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Swiss Federal Administrative Court Denies IRS Request for Bank Records from Credit Suisse               On April 5, 2012, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court affirmed the appeal of one of Credit Suisse’s (CS) depositors, who brought an action to prevent the disclosure of his bank... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
U.S. Issues Final Regulations on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens   On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS issued final regulations[1] and a revenue procedure[2] implementing the final regulations regarding the reporting requirements for... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
EHRC Allows Britain to Extradite Terrorist Suspects to U.S. In Spite of Likely Detention at Supermax Prison On April 10, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Britain can extradite five suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges.  The individuals had challenged the... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
World Bank Publishes Report on the Use of Criminal justice to Prosecute Illegal Logging On March 20, 2012, the World Bank released a report on suggesting a more targeted, punitive approach using the criminal justice system to combat illegal logging.  In particular, governments... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
Defining and Prosecuting Terrorism Under International and Domestic Law: Decision of UK Court of Appeal in Regina v Mohammed Gul   Defining terrorism, terrorist acts and terrorists has for decades created serious problems to both international and domestic lawyers and academics.[1] Recently, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal... Michael Plachta 28 6 2012-06-01
EU Justice & Home Affairs Focuses on Border, Migration, and Asylum Policies On March 8, 2012, the European Union Council on Justice and Home Affairs held its 3151st meeting in Brussels and focused on border, migration, and asylum policies. Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
EU Will Propose Legislation to Implement FATF Revised Recommendations   On April 11, 2012, the European Commission issued a report on the application of Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
Council of Europe Takes Up Problem of International Trafficking in Human Organs   The joint Council of Europe/United Nations study of 2009 has demonstrated that both the quantitative and also the qualitative description of trafficking in organs and trafficking in human... Michael Plachta 28 6 2012-06-01
Italy Arrests Dozens in Wide-Ranging Anti-Organized Crime Operation On March 19, 2012, in an effort to curb organized crime in the Naples region of Italy, Italian authorities, backed by the governments of Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, launched Operation Bad... Andrew Baskin 28 6 2012-06-01
Nigerian Former Governor Pleads Guilty of Laundering Public Funds   On February 27, 2012, James Ibori, a former governor of the Nigerian state of Delta, pled guilty in London’s Southwark crown court, to ten charges of fraud and money laundering.[1]  ... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Nigeria Extradition
Senator Levin Introduces Cut Unjustified Tax Act as Amendment to Transportation Bill   On February 27, 2012, Senator Carl Levin introduced as an amendment to the transportation bill the Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act.  Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 United States Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision
U.S. Attorney General Justifies Lethal Force Against U.S. Citizens Affiliated with Al Qaeda March 5, 2012, speaking on law and national security at Northwestern Law School, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder justified the use of lethal force under international law and the U.S. Constitution... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 United States Law of War
A. U.S. Trade Associations Request Better Guidance on FCPA Implementation On February 21, 202, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, requesting guidance on the... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
A.Spanish Government Will Use Criminal Sanctions against Underground Economy and Fraud Using Tax Havens   On March 1, 2012, the Spanish Ministry of Finance issued an Official State Bulletin on its Annual Plan of Tax and Customs.  It focused on the main goals: (1) investigation of tax and customs fraud... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
U.S. Attorney in New York Indicts 2 Swiss Asset Managers for Conspiring to Help U.S Taxpayers Evade Tax   On March 14, 2012, Preet Bharra, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Victor W. Lessoff, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
Italy and India Square Off Over Prosecution of Italian Marines Accused of Killing Indian Fishermen As a result of an incident on February 15, 2012, in which two Italian marines allegedly shot two Indian fishermen, Indian law enforcement boarded the Enrica Lexie, an Italian oil tanker, arrested the... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Track Foreign Fugitives   On March 12, 2012, Senator Richard Durbin introduced S. 2183, bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, to provide funding for the Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund.[1]  The bill... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
How to Reconcile the Fight Against Terrorism with Human Rights: The Council of Europe Response   At its 35th sitting on October 6, 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a significant document concerning the problem of how to reconcile the fight against... Michael Plachta 28 5 2012-05-01
Whistleblower on Dutch Bank’s Participation in Offshore Shelter Files Suit Over Failure to Obtain Award   On February 21, 2012, Joseph A. Insinga, a former managing director of American operations of Rabobank, filed a petition in U.S. Tax Court, to dispute and appeal the IRS’s adverse... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 United States Whistle-blowing
Enforcement Cooperation Issues Continue to Plague U.S.-Afghan Cooperation   As the U.S. begins withdrawing from Afghanistan, numerous transnational corruption and international human rights issues plague the relationship. Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Afghanistan Corruption

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