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U.S. Attorney in Atlanta Indicts 4 Persons on Charges of Sex Trafficking and Alien Harboring |
On May 21, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the indictment of three persons,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Ethiopia, Mexico, United States |
Sex Crimes |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Frontex: Human Rights Responsibilities |
At its 17th sitting on April 25, 2013, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 1932 (2013) and Recommendation 2016 (2013) on “Frontex: Human Rights... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Council of the European Union |
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INTERPOL and IFAW Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Fight Wildlife Crime |
On May 22, 2013, two major international organizations took an important step forward in fighting wildlife crime, as INTERPOL and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) signed a memorandum... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Africa |
INTERPOL, Wildlife |
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Obama Announces Revision of U.S. Counterterrorism Policies |
On May 23, 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama issued remarks at the National Defense University about changes in U.S. counter-terrorism policy.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Terrorism |
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U.S. Attorney in New York Indicts Digital Currency Company and 7 Persons for Money Laundering |
On May 28, 2013, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and several law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Liberty Reserve S.A., a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Costa Rica, Spain, United States |
Cybercrime, Money Laundering |
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European Union Leaders Reach Political Agreement on Measures to Fight Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud |
Fighting tax evasion and tax fraud was one of the two main themes at the European Council meeting on May 22, 2013 in Brussels. Leaders of 27 member states of the European Union agreed that tax... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
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Senegal and Chad Sign Cooperation Agreement to Facilitate Habre’s Trial |
On May 3, 2013, the Sengalese and Chadian ministers of justice signed an agreement in Dakar to cooperate on the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré in Senegal for charges of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Africa, Belgium, Chad, Senegal |
International Courts, International Criminal Court |
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Art Dealer Charged with Tax Crimes from Allegedly Fraudulent Sales of Art |
On May 21, 2013, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and other law enforcement officials, announced the arrest of Glafira Rosales, an art dealer, for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Spain, United States |
Fraud, Tax Enforcement |
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INTERPOL Rejects Russia’s Request for a “Blue Notice” for Bill Browder |
On May 24, 2013, INTERPOL issued a press release saying it had deleted all information in relation to William Browder following a recommendation by its independent Commission for the Control... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Russia, United States |
INTERPOL, International Cooperation |
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Guatemala Extradites Former President to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges |
On May 24, 2013, Guatemala took its former President Alfonso Portillo from a military hospital where he was receiving treatment for liver and heart problems and put him an air ambulance, where he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Guatemala, United States |
Corruption, Extradition, Money Laundering |
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ICC Appeals Chamber Confirms Decision on Potential Modification on Form of Responsibility of Germain Katanga in the Congo |
On March 27, 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed by majority, Judge Cuno Tarfusser dissenting, the appeal raised by the defense of Germain Katanga... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Congo |
International Criminal Court |
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U.S. and France Cooperate in Corruption Prosecution against French Oil Company |
On May 29, 2013, U.S. and French authorities announced criminal actions against Total S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. Department of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
France, United States |
Corruption, International Cooperation |
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Dispute Between Saudi Prince and Business Partner Involves Interpol and London Civil Courts |
A business dispute between a Saudi Arabian prince and a Jordanian businessman has involved Interpol and courts in London, showing the uneasy interaction of criminal and civil law as well as... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom |
INTERPOL |
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Two U.S. Broker-Dealer Employees and Venezuelan Development Bank Official Charged in International Bribery Scheme |
On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that two employees of a U.S. broker-dealer and a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank have been charged in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Corruption |
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Ralph Lauren Non-Prosecution Agreement Resolves FCPA Charges as Argentina Requests Information and Doubts the Allegations |
On April 22, 2013, Ralph Lauren Corporation (RLC) entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $882,000 penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Argentina, United States |
Corruption |
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U.S. Court issues John Doe Summons against CIBC First Caribbean International Bank Ltd. |
On April 30, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the day before, a U.S. District Court in San Francisco entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Canada, Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Subpoena in Support of Mexico’s TIEA Request |
On April 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, in a unanimous opinion, affirmed the district court’s order denying the motion of Salomon Juan Marcos Villarreal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Organization of American States: Eighth High-Level Working Session on the International Criminal Court |
On 12 April 2013, the Committee on Political and Juridical Affairs of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) hosted the Eighth High-Level Working Session on the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
World |
International Cooperation, International Criminal Court, OECD |
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United Nations General Assembly Holds Debate on the Role of International Criminal Justice |
On April 10, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held its first ever debate on the role of the international criminal justice system in reconciliation, with its president stressing the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Africa |
United Nations |
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Central America’s “Northern Triangle” Drug Challenge |
Central America has the dubious distinction of having the world’s highest homicide rates. Located between the Andean coca-producing fields and North America’s cocaine-consuming... |
Scott B. MacDonald |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Canada, Central America, Colombia, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States, Venezuela |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |