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SEC Enters Into Cease and Desist Order with United Industrial Corporation on FCPA Violations in Egypt |
On May 29, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the United Industrial Corporation (UIC) entered into an order instituting cease-and-desist proceedings with respect to UIC’s conduct in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
United States, Egypt |
Corruption, White Collar Crime |
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Eurojust Facilitates Arrests in 3 Countries in Narcotics Trafficking |
On April 22, 2009, the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) announced its coordination and facilitation of simultaneous arrests by the Italian, Dutch, and Colombian authorities in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
Colombia, Europe, France, Nigeria, Italy, Spain |
Human Rights, National Security, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle |
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OECD Forum on Tax Administration Focuses on Role of Banks and High Net Worth Individuals in Combating Tax Gaps |
During the fifth meeting of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), revenue authorities participating prioritized focusing on the role of banks and high net worth individuals (HNWI) in tackling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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ICJ Denies Belgium’s Request for Provisional Measures Against Senegal for Action against Habré |
On May 28, 2009, the International Court of Justice issued a decision, denying the Belgian government’s request for provisional measures against Senegal with respect to the latter’s continued... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
Belgium, Nigeria, Rwanda, Chad |
Extradition, Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts, Prisoner Rights |
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Swedish Vessel Sends Suspected Pirates to Kenya While Somalia Government Opposes Creation of International Tribunal to Try Pirates |
On May 26, crew members from the Swedish vessel HMS Malmo arrested and flew to Kenya seven suspected pirates after a failed hijacking of a freighter and the Somali transitional government has opposed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
Somalia, Kenya, Sweden |
Jurisdiction, Maritime, European Union, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Piracy |
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Swedish Supreme Court Finds Extraditable to Rwanda Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Suspect as Rwandan House Approves Law to Impose Solitary on Killers |
On May 19, 2009, the Supreme Court of Sweden rules that Hutu Sylvere Ahorugueze is extraditable to Rwanda for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the 1994... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
Rwanda, Denmark, Sweden |
Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide, International Courts |
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Need to Tighten Corporate Formation for Law Enforcement Purposes |
Senator Joe Lieberman, Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Senate, opened the hearing on S. 569, introduced by Senators Levin, McCaskill and Grassley on the Incorporation Transparency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Switzerland, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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IRS Temporarily Suspends FBAR Filing Requirements for Persons Who Are Not Citizens, Residents, or Domestic Entities |
On June 5, 2009, The Internal Revenue Service announced the temporary suspension of the reporting requirement with respect to foreign bank accounts [TD Form F 9-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
World, United States |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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U.S. Indictments Brought Against U.S. Tax Professionals for Tax Shelters |
On June 9, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the return of an indictment in U.S. District for the Southern District of New York against seven tax professionals for their work in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Administration of Justice, Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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Switzerland and U.S. Agree on New Tax Treaty With Modern Enforcement Provisions |
On June 19, 2009, Switzerland and the United States announced the two governments have initialed a new double tax treaty in compliance with the modern exchange of information provisions of the OECD... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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U.S. Department of State Publishes 2009 Tracking in Persons Report |
On June 16, 2009, the United States Department of State published and released its ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) through the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.... |
Philip Mayer |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
World, United States, Nigeria, Venezuela, Malaysia, Hong Kong |
Human Rights, Human Trafficking, War Crimes, Sex Crimes |
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Swedish Vessel Sends Suspected Pirates to Kenya While Somalia Government Opposes Creation of International Tribunal to Try Pirates |
On May 26, crew members from the Swedish vessel HMS Malmo arrested and flew to Kenya seven suspected pirates after a failed hijacking of a freighter and the Somali transitional government has opposed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
8 |
2009-08-01 |
Switzerland, Somalia, Kenya |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Maritime, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Piracy |
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Italy Prioritizes International Tax enforcement for the Next G-8 Meeting |
On May 12, 2009, Minister of Finance Giulio Tremonti announced it will have the development of international standards for fighting tax evasion the top priority at July’s Group of Eight Summit near... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, Italy |
International Organizations, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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ICTY Appellate Chamber Increases Officer’s Sentence for Not Protecting Croat Detainees |
On May 5, 2009, an Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia increased the sentence of Veselin Šljivančanin, a major in the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army (JNA), for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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EU Council Issues Work Strategy and Practical Measures against Cybercrime |
On March 17, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued conclusions setting forth a work strategy and practical measures to combat cybercrime...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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Swiss and U.S. Governments Adjourn Negotiations of Tax Treaty Protocol on Information Exchange |
On May 4, 2009, Beat Furer, a spokesman for the Swiss Finance Ministry, said the two governments concluded their first round of talks in Bern, Switzerland, with an agreement to meet again in June... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Taxation, Fraud, Treaties, Tax Enforcement |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS |
1. Books
A. The Law of War
T.M. Noble, Eve of Destruction: The Coming Age of Preventive War. U. Of Pennsylvania Press, 171 pp., 2008....(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.K. and Libya Conclude Prisoner Transfer, Extradition, and Mutual Assistance Treaties |
On May 4, 2009, the media reported that the United Kingdom and Libya have concluded a package of four agreements, including prisoner transfer, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and civil and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Libya |
Extradition, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prisoner Rights, Treaties |
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UBS, Swiss Government, and Banking Associations All Oppose U.S. Request to Enforce John Doe Summons |
In a closely watched case by the international financial services community and governments, UBS has filed its brief in a the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, opposing the U.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Treaties, International Banking Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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SEC Charges Pang with Fraud and Orders Repatriation of Assets and Surrendering Passports |
On April 27, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency order freezing the assets of Danny Pang and his two Irvine, California-based firms Private Equity Management Group, Inc... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, China, Taiwan |
Administration of Justice, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime |