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ICC Prosecutor Finally Refuses to Open Investigation in the Mavi Marmara Incident |
On December 2, 2019, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) once again declined – now for a third time – to open an investigation into Israel’s violent attack on... |
Michael Plachta |
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2019-12-11 |
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International Criminal Court |
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Serious Fraud Office Confirms Investigation of Suspected Bribery by Glencore |
On December 5, 2019, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in London, following Glencore PLC’s announcement, confirmed its investigation of suspicions of bribery in the conduct of business by the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-12-10 |
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Bribery |
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Cultures of Impunity: Eddie Gallagher and the Trump Administration Campaign to Undermine International Law and the Military Justice System |
On November 21, President Donald Trump tweeted that he would personally intervene to ensure that Edward Gallagher, a Navy Seal convicted of a war crime, would not lose his membership in an elite... |
Evan Schleicher |
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12 |
2019-12-06 |
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War Crimes |
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U.S. Indicts Ten Persons in Nigerian Romance Scams for Money Laundering Conspiracy |
On November 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of a grand jury indictment against ten men charged with conspiring to launder illegal proceeds that were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2019-12-06 |
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Money Laundering |
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OECD Trumpets Results of Work of Global Forum on its 10th Anniversary Meeting |
At the Tenth Anniversary Meeting[1] on November 26 and 27, 2019, the OECD trumpeted the achievements of the work of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2019-12-05 |
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Transparency |
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Ten Years of Police and Judicial Cooperation within European Union under the Lisbon Treaty |
On December 1, 2019, the new President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen marked the 10-year anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon’s entry into force. December 1, 2019... |
Michael Plachta |
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12 |
2019-12-05 |
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Treaties |
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U.S. Court Orders Iran to Compensate Journalist Jason Rezaian |
A U.S. court recently ordered Iran to pay $180 million in damages to U.S. journalist Jason Rezaian who was captured at gun point and imprisoned for 544 days in the infamous Evin Prison. At... |
Miranda Bannister |
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2019-12-04 |
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Human Rights |
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3 Families of Libyan Victims Sue Warlord Khalifa Haftar in U.S. Court |
On June 26, 2019, three families who lost family members in a bombing campaign sued Libya’s warlord Khalifa Haftar (also referred to as Hifter) in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2019-12-04 |
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International Criminal Court |
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Second Round of Negotiations of an EU-U.S. Treaty on Access to Electronic Evidence |
On November 8, 2019, the European Commission submitted an EU-restricted report to the Council of the European Union on the progress of the negotiation of an EU-U.S. agreement on cross-border access... |
Michael Plachta |
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2019-12-03 |
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European Union |
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PREPARING FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S EXODUS FROM THE ICC: THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMES BILL |
In June 2015, the International Criminal Court (ICC) demanded that the government of the Republic of South Africa arrest Omar Al-Bashir,[1] the now-deposed President of the Sudan, who at the... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras and Gino J. Naldi |
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12 |
2019-12-03 |
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International Criminal Court |
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Thailand Extradites Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraudster to the U.S. |
In November 2019, Thai authorities extradited a Swedish citizen to the United States on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.[1] On July 25, 2019, a grand jury in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-27 |
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Fraud |
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Samsung Heavy Industries Company Ltd. Reaches Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. over Brazil Activities |
On November 22, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Samsung Heavy Industries Company Ltd. (“Samsung”), a South Korea-based engineering company that provides... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-26 |
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Bribery |
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2 Former Executives of Chinese Subsidiary of Herbal Life Charged with Corruption |
On November 14, 2019, two Chinese nationals and former executives of the Chinese subsidiary of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (HLF.N) (“Herbalife”) were charged with paying bribes,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-25 |
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Bribery |
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J5 Considers How to Progress on Enforcement against Crypto Tax Crimes as Other International Organizations and Informal Enforcement Groups Try to Cope with Cryptocurrency Crimes |
On November 8, 2019, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) brought together investigators, cryptocurrency experts, and data scientists to identify individuals who are the most egregious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-25 |
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Cybercrime |
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Child Separation: a Factor for Consideration in Extradition Case |
On October 28, 2019, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia granted judicial review of a May 18, 2018 order to surrender, authorizing extradition of a Canadian national to the United States to... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
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2019-11-25 |
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Money Laundering |
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British Judge Denies Request to Delay Julian Assange Extradition Case for 3 Months |
On October 21, 2019, during a case management hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied Mark Summers’ request, counsel for Julian Assange, to delay the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2019-11-24 |
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Extradition |
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Mexico Extradites Alleged Barrio Azteca Shooter to U.S. on Charges re U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez |
On November 14, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Mexico’s extradition of Jose Guadalupe Diaz Diaz, aka “Zorro,” an alleged shooter and member of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-22 |
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Extradition |
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Antigua Extradites Former Chief of Financial Services Commission in Stanford Bank Case |
On November 12, 2019, The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Antigua and Barbuda extradited to the United States the former chief of its Financial Services Regulatory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-22 |
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Fraud |
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Judge Orders Netherlands to Repatriate 56 Children of ISIS as Turkey Begins Deporting ISIS Members throughout Europe |
On November 11, a court in The Hague ruled that the Dutch state must actively help repatriate 56 children of mothers who joined the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS), but it does not have the same... |
Alexandra Haris |
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2019-11-21 |
Turkey |
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Professor of Latin American Narcotics and Money Laundering Indicted for Money Laundering |
On November 18, 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of University of Miami Professor Bruce Bagley on charges of conspiracy to commit money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2019-11-21 |
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Money Laundering |
