World, United States, Russia Corruption, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, White Collar Crime
Namibia New Money Laundering Laws Lead to Corruption Investigation of Chinese Firms On July 17, 2009, Namibian authorities announced that they had charged three persons, including one Chinese citizen, with bribery in a case involving the Chinese company Nuctech, which the Chinese... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 China, Namibia, Philippines Money Laundering, Corruption, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Financial Crimes
FATF Plenary Issues Reports on Laundering Through the Football Sector, Best Practices to Freeze Terrorist-Related Funds, and New Guidance for Money Service Businesses On June 26, 2009, the Financial Action Task Force completed its plenary in Lyon on June 24-26, 2009, and took several new measures to protect the international financial system from abuse...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 World Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, United Nations, Prisoner Rights, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Asset Seizure

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