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Senate Permanent Investigative Subcommittee Holds New Hearing on Offshore Tax Evasion, Calling for Improved Prosecution |
On February 26, 2014, Senator Carl Levin (D-Wis.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, opened the hearing by stating that the hearing was a supplement to the 2008... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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European Parliament Adopts Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation |
On February 4, 2014, the European Parliament adopted a new directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation.[2]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
European Union, Sanctions |
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German Justice Minister Proposes Abolition of Statute of Limitation and Independent Center to Search for Looted Art |
On February 7, 2014, German authorities proposed a new law to abolish its 30-year statute of limitations for certain cases involving stolen property, which would facilitate efforts to seek the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Germany |
Cultural Property |
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President Obama Issues National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking |
On February 11, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.[1] The strategy involves three elements: strengthening enforcement;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
United States |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Netherlands Arrest Genocide Suspect for Extradition to Rwanda |
On January 23, 2014, the Dutch law enforcement arrest Jean Baptist Mugimba in connection with the mass slaughter of Tutsis in Nyakabanda, a district in a suburb of Kigali, Rwanda’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Netherlands, Rwanda |
Extradition, Genocide |
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OECD Issues Common Reporting Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information |
On February 13, 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) unveiled the first half of its model framework for automatic exchange of tax information, which the U.S. and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
G-10 member countries, United States |
OECD |
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World Wildlife Summit Hosted in London by the UK Government |
The UK called together global leaders for a major conference in London on February 13, 2014 to help eradicate illegal wildlife trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species from... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Botswana, Chad, Gabon, Tanzania, United Kingdom |
Wildlife |
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European Data Protection Supervisor’s Opinions on Two Documents of the European Commission on Mass Surveillance |
On February 21, 2014, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), released his Opinion on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
Data Privacy |
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European Commission Reveals Its First Anti-Corruption Report |
On February 3, 2014, the European Commission released its first “EU Anti-Corruption Report”.[2] The Report covers all 28 EU Member States. It consists of: (i) a general chapter... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
Corruption |
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U.S.-Italian Enforcement Cooperation Breaks Italian Organized Crime Syndicate |
On February 11, 2014, Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and George Venizelos, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Italy, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Report on Assessments of AML and CTF Underscores Gaps in the Process |
As governments, international organizations, and professionals prepare for the fourth round of anti-money laundering enforcement (AML) and counter-terrorism financial (CFT) enforcement, a report by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering |
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French Trial of Rwandan on Genocide Charges Signals Shift in French Policy |
After two decades of relative inactivity following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, on February 4, 2014, France’s two-year-old special war crimes tribunal started its first trial, with former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
France, Rwanda |
Crimes against Humanity, Genocide |
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Director of Public Prosecutions Dispatches Attorneys Overseas for Asset Recovery |
On February 24, 2014, Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) revealed that her office is stationing two new specialist prosecutors in Spain and the United Arab Emirates,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure |
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Swiss Attorney General Will Request Mutual Assistance from Egypt on Mubarak Assets |
On January 31, 2014, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland announced it will request help from the Egyptian judicial authorities in obtaining evidence of possible predicate offenses to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Egypt, Switzerland |
Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Focuses on Information Exchange and Enforcement Aspects of Pending Tax Treaties |
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, with Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Senator Barrasso (R-Wyo) attending, held a hearing on pending U.S. income tax treaties. In particular, they... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Chile, Hungary, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Curacao Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for 3 Persons Accused of Narcotics Offenses |
On February 6, 2014, the Court of Justice in Curacao denied an extradition request by the United States for 3 people identified as K., R., and F. The U.S. government had requested their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Curaçao, Netherlands |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Files Suit to Forfeit Italian Antiquity Linked to Convicted Smuggler |
On February 27, 2014, the United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York filed a civil complaint in federal court seeking forfeiture of an ancient Italian sarcophagus lid, an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Italy, United States |
Cultural Property |
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Vatican Denies Dominican Republic’s Extradition Request for Former Papal Nuncio |
The Warsaw Office of the Prosecutor has reported that the Vatican has denied an extradition request by the Dominican Republic for Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who served as papal nuncio to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Dominican Republic, Poland, Vatican |
Extradition |
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Italy’s Highest Court Finds German Financier Extraditable to the U.S. on Fraud Charges |
On January 10, 2014, Italy’s highest court found Florian Homm, a German financier wanted by the United States on fraud charges, extraditable to the U.S. Homm intends to appeal to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Germany, Italy, United States |
Extradition |
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U.S District Court Upholds IRS Regs Requiring Reporting on Interest Paid to NRAs |
On January 13, 2014, U.S District Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia granted the U.S. Department of Treasury motion for summary judgment in support of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Canada, United States |
Tax Enforcement |