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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Wildlife Crime |
On January 15, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted – at first reading – a legislative resolution on wildlife crime.[2] The procedure leading to the adoption of the resolution has... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
European Union |
European Union, Illegal Importation, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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OFAC Settles with Luxembourg Bank for $152 Million |
On January 23, 2014, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control announced a $152 million agreement with Clearstream Banking, S.A. (Clearstream), of Luxembourg to settle... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Luxembourg, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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European Court Upholds UK House of Lords’ Decision on State Immunity in Cases Involving Torture |
On January 14, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court), Fourth Chamber, handed down its judgment in the long awaited case of Jones and others v. United Kingdom (application no... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
European Union, Saudi Arabia |
Immunity, Torture |
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Court Prevents Taxpayers Right to Leave the U.S. Without Liquidating Overseas Property to Discharge Tax Debts |
On January 29, 2014, U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of the U.S. District Court in Denver ordered two former Colorado residents who had moved to Ecuador to remain in the U.S. until they... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Ecuador, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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INTERPOL Issues First Purple Notice for Commercial Fraud |
On January 10, 2014, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) issued its first Purple Notice in connection with commercial fraud. The notice was issued at the request of... |
Lucas Balchun |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Qatar |
INTERPOL, Trade Enforcement |
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U.S. District Judge Orders Homeland Security to Remove Alien’s Name from No-Fly List and Give Reasons for Inclusion |
On January 14, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup ruled in favor of Rahinah Ibrahim, a former doctoral student at Stanford University, finding that she is “entitled by due process... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Malaysia, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights |
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Swiss Federal Administrative Tribunal Rules Against Transfer of Data From Swiss Bank to the United States |
On January 6, 2014, the Swiss Federal Administrative Tribunal, which hears cases of appeal against decrees issued by Swiss federal authorities, issued a decision, ruling that the Swiss... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Council of Europe and European Union Launch Handbook on European Data Protection Law |
On January 28, 2014 – Data Protection Day – the Council of Europe and European Union Fundamental Rights Agency launch a practical guide on European data protection law.
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
European Union, Uruguay |
Data Privacy |
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Canada Starts Offshore Tax Whistleblowing Program |
On January 15, 2014, Canadian Finance Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay started the Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) to combat international tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. The new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Canada |
Tax Enforcement |
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Alcoa World Alumina Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Will Pay $223 Million in Fines and Forfeiture |
On January 9, 2014, Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a majority-owned and controlled global alumina sales company of Alcoa Inc., plead guilty and agreed to pay $223 million in criminal fines and forfeiture... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Bahrain, United States |
Corruption |
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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 |
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Australia Seeks Extradition from Hong Kong in Securities Case |
On January 14, 2014, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it is seeking to prosecute a former executive of private Chinese firm Hanlong Mining Investment Pty Ltd. on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Australia, Hong Kong |
Extradition, Securities Law, Securities Trade Enforcement |
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European Parliament Approves New Directive on the Return of Cultural Objects Among Member States |
At its regular meeting on January 21, 2014, the Committee on Culture and Education (the Committee) of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its report thereby approving the proposal for a directive... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
European Union |
Cultural Property, European Union |
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U.S. Attorney in N. Jersey Announces Unsealing of Foreign Bribery Charges Against Former CEOs of Oil Services Company |
On January 6, 2014, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
3 |
2014-03-01 |
Colombia, Philippines, United States |
Bribery |
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Croatian Court Allows Extradition of a Former Communist Intelligence Chief to Germany |
On January 8, 2014, a Croatian court ruled that a communist-era intelligence chief could be extradited to Germany where he is wanted over a killing of a Yugoslav dissident in the 1980s. Josip... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
3 |
2014-03-01 |
Croatia, European Union, Germany |
European Union, Extradition |
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Destruction of Six Tons of Ivory Signals China’s Willingness to Aid in Elephant Conservation |
In a statement to the world, China, the world’s biggest consumer of illegal ivory, crushed six tons of ivory tusks and carved ornaments in public on January 6, 2014.[2] The event signaled... |
Sara Hefny |
30 |
3 |
2014-03-01 |
China, Gabon, Kenya, Philippines |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Practical Problems of Prisoner Transfer Discussed at the Council of Europe |
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons[2], the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
3 |
2014-03-01 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Prisoner Rights |
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violations and U.S. Parent Enters into Non-Prosecution Agreement |
On December 20, 2013, Alfred C. Toepfer International Ukraine Ltd.)(ACTI Ukraine), a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), pleaded guilty and agreed to pay more than $17 million in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
3 |
2014-03-01 |
Germany, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela |
Corruption |