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U.S. Unseals Two Indictments Against Huawei Corporate Entities – One for Money Laundering, Obstruction of Justice, and Sanctions Violations; Another for Theft of Trade Secrets, Wire Fraud |
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice partly unsealed two indictments against Huawei corporate entities and the Huawei Chief Financial Officer Wanzhou Meng. In the U.S. Court Eastern... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-01 |
China, United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions, Trade Crimes, Trade Enforcement, White Collar Crime |
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Council of Europe Voices Concerns with Deprivation of Nationality As an Anti-Terror Measure |
At its 9th sitting held on January 25, 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2263 (2019) and Recommendation 2145 (2019). These policies... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-01 |
Europe |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) |
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European Court of Human Rights Orders Italy to Pay Damages to Amanda Knox |
On January 24, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment, awarding €18,400 to Amanda Knox, a U.S. national and former student who spent years in detention... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-01 |
European Union, Italy, United States |
European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights |
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China-Canada Extradition Tensions Increase as China Sentences Canadian to Death |
On January 14, 2019, diplomatic tensions between Canada and China increased as a Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national. The latter sentence appears to be an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
Canada, China, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Canadian Supreme Court Confirms Law Enforcement Power to Collect Terrorist Communications |
On November 30, 2018, a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in R v Vice Media Inc, which will support law enforcement officials in terrorism investigations and prosecutions.... |
Peter Bowal, Carter Czaikowski, and Marcus Smith |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
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Troubling Acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé at the ICC |
On January 15, 2019, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted Laurent Gbago, former President of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and his right-hand man... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
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Skadden Agrees to Civil Settlement with DOJ over FARA Violations |
On January 17, 2019, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demerks announced Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Fighting Impunity by Targeted Sanctions in the Magnitsky Case and Beyond |
At its 4th sitting held on January 22, 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution on fighting impunity of perpetrators of serious human rights... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
2 |
2019-01-25 |
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Danske Bank Under Investigation in France While Estonia Arrests 10 Former Employees and European Community Agrees to Increase its Financial Supervision Powers |
On December 19, 2019, the Estonian state prosecutor announced the arrest of ten former employees of the local branch of Danske Bank as part of an ongoing international investigation into money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Money Laundering |
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China-Canada Extradition Tensions Increase as China Sentences Canadian to Death |
On January 14, 2019, diplomatic tensions between Canada and China increased as a Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national. The latter sentence appears to be an escalation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Extradition |
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U.S. Arrests Brazilian Bribery Suspect on Brazil Extradition Request |
On December 20, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested Luiz Eduardo Loureiro Andrade, who is wanted on an extradition request by Brazil on allegations of bribing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Extradition |
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OSCE Reports on Impact of Cross-Border Counter-terrorism Operations on Human Rights |
In January 2019, the Civic Solidarity Platform’s Counter Terrorism Working Group, coordinated by Fair Trials and the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, released a report focusing on the impact... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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UN Secretary-General Reports on the United Nations Mission in Colombia Amid Mounting Challenges to the Peace Process |
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Michael Plachta |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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U.S. District Court Allows Danish Tax Authority to Pursue Fraud Action |
On January 9, 2019, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by the Danish Customs and Tax Administration (SKAT... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Fraud |
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IDB Expert Group Reports on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean |
In December 2018, the Inter-American Development issued a report of an expert advisory group on a comprehensive approach to combating anti-corruption and bringing enhanced transparency and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-12 |
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CBP Acquitted in Second Jury Trial, Bivens Action Still in Question |
What are the criminal or civil consequences when a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent, shooting from the US, kills a Mexican national on the other side of the border?
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Linda Friedman Ramirez |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-12 |
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Federal Judge Dismisses Criminal Allegations Under Statute Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation |
On November 12, 2018 the Honorable Bernard A. Friedman, US District Court for the Southern District of Michigan in US v Nagarwala, et. al., dismissed criminal charges alleging violations... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-12 |
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Judge Orders North Korea to Pay $500 Million to Family of Otto Warmbier in Wrongful Death Suit |
When Otto Warmbier left with a tour group on his five-day trip to North Korea, he was a healthy college junior at the University of Virginia. 17 months later, he returned to his parents Frederick... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
1 |
2019-01-05 |
North Korea |
Freezing of Assets |
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International Organizations Review Options to Prevent Abuse of Legal Professional Privilege |
On November 15-16, 2018, an international expert group meeting on and preventing abuse of legal professional privilege (LPP) explored the problems and potential remedies to responding to gaps in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
1 |
2019-01-05 |
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FATF |
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A FATF Footprint in the Sand: The UAE’s New AML Law and the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Regional Impact |
Global flows of illicit financing are a universal affliction and continue to vex authorities and law enforcement agencies across the world as insidious threats present persistent risks to the world... |
Ibtissem Lassoued |
34 |
1 |
2019-01-05 |
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FATF |