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U.S. Takes Down Russian Botnet after Operator Arrested in Spain |
On April 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the U.S. government was in the process of taking steps to dismantle a Russian botnet responsible for infecting tens of thousands of... |
Jacob Rasch |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-17 |
Russia, Spain, United States |
Computer Crimes, Detention |
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EU Has 1st Trilogue for Money Laundering Directive |
On March 21, 2017, the European parliament held its first political trilogue on the Commission proposal for a Directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-17 |
Europe |
International Law, International Organizations, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Government Scores Legal Victories in Prosecution of Russian Botnet Hackers |
The month of March 2017 produced guilty pleas for the U.S. government in its prosecution of two Russian nationals for their roles in unrelated cybercrime schemes. Both schemes involved the use of a... |
Jacob Rasch |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-07 |
Finland, Norway, Russia, United States |
Computer Crimes, Extradition |
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Lebanon Arrests and Surrenders Businessman for Sanctions and Fraud Violations |
On March 24, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an 11-count indictment against Kassim Tajideen, 62, of Beirut, Lebanon, who is charged with evading U.S. sanctions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-07 |
Lebanon, Morocco, United States |
Extradition, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Terrorism |
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Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Colombia |
On March 24, 2017, UN Secretary-General submitted to the Security Council his report on the United Nations Mission in Colombia. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-07 |
Colombia |
Peacekeeping |
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How the Council of Europe Tackles Cybercrime: The GLACY+ Project |
An International Workshop on Criminal Justice Statistics on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was held on March 29 - 31, 2017, in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The workshop was organized by the Council of... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-07 |
Europe |
Computer Crimes, Council of the European Union |
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Recent developments in handling Politically Exposed Persons ("PEPs") under Swiss law |
n their activity, financial intermediaries have to comply with regulatory rules stated both in the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Act of October 10, 1997 ("AMLA") and the FINMA's Anti-Money Laundering... |
Benjamin Borsodi and Clara Poglia |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-07 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Political Leaders |
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U.S. Court Authorizes John Doe Summons on American Express on Behalf of Dutch Government |
On April 3, 2017, a U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas authorized the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a John Doe Summons on American Express Travel Related Services Company... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-07 |
Netherlands, United States |
International Cooperation, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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European Migrant Smuggling Centre Releases Its First Activity Report |
On February 24, 2017, the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) has published its one year activity report. The EMSC was launched by Europol on February 22, 2016, during the second Europol-... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-22 |
Europe |
Europol, Smuggle |
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Appeal Court Sets Guatemalan Escobal Mining Case in British Columbia |
In late January 2017, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada reversed a lower court decision and consigned jurisdiction to the BC courts to hear a claim... |
Peter Bowal and John Jamieson |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-22 |
Canada, Guatemala |
Jurisdiction |
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UK Attorney General Announces Government Position on Drone Strikes |
On January 11, 2017, United Kingdom’s Attorney-General, the Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP, delivered a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London on “The Modern Law of Self-... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-22 |
United Kingdom |
Counter-terrorism |
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North Korean Banks Banned by Swift |
In recent weeks, three North Korean banks were banned by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift), the world’s most important financial messaging service. Banks use... |
Anthony Bizien |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
North Korea |
Money Laundering, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Access to a Lawyer |
On March 10, 2017, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution on securing access of detainees to lawyers. The debate... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
Europe |
Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Law Enforcement |
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Polish Court Issues Arrest Warrant for 98-Year-Old Minnesota Man in Nazi Case |
On March 15, 2017, a Polish court issued an arrest warrant for Michael Karkoc, a 98-year-old Minnesota man sought in connection with the commission of a Nazi massacre, thereby enabling Poland to seek... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
Poland, United States |
Crimes against Humanity, Extradition, Holocaust |
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Swiss Supreme Court Approves French Legal Assistance Request Based on Stolen Bank Data |
On March 13, 2017, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court made public a decision, dated February 2017 , granting legal assistance to France on stolen bank client data from UBS in the case of suspected tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
France, Switzerland |
Banking Supervision, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Jersey Agrees to Return Forfeited Assets to Kenya and Requests Extradition |
On March 3, 2017, the Jersey government signed an agreement with the Kenyan government to return over £3 million of stolen assets to Kenya. In February 2016, Windward, a Jersey-registered company,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
Jersey, Kenya |
Asset Forfeiture, Corruption |
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ZTE Agrees to Enter Guilty Plea and Pay Over $430.4 Million for Sanctions Violations |
On March 7, 2017, ZTE Corporation, a leading Chinese electronics company, agreed to enter a guilty plea and to pay a $430,488,798 penalty to the U.S. for conspiring to violate the International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
China, Iran, United States |
Prosecution, Sanctions |
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EUROPOL Releases Its Report on Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) |
On March 9, 2017, EUROPOL released its report, “SOCTA 2017: European Union Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment Crime in the age of technology”. This is the second edition of the SOCTA,... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
Europe |
Europol, Organized Crime |
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Justice Department Announces Indictments of Russian Hackers in Yahoo Hacks |
On March 15, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had indicted four Russian nationals, including two members of the FSB, the Russian spy agency, in connection with the hacking of... |
Jacob Rasch |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-17 |
Russia, United States |
Computer Crimes, Espionage, Extradition, Sanctions |
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U.S. Court in Pennsylvania Orders Google to Comply with FBI Order to Produce Electronic Data |
On February 3, 2017, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas J. Rueter issued a memorandum of decision (hereafter memorandum) and order, requiring Google Inc. to disclose to agents of the Federal Bureau of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
3 |
2017-03-10 |
United States |
Computer Crimes, Jurisdiction, Legislation, Warrants |