Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Global Cooperation: the Bedrock of an Effective Enforcement System? The 39th Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) kicked off earlier this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 28th to October 3rd.  Every year... Shanzeh Toseef 30 14 2016-08-17 Brazil OECD, Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Securities Trade Enforcement
Germany Detains Al Jazeera Jounralist on Egyptian Extradition Warrant On June 20, German law enforcement authorities detained Ahmed Mansour, 52, a well-known journalist with Al Jazeera on an Egyptian arrest warrant.  He is detained in German custody while prosecutors... Bruce Zagaris 31 6 2016-08-17 Egypt, Germany Charged with Crimes, Extradition, Fair Trial, INTERPOL, Law Enforcement, Legal Ethics
U.K. Court of Appeals Rules Libyan Can Sue U.K. Officials for Violating His Human Rights Overseas                 On October 30, 2014, a U.K. Court of Appeal ruled that a Libyan man can sue high-level U.K. officials for their complicity in his 2004 rendition from China to Libya, where he was... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-17 China, Libya, United Kingdom Detention, Human Rights, Interrogation
Jordan Arrests Suspect in 1982 Paris Attack and France Requests His Extradition                 On June 17, 2915, Jordanian law enforcement authorities announced the arrest on June 1, 2015 of one of the key suspects in a violent attack in 1982 on a Jewish restaurant in Paris.[1... Bruce Zagaris 31 6 2016-08-17 France, Jordan Arrest, Extradition, Law Enforcement, Terrorism
Bank Leumi Enters into DPA on Assisting U.S. Taxpayers in Evading Taxes from Offshore Bank Accounts                 On December 22, 2014, the Bank Leumi Group entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Department of Justice, admitting that it conspired to aid and assist U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2016-08-17 Israel, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United States Conspiracy, False Papers, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Swiss Cybercrime Coordination Unit (CYCO) Has Released Its 2014 Report On March 26, 2015, the Swiss Cybercrime Coordination Unit (CYCO) has released its annual Report for 2014.[2]   Michael Plachta 31 6 2016-08-17 Switzerland Computer Crimes, Cybercrime, Internet Crime
Alstom Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $772 Million to Resolve FCPA Charges                 On December 22, 2014, Alstom S.A. (Alstom), a French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $772,290,000 fine to resolve charges concerning a broad... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2016-08-17 Bahamas, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia Bribery, Charged with Crimes, Conspiracy, Corruption, False Papers, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Whistleblowers At its 21st sitting held on June 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on the protection of whistleblowers. The debate as well... Michael Plachta 31 6 2016-08-17 Europe Corruption, Human Rights, Legal Ethics, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Whistle-blowing, Witness Protection
24th Summit of the African Union Continues Tense Relationships between AU and the International Criminal Court At the 24th Summit of the African Union (AU) held January 23-31, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,[2] the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Governments discussed, among other issues on its agenda,... Michael Plachta 31 2 2016-08-17 Africa International Criminal Court
European Court of Human Rights Makes Its Judgement Against Poland Final in the Case of CIA Rendition and Use of Torture On February 16, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber panel of five judges decided to refer two cases and to reject requests to refer 19 other cases – including the judgment of July... Michael Plachta 31 2 2016-08-17 Europe European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Human Rights
Costa Rica Arrests and Extradites U.S. Citizen Charged with Business Opportunity Fraud                 On February 12, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) announced that Costa Rica has extradited Jon White, a U.S. citizen charged in connection... 2016-08-17 Costa Rica, United States Conspiracy, Extradition, Fraud
New German Document Discloses Fresh Information on European Undercover Policing Networks In January 2015 German Government revealed new document obtained from the German Parliament, Budestag, in response to the Minor Interpellation submitted by Member of the Bundestag Andrej Hunko and... Michael Plachta 31 2 2016-08-17 Germany Counter-terrorism, International Cooperation, Organized Crime, Terrorism, Undercover Operations
FinCEN Extends and Expands the Reach of its Real Estate “Geographic Targeting Orders”                 On July 27, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) that will temporarily require U.S. title insurance companies to... Bruce Zagaris 32 8 2016-08-12 United States Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Regulation, Transparency
Second Circuit Rejects Forfeiture of Building Controlled by Government of Iran in Violation of Economic Sanctions On July 20, 2016, the Second Circuit overturned the District Court for the Southern District of New York’s decision to forfeit an approximately $1 billion dollar New York City office building on the... Scott Buzzard 32 8 2016-08-12 Iran, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Compliance, Conspiracy, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Economic Sanctions, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement, Lawsuits, Sanctions
ICC and Dutch Government Return Witnesses to Congo, Rejecting Asylum Claims                 On June 27, 2014, after a long procedure involving both the ICC and the authorities of the Netherlands, the Dutch Council of State decided to return three witnesses to the Democratic... 2016-08-10 Netherlands Asylum, International Criminal Court, Legal Ethics, Witness Protection
Belgian Judge Charges Swiss HSBC Branch with Tax Fraud and Money Laundering                 On November 17, 2014, a Belgian investigating judge charged the Swiss private banking arm of HSBC Holdings Plc with tax fraud and money laundering, and forming a criminalization... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-10 Belgium, Switzerland Banking Supervision, Charged with Crimes, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
British Arrest on U.S. Charges Activist Charged with Hacking US Government Database                 On October 25, 2013, British law enforcement officials, involving investigators with the Cyber Crime Unit of the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested Lauri Love, a young activist with... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 European Union, United Kingdom, United States Charged with Crimes, Computer Crimes
African Union Approves Draft Decision to Grant Leaders and Senior Government Officials Immunity in the Regional Court                 On July 4, 2013, the African Union announced it has approved a draft protocol for the proposed African Court of Justice and Human Rights (African Court) to grant leaders, heads of... Bruce Zagaris 30 10 2016-08-10 Africa Immunity, International Criminal Court
Belgium Lures and then Arrests Somali Pirate Mastermind                 On October 15, 2013, alleged Somali pirate Mohamed “Afweyene” Abdi Hassan arrived at the Brussels airport, believing he would advise as an expert in a film project on maritime piracy... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 Belgium, Somalia Arrest, Deportation, Extradition, Piracy
European Ministers Adopt a New Action Plan to Counter Syria-bound EU National Fighters The European Union's counter-terrorism co-ordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, announced a new initiative to tackle the threat of terrorism. In the margins of an informal meeting of EU interior ministers... Michael Plachta 30 10 2016-08-10 European Union Counter-terrorism, Human Rights, Investigation, Terrorism

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