Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Israel Continues Tax Evasion Investigation into Swiss Accounts On December 8, 2014, the Israeli Tax Authority announced that Israel arrested and then released on bail four additional persons, bringing to 28 the number of individuals arrested in an investigation... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-12 Israel, Switzerland Arrest, Asset Forfeiture, Bank Secrecy, Economic Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Investigation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Releases Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2014 On December 2, 2014, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) released its annual Report on preliminary examinations. This report summarizes the preliminary... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-12 European Union, Europe, United States Administration of Justice, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court
Council of Europe Experts Discuss Various Aspects of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Recently, Council of Europe (CoE) experts have discussed current problems of international cooperation in criminal matters. The European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 67th plenary... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-12 Denmark, European Union, Europe, Turkey Corruption, Council of the European Union, Extradition, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes
EUROJUST Releases Its Report on Environmental Crime Eurojust launched the Strategic Project on Environmental Crime in the Spring of 2013 upon its approval by the College of Eurojust that April. The overall objective was to strengthen and improve... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-04 European Union Data Sharing, Endangered Species, Environment, Eurojust, International Convention, International Cooperation, Organized Crime
United Kingdom Opts-In to EU Police and Criminal Law Measures Following the official notification of the list of measures that the United Kingdom would like to re-join, the European Commission, on December 1, 2014, adopted a decision to allow the UK to take... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-04 European Union, United Kingdom Comparative and International Law, Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Data Sharing, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, Evidence Sharing, Extradition, Fugitive, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, National Security, Policy/Directives
HSBC’s Swiss Private Banking Unit Agrees to $12.5 Million Fine for Providing Unregistered Services to U.S. Clients On November 25, 2014, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $12.5 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the firm violated federal securities... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-04 Switzerland, United States Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Information Exchange, Investigation, Offshore Banking, Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Securities Trade Enforcement, Settlement, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
International Anti-Corruption Legislative Amendments in Canada The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, which came into force on February 15, 1999, takes a supply-side approach to combating... Peter Bowal and Evan Knight 30 15 2014-12-04 Canada Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Conferences, Corruption, Information Exchange, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, OECD
Swiss Museum Accepts Nazi-Era Art Trove Subject to 1998 Washington Conference Principles On November 24, the Museum of Fine Arms Bern, known as the Kunstmuseum Bern, accepted a valuable bequest by Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a Nazi-era art dealer, promising to abide by the 1998... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2014-12-04 Germany Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Holocaust, International Convention, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Foreign Terrorist Fighters: European Union Pursues Implementation of Adopted Measures On November 24, 2014, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (CTC) released its paper prepared in consultation with the European Commission and the EEAS, as well as Europol and Eurojust, takes stock of... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-04 European Union, Europe, Iraq, Syria Eurojust, European Commission, European Union, Europol, INTERPOL, Information Exchange, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Mutual Legal Assistance, Terrorism
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Anti-Retaliation Provisions of Dodd-Frank Whistleblowing Provisions for Lack of Jurisdiction On August 14, 2014, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of a complaint by a whistleblower Liu Meng-Lin against defendant Siemens AG, his former employer, alleging that... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 China, Taiwan, United States Administration of Justice, Disclosure, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Legislation, Regulation, Securities Exchange Commission, Standing, Whistle-blowing
Karigar: Landmark Bribery Case in Canada Indian-born Nazir Karigar was a former security systems executive for CryptoMetrics Canada, a subsidiary of the U.S. company CryptoMetrics Corporation.  In 2005, Karigar became aware of Air India’s... Peter Bowal and Caitlin The 30 12 2014-12-01 Canada, India, United States Bribery, Cross-Border Communication, Financial Crimes, Penalties, Political Leaders, Sentencing, Transparency, Whistle-blowing, White Collar Crime
European Union Reveals Future Perspectives for the Standing Committee on Internal Security (COSI) In July 2014, the European Union Presidency released its note on the future of the Standing Committee on Internal Security (COSI). Michael Plachta 30 12 2014-12-01 European Union Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Commission, European Union, Evidence Sharing, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, National Security
New York Regulator Suspends Dollar Clearing for StanChart’s High-risk Clients On August 19, 2014, Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, announced an order concerning Standard Chartered Bank's ("SCB") failures to remediate anti-money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, United States Adjective Enforcement, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering
UK-UAE Agreement Enables UK to Obtain First Recovery of Criminal Assets from UAE On August 21, 2014, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that the new CPS Proceeds of Crime Service (CPSPOC) in London has obtained what is believed to be the first ever successful... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Cross-Border Communication, Freezing of Assets, International Cooperation, International Courts
New York Regulator Sanctions PwC for Misconduct in Consulting Role On August 19, 2014, Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), announced that PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) Regulatory... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Japan, United States Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Data Sharing, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud
U.K. Opens Consultations on New Criminal Offense for Offshore Tax Evasion and Strengthens Civil Deterrents for Offshore Tax Evasion On August 19, 2014, the Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the start of two consultations on offshore tax evasion: one is to adopt legislation on a new criminal offense and the second... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 United Kingdom Compliance, Disclosure, Economic Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Information Exchange, Legislation, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Penalties, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation, Transparency
New Indian Government Presses Swiss for Cooperation into Offshore Tax Evasion Investigation The Swiss government has denied preparing a list of tax evaders for the Indian government notwithstanding the establishment by India of a Special Investigations Team (SIT) and its public statements... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 India, Switzerland Offshore Banking, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Forfeiture of Undeclared Currency On August 21, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld a civil forfeiture of $132,245 by a U.S. district court for failure to report currency when crossing the U.S. border in... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Canada, United States Arrest, Asset Forfeiture, Border Security, Court Conviction, Fair Use, Federal Code
Estonia Accuses Russia of Abducting A Counter-Intelligence Agent On September 5, 2014, the Estonian government called the Russian ambassador after Estonian officials accused Russia of seizing Eston Kohver, one of its counter-intelligence agents, at gunpoint by a... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Estonia, Russia Arrest, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, Espionage, Intelligence, Kidnaping, Seizure, Sovereignty, Undercover Operations
Law Enforcement Raids Los Angeles Fashion District to Stop Laundering by Mexican Cartels On September 10, approximately 1,000 federal law enforcement agents carried out a series of raids in 70 locations in the downtown Los Angeles fashion district to execute dozens of search warrants and... Bruce Zagaris 30 12 2014-12-01 Mexico, United States Arrest, Asset Seizure, Border Security, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Gang Activity, Investigation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Seizure, Smuggle, Undercover Operations, Warrants

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