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Nevada Supreme Court Orders Evidentiary Hearing for Mexican Death Row Inmate on Consular Access On September 19, 2012, the Nevada Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the district court  which ruled that a convicted Mexican citizen on death row had the right to an evidentiary hearing on... Bruce Zagaris 29 2 2013-02-01 Mexico, United States Consular rights, Death Penalty
Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents - March 2013   BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS - March 2013                         by Bruce Zagaris   I.             BOOKS   II.            ARTICLES   A.      Aliens and Migration Bruce Zagaris 29 3 2013-01-04
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Political Prisoners On October 3, 2012, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 1900 (2012), “The definition of political prisoner”. Both the debate and resolution were based on the... Michael Plachta 29 1 2013-01-01 European Union, Europe Prisoner Rights
Chinese Crackdown on US-Based Ponzi Scheme Allegedly Swindling 200,000 Chinese On October 27, 2012, Chinese authorities announced they had cracked down on a U.S.-based Ponzi scheme website Hootoot660, after allegedly swindling 200,000 Chinese people out of 2.4 billion yuan ($... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 China, United States Fraud
Argentina Arrests Alleged Colombian Drug Trafficker On October 30, 2012, Argentine law enforcement authorities arrested 41 year-old Henry de Jesús López, an alleged top Colombian drug trafficker. [1] Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
UN Security Council Committee Adds Haqqani Network to Terrorist List    On November 5, 2012, the UN Security Council Committee on Sanctions listed the Haqqani Network as a terrorist group, pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 1988 (2011), for participating... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 Afghanistan, Pakistan Securities Exchange Commission, United Nations
Obama Executive Order Strengthens Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts     On September 25, 2012, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order strengthening protections against trafficking in persons in federal contracts.  The E.O. explains that over... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 United States Human Trafficking
U.S. Indicts S. Korean Company and Executives for Stealing DuPont’s Kevlar Trade Secrets    On October 18, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and other law enforcement officials announced a grand jury indictment against Kolon Industries Inc., a company... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 South Korea, United States Intellectual Property
EU Committee Recommends Action to Combat Transnational Organized Crime   On October 15, 2012, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Organized Crime made suggestions for combatting transnational organized crime in the European Union.  The... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 European Union, Europe Organized Crime
FATF Makes Project Update on Vulnerabilities of the Legal Profession in Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing On October 16, 2012, the Financial Action Task Force Working Group on Typologies issued a Project Update on the vulnerabilities of the legal profession with respect to money laundering and terrorist... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering
MoneyGram International Inc. Agrees to Deferred Prosecution on Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Crimes and to Forfeit $100 Million On November 9, 2012, MoneyGram International Inc., a global money services business headquartered in Dallas, agreed to forfeit $100 million and conclude a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 Canada, United States Fraud, Money Laundering
U.S. District Court Upholds Willfulness Penalty on Failure to File FBAR On November 8, 2012, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division Judge David Nuffer ruled in favor of the U.S. government that it could collect a civil penalty assessed to Jon... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 United States Tax Enforcement
ICE Returns Stolen Cultural Artifacts to Mexico On October 25, 2012, at a ceremony at the Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, Texas, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned more than 4,000 pieces of stolen and looted cultural... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 Mexico, United States Cultural Property
Germany Convicts 10 Somali Pirates in Hamburg Court On October 19, 2012, a German court convicted 10 Somalis of hijacking a German container ship during a 2010 Gulf of Aden attack. This piracy trial, which lasted 105 days[1], was the first of its kind... Sara Hefny 29 1 2013-01-01 Germany, Somalia Maritime, Piracy
France Arrests Seattle Couple on Extradition Warrant for Bankruptcy Fraud On October 25, 2012, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, announced that a federal grand jury in Seattle returned a 43 county... Bruce Zagaris 29 1 2013-01-01 France, United States Extradition, Fraud
U.K. Arrest Kyrgyz Ex-Leader Bakiyev’s Son on U.S. Extradition Warrant for Fraud               On October 13, 2012, police in London arrested Maxim Bakiyev, a son of fugitive former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in response to a U.S. extradition warrant. Bruce Zagaris 28 12 2012-12-01 Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, United Kingdom Extradition, Fraud
Council of Europe Adopts Recommendation on Foreign Prisoners At the 1152nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on October 10, 2012, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) adopted Recommendation CM/Rec (2012)12, concerning foreign prisoners.[2... Michael Plachta 28 12 2012-12-01 Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Conviction of Bin Laden’s Driver        On October 13, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals in a unanimous 3-0 decision, overturned the conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver and bodyguard for Osama bin... Bruce Zagaris 28 12 2012-12-01 Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States, Yemen Counter-terrorism
Singapore Starts Consultation to Designate Tax Crimes as Money Laundering Predicate Offenses      On October 9, 2012, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper on the designation of tax crimes as money laundering (ML) predicate offenses in Singapore.[1] Bruce Zagaris 28 12 2012-12-01 Singapore Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement
Five Terrorist Suspects Extradited to US, Following Last Appeal in UK Appellate Court     On October 5, 2012, after a legal battle spanning 8 to 14 years in each case, a United Kingdom High Court rejected final appeals of five suspected terrorists, including radical cleric Abu Hamza... Bruce Zagaris 28 12 2012-12-01 United Kingdom, United States, Yemen Counter-terrorism, Extradition

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