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Parents of Parkland Mass Shooting Victim File Lawsuit against U.S. in Inter-American Human Rights Commission |
On November 9, 2023, Manny and Patricia Oliver, parents of the then 16-year-old son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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ICC Authorizes the Prosecutor to Resume Investigation in the Situation of Venezuela |
On, June 27, 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (the ICC or Court) issued its decision authorizing the ICC Prosecutor to resume its investigation in the situation... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
7 |
2023-06-29 |
Venezuela |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Sex Crimes, Targeted Killings |
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Europol and Eurojust Collaborate in Breaking International Sex-Trafficking Ring |
On February 8, 2023, Europol and Eurojust announced the successful dismantling of an international sex-trafficking ring that held hundreds of Chinese women held through debt bondage across Europe.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
2 |
2023-02-10 |
China, European Union, Europe |
Eurojust, Europol, Human Rights, Organized Crime |
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US Government Indicts Indian National after Thwarting Alleged Plot by Indian Government Agents of Sikh on US Territory |
On November 29, 2023, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment of murder-for-hire charges against Indian national Nikhil Gupta in the U.S. District Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
13 |
2023-12-01 |
India, United States |
Targeted Killings |
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U.S. Designates Drug Traffickers Producing and Distributing in Europe and North America |
On July 19, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated as Specially Designated... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-28 |
Belgium, Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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FATF Upgrades Beneficial Ownership Standards, Acts on Ransomware, Improves Implementation of Requirements for Virtual Assets and Service Providers, and Laundering in Art and Antiquities Markets |
On February 22-24, 2023, the second plenary of the FATF under the Singapore presidency concluded.
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Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-10 |
Russia, Singapore |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering |
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11th Circuit Affirms Another Victory for IRS on Peruvian Tax Request |
On December 4, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of three petitions by siblings to quash IRS summonses issued for their bank records at the request of Peruvian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
13 |
2023-12-15 |
Peru, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Africa Cyber Surge II Nets 14 Arrests and Disrupts Thousands of Illicit Cyber Networks |
INTERPOL and AFRIPOL successfully coordinated a four-month Africa Cyber Surge II operation across 25 African countries, resulting in the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals and the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-25 |
Africa, Cameroon, Eritrea, Nicaragua |
Computer Crimes, INTERPOL |
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Dubai’s Court of Cassation Affirms Extradition of Sanjay Shah to Denmark |
On April 3, the Dubai attorney general, Essam Al Humaidan, issued a statement that the Dubai Court of Cassation has ruled that British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah must be extradited to Denmark,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-04-07 |
Denmark, United Kingdom |
Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Germany and Ireland Deny Extradition to Britain and Scotland Due to British Prison Conditions |
On September 5, 2023, the media reported that a German court has denied the extradition request of the United Kingdom of an Albanian man who lived in the UK due to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-15 |
Germany, Ireland, United States |
Arrest, Extradition |
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Seeking Asylum While on the INTERPOL Wanted List: The Expert Witness Perspective |
In this article, its author, based on his experience as an expert witness in the asylum cases of victims of INTERPOL abuse, puts forward the reasons that, in his opinion, often force such... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
39 |
5 |
2023-05-05 |
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Asylum, International Law |
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U.S. Congress Passes Justice for Victims War Crimes Act |
On December 22, 2022, just hours before an address to the Congress by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Congress approved a bill to enlarge the U.S. government’s authority to prosecute... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
1 |
2022-12-29 |
Russia, Ukraine, United States |
International Crimes, U.S. Congress, War Crimes |
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Former Bolivian President Settles with Victims of 2003 Extrajudicial Killings After Standing Trial in U.S. Civil Court |
On September 28, 2023, former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and his defense minister Jose Carlos Sanches Berzain settled with the families of victims of extrajudicial... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Bolivia, United States |
Human Rights |
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Pursuant to G7 Meeting, U.S. Strengthens Sanctions Against Russia |
On May 19, 2023, the United States, in coordination with the G7 and other international partners, increased its sanctions and other restrictive economic measures to further degrade Russia’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
6 |
2023-05-26 |
Russia |
Sanctions |
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Police Arrest Head of Human Smuggling Network in Sudan |
On January 1, 2023, in a major international police operation led by the United Arab Emirates, based on information shared through Interpol, law enforcement authorities arrested in Sudan Kidane... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
1 |
2023-01-20 |
Sudan, United Arab Emirates |
Human Trafficking, Smuggle |
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UK Supreme Court Holds Danish Tax Authority Can Proceed with Claims to Recover Fraud in the UK |
On November 8, 2023, the U.K. Supreme Court held that the Danish tax authority can proceed with claims in U.K. courts to recover approximately $1.9 billion in dividend tax refunds that were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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CDPC Acts on Environment. Asset Recovery and EPPO |
On November 23, 2022, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the Terms of Reference for a new Committee of Experts on the Protection of the Environment... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
7 |
2023-06-30 |
European Union, Europe |
European Union, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Law Enforcement |
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Haiti Transfers Additional Four Persons to the U.S. on Charges of Conspiring to Kill Haitian President |
On January 31, 2023, United States authorities transferred from detention in Haiti four men to face criminal charges in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida concerning their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
2 |
2023-02-10 |
Haiti |
Assassination, Conspiracy |
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U.S.-EU Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs Makes Progress on Russia, Counterterrorism, Transnational Organized Crime, Cybercrime, and Migration |
On November 13 and 14, 2023, the U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Washington, D.C., and tackled a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
13 |
2023-12-01 |
European Union, United States |
Economic Integration, International Cooperation |
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LM Ericsson Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $206M for Violation of 2019 FCPA DPA |
On March 2, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-10 |
Switzerland, United States |
Financial Crimes, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
