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U.S. and Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Continues |
On December 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of State updated the work of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), whereby the U.S. and Caribbean countries are combating illicit narcotics trade... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Brazil, Caribbean, European Union, United States |
Adjective Enforcement, Economic Integration |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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U.S. Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit Overturns District Court and Upholds the Required Records Doctrine in Enforcing Grand Jury Subpoena of Foreign Bank Records |
On September 21, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously overturned a district court’s denial of the U.S. government’s motion to compel a target of a grand jury... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Treasury Designates MS-13 as Transnational Criminal Organization |
On October 11, 2012, the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced the designation of the Latin American gang Mara Salvatrucha, known as MS-13, as a Transnational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
El Salvador, United States |
Organized Crime, Sanctions |
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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 |
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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 |
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Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |
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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 |
