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FinCEN Extends Deadline for Initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting |
On September 27, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to extend the deadline for certain reporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Moldova Charges 8, Including former Prime Minister over Airport Contract and Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Asks for Disciplinary Proceedings against Judge for Closed Proceedings |
Moldova is facing an inflection point in its efforts to strengthen its anti-corruption institutions and processes. On May 2, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
6 |
2023-05-26 |
Moldova |
Corruption, Financial Crimes |
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Eurojust Releases Report on Digital Evidence Gathering |
On December 22, 2022, Europol, Eurojust, and the European Judicial Network published the 2022 edition of the SIRIUS European Union (EU) Digital Evidence Situation Report. This report gives... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
1 |
2023-01-20 |
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Eurojust, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing |
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Georgia Extradites Serbian Leader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud to the U.S. |
On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that Georgian authorities extradited Kristijan Krstic, 48, a Serbian national to the U.S., where he is charged with two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Georgia, Serbia, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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European Union Introduces European Production and Preservation Orders for Electronic Evidence in Criminal Matters |
On June 13, 2023, the European Parliament adopted a two-part legislative package will introduce a coherent EU framework for handling electronic evidence, speed up the process of evidence gathering... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
7 |
2023-06-23 |
European Union |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Data Privacy, Human Rights, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Bolivia Held Responsible in Forced Disappearance Case and Ordered to Release Archived Military Documents |
On January 20th, 2023, the Bolivian government was found responsible for the forced disappearance of Juan Carlos Flores Bedregal and found in violation of human rights laws for withholding... |
Savannah Telfer |
39 |
2 |
2023-02-03 |
Bolivia |
Human Rights |
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Binance and CEO Guilty Pleas Result in $4 Billion Penalties and 5 Year Monitorship |
On November 21, 2023, Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), which operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay over $4 billion in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions |
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U.S. Indicts Co-Director of Think Tank for Serving as Unregistered Foreign Agent, Trafficking in Arms, and Violating Iran Sanctions |
On July 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Gal Luft, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who serves as the co-director a Maryland-based think tank for allegedly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-21 |
Brazil, China, Iran, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Sanctions |
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Germany Sentences Syrian-Palestinian War Criminal to Life in Prison |
On February 23, 2023, a German court convicted a Palestinian man from Syria for several counts of murder and attempted murder for firing a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) into a group of civilians... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-03 |
Germany, Palestine, Syria |
Murder, Victims Compensation, War Crimes |
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ACLED Releases Second-Ever Conflict Index Assessing Global Levels of Political Violence |
In July 2023, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) published its second-ever Conflict Index (acleddata.com/acled-conflict-index-mid-year-update). The index, which updates... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-15 |
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Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching |
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UK’s National Crime Agency Charges Madagascan President’s Chief of Staff with Bribery |
On August 14, 2023, the National Crime Agency (NCA)in the United Kingdom announced it has charged the Chief of Staff to the President of Madagascar and her associate with bribery after a NCA... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-18 |
United Kingdom |
Bribery, Corruption |
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U.S. CFTC Brings Suit Against Binance |
On March 27, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought suit against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange based in Malta, alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-31 |
Malta, United States |
Cybercrime |
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Congressional Hearing Underscores Problems and Uncertainties with Corporate Transparency Regulations |
On July 18, 2023, the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled “Potential Consequences of FinCEN’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-15 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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The U.S. Extradites Ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to Peru |
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who served in that role from 2001 to 2006, has been extradited from the U.S. to Peru due to his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal relating to... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
5 |
2023-04-26 |
Peru, United States |
Corruption, Extradition |
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Lawsuit Against Saudi Crown Prince Dismissed Due to Head-of-State Immunity |
On November 18, federal judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) for the murder of... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
1 |
2022-12-23 |
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States |
Human Rights, Immunity, International Law, Torture, U.S. Federal Government, Victims Compensation |
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Dominican Republic Asks the U.S. to Curb Firearms Trafficking and 7 Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Curb U.S. Firearms Trafficking to the Mexican Cartels |
Slowly foreign governments are joining the effort to curb illegal firearms trafficking from the United States. On October 4, 2023, the Dominican Republic requested the U.S. to curb smuggling of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Dominican Republic, Mexico |
Arms Trafficking |
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Catalytic Converter Theft Fuels Thriving Black Market Recycling |
Catalytic converters are found in nearly all fuel combustion vehicles built over the last forty or more years. The converters comprise part of a vehicle’s exhaust system and are... |
Luz E. Nagle |
39 |
6 |
2023-05-26 |
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Crimes, Theft |
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Qatargate: A Shock Test to the EU’s Transparency and Accountability Framework |
On December 9, 2022, the Belgian police executed a 20 different raids on 19 addresses across Brussels to investigate a suspected corruption incident. During the enforcement action, Belgian... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
1 |
2023-01-20 |
Belgium, European Union, Qatar |
Bribery, Corruption, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Transparency |
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Two batches of Ukrainian artifacts recovered after attempted trafficking to Spain and the U.S. |
On October 23, 2023, the National Police of Spain and the Security Service of Ukraine announced that officers had seized gold artifacts belonging to Ukraine, worth more than €60 million ($64... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Spain, Ukraine |
Art and Cultural Property |
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European Parliament Issues Resolution on Lessons Learned from Pandora Papers |
On June 15, 2023, the European Parliament (EP) published a resolution on lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers and other revelations. The EP adopted the report by a 465-5 vote with 36... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
7 |
2023-06-23 |
European Union |
Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation |
