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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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 Designates Banca Privada d'Andorra a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern                 On March 6, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Treasury, issued a notice of finding that the Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA) is a financial institution of... Bruce Zagaris 31 3 2016-08-17 United States Banking Supervision, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering
French Court Charges RBC with Tax Fraud                 On April 22, 2015, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canada’s largest bank by assets, revealed that a French judge has referred its Bahamas unit to a French tribunal to face a charge of... Bruce Zagaris 31 4 2016-08-17 Compliance, Conspiracy, Fraud, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Drones and Targeted Killings in the Context of Human Rights and International Law At its 17th sitting held on April 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on drones and targeted killings in the context of human... Michael Plachta 31 4 2016-08-17 Europe Council of the European Union, Human Rights, International Law, Targeted Killings, Terrorism
U.S. Charges English Futures Trader with Illegally Manipulating Stock Market and Requests His Extradition                 On April 21, 2015, the U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois announced the English law enforcement have arrested Navider Singh Sarao, 36, of Hounslow, United Kingdom on U... Bruce Zagaris 31 4 2016-08-17 United Kingdom, United States Economic Crimes, Extradition, Fraud, Trade Crimes, Trade Enforcement
Canada Extradites Executive on Fraud at U.S. EPA Superfund Site                 On November 17, 2014, Canada extradited John Bennett, a Canadian national, from Canada on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-17 Canada, United States Environment, Extradition, Fraud, Indictment
U.S. Requests Extradition for Drug Charges of Nigerian Senator-Elect                 On May 23, 2015, Nigerian drug agents arrested Buruji Kashamu, 56 years old and a senator-elect, on charges in a 1998 indictment by a grand jury in Chicago for conspiracy to import... Bruce Zagaris 31 5 2016-08-17 Nigeria, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Indictment, Money Laundering
Mexico Extradites Alleged Head of Drug Cartel to the U.S.                 On November 15, 2014, Mexico extradited to the United States Alfredo Beltran Leyva, one of the alleged heads of the Beltran Leyva Organization, a Mexican drug-trafficking cartel... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-17 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, International Cooperation, Organized Crime
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
Fair Trials International Issues Report with Recommendations on Improving the Operation of INTERPOL                 On November 27, 2013, Fair Trials International (FTI) issued an important and badly needed report on problems with the operation of Interpol Red notices, diffusions, and related... Bruce Zagaris and Michael Plachta 30 2 2016-08-10 European Union, Europe Detention, European Commission, Human Rights, INTERPOL, Political Leaders
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on the Crime of Aggression On July 17, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the crime of aggression.[2] Interestingly, the joint motion for a resolution was tabled on July 16, 2014,[3] but was adopted the... Michael Plachta 30 11 2016-08-10 European Union Crimes against Humanity, European Union, Genocide, International Criminal Court, War Crimes
Inter-American Juridical Committee's Annual Report Deals with International Juridical Cooperation in Criminal Matters and Protection of Cultural Property During an Armed Conflict On January 24, 2014, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) released the Annual Report on the activities carried out by the Inter-American Juridical Committee (the... Michael Plachta 30 4 2016-08-10 Art and Cultural Property, Compliance, International Cooperation
European Union G6 Group and the United States Discussed Several Law Enforcement Problems The informal G6 group of interior ministers from the 6 largest European Union countries, plus representatives from the United States of America, the European Commission and FRONTEX, held its most... Michael Plachta 30 11 2016-08-10 European Union, United States Counter-terrorism, Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Terrorism
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
U.S. Forfeits Over $480 Million of Abacha Funds But Ultimate Disposition Of Funds Unknown                 On August 7, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it has forfeited more than $480 million in corruption proceeds hidden in bank accounts worldwide by former Nigerian... 2016-08-10 Nigeria, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Corruption, Money Laundering

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