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U.K. Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Former Hotel Owner, Citing Prosecutors’ Delays |
On June 28, 2007, a U.K. court denied a U.S. extradition request for 77-year-old Stanley Tollman, a wealthy hotelier accused of bank fraud and tax evasion. Tim Workman, Senior District Judge of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition, Prosecution |
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European Parliament Adopts Recommendation to Combat Organized Crime |
On May 24, 2007, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a recommendation to the European Council on developing a strategic concept on combating organized crime...more |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, European Union, Organized Crime |
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NETeller Founder Pleads Guilty, Company Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement |
On July 10, 2007, John D. Lefebvre, a founder and former president of the NETeller Group, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to promote illegal gambling. Separately, on July 18, 2007 Neteller Inc. agreed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Canada, United States, |
International Gaming |
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New Defense Counsel Appointed for Charles Taylor |
Despite a tumultuous start to the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, things appear to have normalized as Taylor’s replacement counsel has been appointed, and trial is set... |
Jason McClurg |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Sierra Leone |
International Courts, International Criminal Tribunal, International Law |
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Mexico Arrests Former Governor on U.S. Extradition Warrant |
On June 21, 2007, Mexican federal agents arrested Mario Villanueva Madrid, the former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on a U.S. extradition warrant based on an indictment in U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Bribery |
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CARICOM Agrees to Arrest Warrant and Maritime and Airspace Agreement |
On July 6, 2007, participants of the annual Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community agreed to conclude two treaties concerning international criminal and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Caribbean |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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EU Seizures of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Rise Dramatically in 2006 |
On May 31, 2007, the European Commission published statistics showing a dramatic increase in the seizure of counterfeit and pirated articles at the EU’s external borders in 2006. Customs officials... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe, China |
Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, European Union |
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U.S. Launches Corruption Investigation of BAE’s Business with Saudi Arabia |
On June 26, 2007, BAE announced that the U.S. Department of Justice had launched a formal investigation into BAE Systems’ compliance with anti-corruption law, focusing on the company’s business... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United States, Saudi Arabia |
Corruption |
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Russia Denies U.K. Request for Lugovoi Extradition |
On July 5, 2007, the Russian prosecutor general formally notified British prosecutors that Russia would not extradite Andrei K. Lugovoi, the former K.G.B. officer sought by the U.K. in connection... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United Kingdom, Russia |
Extradition |
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Belgium Designates 13 Types of Tax Fraud as Money Laundering |
On June 3, 2007, the Belgian government issued a Royal Decree, classifying 13 types of tax fraud as money laundering. As a result, banks, financial institutions, and gatekeepers, including lawyers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe, Belgium |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, Fraud |
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Brazilian Court Accuses Berezovsky of Money Laundering, Orders His Arrest |
On July 12, 2007, Brazilian Judge Fausta Martin de Sanctis, of the Sixth Federal Court in São Paul, ordered the arrest of Russian tycoon Boris Berezvosky and several of his associates for money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Brazil |
Gambling, Money Laundering |
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European Court of Justice Rules Against Attorney Professional Secrecy |
On June 26, 2007, the European Court of Justice upheld the European Council Directive 91/308/EEC on anti-money laundering, as amended by Directive 2001/97/EC of the European Parliament, ruling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe, Belgium |
Money Laundering, Terrorism, European Union |
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Chilean Supreme Court Denies Peruvian Request for Fujimori Extradition |
On July 11, 2007, Chilean Supreme Court justice Orlando Alvarez ruled that Chile should deny a Peruvian government request for the extradition of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Chile, Peru |
Extradition, Murder, War Crimes |
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Operation Hurricane: Brazil’s War on Illegal Gambling, Corruption and Money Laundering |
In a well-coordinated series of raids – appropriately code-named Operation Hurricane – launched in late April and encompassing three states and the Federal District, Brazil’s Federal Police [Polícia... |
Sergio Sardenberg and Francisco A. Fabiano Mendes |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Money Laundering, Corruption, International Gaming |
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EU Court Annuls Council of Ministers Rulings Freezing Funds Linked to Terrorism |
On July 11, 2007, the European Court of First Instance issued two rulings overturning EU Council of Ministers actions freezing the assets of two groups allegedly linked to terrorism … [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Europe |
National Security, Terrorism, European Union, Asset Forfeiture |
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U.S. Magistrate Finds Lack of Probable Cause, Declines to Extradite Accused Murderer to Poland |
On July 20, 2007, U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys found that a Polish government submission of five volumes of evidence did not meet the probable cause requirement to show that Edward Mazur... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
9 |
2007-09-01 |
Poland, United States |
Extradition, Murder |
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JFK Bomb Plot Spotlights U.S.-Caribbean Enforcement Cooperation |
On June 2, 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that four individuals with Caribbean ties, including a former member of the parliament of Guyana and a former airport cargo worker at New... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
8 |
2007-08-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana |
National Security, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Serbia Arrests and Surrenders No. Three War Crimes Suspect to ICTY |
On May 31, 2007, the Serbian government arrested Zdravko Tolimir during a search of the Bosnia-Serbia border. Tolomir was a high level intelligence and security officer under General Ratko Mladic,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
8 |
2007-08-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Serbian War Criminal Escapes from Foca Prison |
On May 25, 2007, convicted Serbian war criminal Radovan Stankovic escaped from prison in eastern Bosnia. Stankovic, a former member of the Miljevina Battalion of the Foca Tactical Brigade of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
8 |
2007-08-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, Mutual Legal Assistance, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.K. Extradites First British Terror Suspect to U.S. |
On May 26, 2007, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Syed Hashmi, also known as “Fahad,” was successfully transported to New York from the United Kingdom... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
8 |
2007-08-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Terrorism |