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Destruction of Six Tons of Ivory Signals China’s Willingness to Aid in Elephant Conservation |
In a statement to the world, China, the world’s biggest consumer of illegal ivory, crushed six tons of ivory tusks and carved ornaments in public on January 6, 2014.[2] The event signaled... |
Sara Hefny |
30 |
3 |
2014-03-01 |
China, Gabon, Kenya, Philippines |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Chinese Man Sentenced in Kenyan Court for Ivory Smuggling |
On January 28, 2014, a Kenyan court sentenced a Chinese man to pay a 20 million shilling ($233,100) fine or otherwise face seven years in jail for ivory smuggling. This conviction is the first since... |
Sara Hefny |
30 |
4 |
2016-08-10 |
China, Kenya |
Endangered Species, Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Former Kabul Bank Officers Convicted of Fraud in Afghan Court |
After the near collapse of Kabul Bank, following a fraud scandal in 2010, former bank officials have been convicted by an Afghan court. Charged with stealing more than $800 million from the bank,... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
FATF, Fraud |
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Norway Tries One, Extradites Another in Rwandan Genocide Charges |
September 25th, 2012 marked Norway’s first ever genocide proceeding as Sadi Bugingo, 47, stood trial for charges related to the attacks against Tutsi civilians who sought refuge in St. Joseph... |
Sara Hefny |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
Norway, Rwanda |
Genocide, Human Rights |
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Former U.S. Attaché Caught Smuggling Ivory out of Kenya |
On July 1st, 2013, President Barack Obama was in Tanzania, pledging $10 million in aid to combat wildlife trafficking. In neighboring Kenya that same day, David McNevin, a former defense attach... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Kenya, tanzania |
Endangered Species, Environment |
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Tiger Summit Brings New Focus to Conservation and Enforcement Strategies |
On November 21-24, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the Government of the Russian Federation hosted the International Forum for Tiger Conservation in St. Petersburg during the Year of the Tiger on... |
Sara Harr |
27 |
3 |
2011-03-01 |
China, India, Russia, United States, World |
Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle, World Bank |
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OECD Drafts Guidelines for Reducing Conflicts in Mineral Supply Chain |
On September 29-30, 2010, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Africa and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a Consultation on... |
Sara Harr |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Africa, OECD |
Terrorism, Smuggle, Economic Crimes, Trade Crimes, Regulation, Oversight |
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Switzerland: New Standards on the Exchange of Tax-Related Information |
In the spring of 2009 the names and account information of 285 US citizens holding undeclared accounts with UBS in Switzerland were handed over to the US tax authorities. At the same time, judicial... |
Sandrine Giroud and Simone Nadelhofer |
28 |
1 |
2012-01-01 |
European Union, Switzerland, United States |
OECD, Offshore Banking, Sovereignty, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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Swiss Government Freezing of Egyptian Assets: The Swiss Practice Regarding Assets of Politically Exposed People of Presumed Illicit Origin |
On February 11, 2011, upon former Egyptian President Hosni Moubarak’s resignation, the Swiss government decided to freeze, with immediate effect, all of his assets in Switzerland, as well as assets... |
Sandrine Giroud |
27 |
4 |
2011-04-01 |
Egypt, Switzerland |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure |
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Assessing INTERPOL’s Revised Rules on the Processing of Data |
INTERPOL’s “Rules on the Processing of Data” (RPD) are second in importance only to its Constitution, as the RPD set... |
Sandra Grossman Esq. and Dr. Ted R. Bromund |
40 |
10 |
2024-09-19 |
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INTERPOL |
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European Convention on Human Rights Violated by Switzerland |
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, as the highest forum to enforce the European Convention on Human Rights decided a significant Swiss case on October 21, 1986. |
Sabine Dauner |
2 |
3 |
1987-02-01 |
Switzerland |
European Court of Human Rights |
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Holding U.S. Officials Accountable For Torture and Other Abuses |
On January 27, 2012, Human Rights USA and the American University Washington College of Law International Human Rights Clinic, held a panel discussion and released a joint report titled “... |
Ryan McClurg |
28 |
4 |
2012-04-01 |
United States |
Crimes against Humanity, Interrogation, Investigation, Torture |
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Extradition and the U.N. Convention against Torture: Mironescu v. Costner |
On March 22, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, ruled that a 1998 federal statute precludes federal courts from reviewing a decision by the U.S. Secretary of... |
Russell Bikoff |
23 |
7 |
2007-07-01 |
United States, Romania |
Extradition, Human Rights, Torture |
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U.S. Supreme Court Gives Narrow Definition to U.S. Money-Laundering Law in United States v. Santos |
On June 2, 2008, an uncharacteristic line-up of Justices in a court divided 5 to 4 threw federal anti-money laundering law into a state of, if not chaos, then certainly confusion. Focusing on the... |
Russell Bikof |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Book Review: Technocrimes: The Computerization of Crime and Terrorism by August Bequai |
This well-written book, by an eminent Washington lawyer who is also one of the nation's leading experts on computers, is an eye-opener for anyone concerned with problems of crime and law enforcement. |
Rufus King |
5 |
6 |
1989-06-01 |
United States |
Computer Crimes |
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Summary and Update of Swiss Judicial Assistance in the Marcos Case |
As reported earlier in the International Enforcement Reporter, the Philippine Republic requested judicial assistance from Switzerland in the case of deposed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. |
Rudolph Siebel |
4 |
2 |
1988-02-01 |
Switzerland |
Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching |
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Sanction Aspects of the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 |
Economic sanctions were imposed against the Republic of South Africa on October 2, 1986 in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, (the "Act), ending the Reagan Administration's policy of "... |
Rüdiger Krieger |
3 |
5 |
1987-05-01 |
South Africa |
Sanctions |
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Mexico – United States extradition relations since 1994 |
With a porous long border, Mexico and the U.S.A. have a long history on how to deal with crime that goes beyond their respective borders. To pursue fugitives charged with committing criminal acts... |
Roger Labardini |
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2023-01-13 |
Mexico, United States |
Extradition, Fugitive, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Rendition |
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DEA Issues Report on Fentanyl and Focuses on Assigning Blame to Other Actors |
The Drug Enforcement Administration released on May 9, the National Drug Threat Assessment 2024 (NDTA-2024). The DEA portrays Mexican transnational criminal... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
40 |
6 |
2024-05-24 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Developments in U.S.-Mexico Extradition (IVC) |
In sharp contrast with the past, extradition and irregular rendition between Mexico and the United States has steadily been growing since 1995. However, in spite of some progress, a major question... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
16 |
4 |
2000-04-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition |