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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Chinese Fugitive Ren Biao Returns from St. Kitts to China to Face Fraud Charges  On July 27, 2017, Chinese fugitive Ren Biao, who has St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship, left for China.  Ren received citizenship in 2013 under the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program of St. Kitts... Bruce Zagaris 33 8 2017-08-04 China, Saint Kitts and Nevis Charged with Crimes, Corruption
Australia Extradites Alleged Chinese Wildlife Smuggler to the United States                On July 24, 2017, Chinese national Guan Zong Chen (“Graham Chen”) was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts... Bruce Zagaris 33 8 2017-08-04 Australia, China, United States Charged with Crimes, Endangered Species, Extradition
Halliburton Agrees to $29.2 Million Penalty with SEC to Settle FCPA Violations in Angola On July 27, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Halliburton Company with  violating the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign... Bruce Zagaris 33 8 2017-08-04 Angola, United States Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
House of Lords Reports on the Future of the European Arrest Warrant after Brexit On July 27, 2017, the European Union Committee (the Committee) of the UK House of Lords published its latest report on the future of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), titled Brexit: judicial... Michael Plachta 3 8 2017-08-04 United Kingdom International Organizations, National Security, Terrorism
ExxonMobil Will Contest OFAC $2 Million for Violating Ukraine-Related Sanctions ExxonMobil Corporation has decided to challenge the $2 million civil monetary penalty issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) with respect to the corporation’s and its U.S. subsidiaries... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-28 Russia, Ukraine, United States Office of Foreign Assets Control, Sanctions
U.S., Dutch, Thai and Other Countries Take Down Two Largest Dark Net Markets On July 20, 2017, the Justice Department announced the seizure of the largest criminal marketplace on the Internet. AlphaBay, which operated for more than two years on the dark web, sold deadly... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-28 Netherlands, Thailand, United States Cybercrime, Internet Crime
U.S. Attorney in San Diego Charges 3 Persons with Illegal Trafficking of Mexican Sea Cucumbers On May 26, 2017, Blessings, Inc. of Tucson, its owner David Mayorquin, and Ramon Torres Mayorquin of San Diego were arraigned in U.S. District Court in San Diego on charges in a 26-count indictment... Bruce Zagaris 33 8 2017-07-28 Mexico, United States Charged with Crimes, Drugs & Trafficking, Illegal Importation
FinCEN Fines Virtual Currency Exchange $110M and Greece Arrests Russian Operator On July 26, 2017, Greek authorities arrested Alexander Vinnik, a 38 year old Russian man suspected of laundering at least $34 billion and masterminding one of the world’s oldest crypto-currency... Bruce Zagaris 33 8 2017-07-28 Greece, United States Computer Crimes, Economic Crimes, Indictment, Money Laundering
Italy Arrests Jersey Accountant on Australia Extradition Warrant on Tax Evasion Charges On May 3, 2017, the Italian law enforcement authorities arrested Philip Egglishaw, 63, the target of Project Wickenby, Australia’s largest investigation into tax evasion. Bruce Zagaris 33 8 2017-07-28 Australia, Italy Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching, INTERPOL, International Organizations, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Criminalized Power Structures: The Overlooked Enemies of Peace (Michael Dziedzic, ed) This book, separated into two volumes, discusses criminalized power structures (CPS) that pose obstacles to the success of any peace process undertaken during or after a civil war or other period of... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-21 Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, Sierra Leone Book Review
U.S. State Department Critical of China in Annual Human Trafficking Report On June 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of State released its annual global assessment of human trafficking practices. The report, the first such document released under the Trump administration, is... Jacob Rasch 33 7 2017-07-21 China, United States
Iberoamerican Attorneys General and Colombian, Mexican and U.S. Strengthen Enforcement Cooperation On July 6-7, 2017, the annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association of Iberoamerican Public Prosecutors  [Asociación Iberomericana de Ministerios Públicos, (AIAMP)], representing 21... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-21 Colombia, Mexico Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Organizations, Law Enforcement
Intermediary Pleads Guilty in Corruption Scheme on Hanoi, Vietnam Building On June 21, 2017, Malcolm Harris, an intermediary in a transnational corruption scheme, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges for his participation in a scheme to bribe a foreign... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-21 United States, Vietnam Corruption, Court Conviction
ICJ Grants Provisional Measures to India For Detainee in Pakistan Subject to Death Penalty On May 18, 2007, the International Court of Justice indicated to the Pakistan government that it must “take all measures at its disposal” to ensure that Mr. Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav, an Indian... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-21 India, Pakistan Consular rights, Death Penalty, International Courts
Progress in 1MDB: Another Conviction and Assets Seized On June 15, 2017, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California filed civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of approximately $540 million in assets associated... Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-21 Malaysia, United States Corruption
G20 Declaration for Hamburg Focuses on Anti-Corruption On July 8, 2017, the G20 leaders issued a declaration, calling for enforcement and prevention action on a number of international enforcement issues, especially transnational corruption. Bruce Zagaris 33 7 2017-07-14 Corruption, International Convention, International Cooperation
The Hague Court of Appeal Holds the Netherlands Partly Liable in the Srebrenica Massacre On June 27, 2017, the Hague Court of Appeal delivered a judgment which confirmed that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths in 1995 of some 300 Muslim men who were expelled from a Dutch U.... Michael Plachta 33 7 2017-07-14 Netherlands, Serbia Peacekeeping, War Crimes
International Criminal Court Declines to Refer South African Non-compliance to the Assembly of States Parties or the Security Council On July 6, 2017, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) delivered in open session its decision finding that South Africa failed to comply with its obligations by... Michael Plachta 33 7 2017-07-14 South Africa, Sudan International Criminal Court, War Crimes
U.S. Takes Action to Pressure China on North Korea In response to recent aggression by North Korea, the United States has taken several actions to pressure China, the nation’s closest ally, to assist in the effort to temper that aggression. Jacob Rasch 33 7 2017-07-07 China, North Korea, United States Money Laundering, Sanctions
European Parliament Sets up a Special Committee on Terrorism On July 6, 2017, European Parliament adopted its decision on setting up a special committee on terrorism, on the initiative of the EPP, ECR and ALDE Groups and with the support of an overwhelming... Michael Plachta 33 7 2017-07-07 European Union European Union, Terrorism

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