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Mexico Extradites Man Charged With Murder of ICE Special Agent |
On December 21, 2011, the Mexican government extradited Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as “Piolin” to face charges in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. for his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Murder, Standing, Targeted Killings |
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U.S. Brings Forfeiture Complaint against Firearms Dealer |
On December 20, 2011, the U.S. Government brought a 10-count civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District court, District of New Mexico concerning a gun shop in Deming, New Mexico, whose owner and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Portuguese Supreme Court Rejects U.S. Appeal on George Wright’s Extradition |
On December 22, 2011, the Portuguese Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s decision, rejecting the United States government’s extradition request for George Wright. In 1970, Mr. Wright... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Portugal, United States |
Extradition, Murder |
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Irish Court Dismisses U.S. Extradition Request for IRA Member |
On December 22, 2011, Ireland’s High Court in Dublin dismissed an extradition request of the United States government to extradite a senior Irish Republican Army veteran to the U.S. over his alleged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
3 |
2012-03-01 |
Ireland, North Korea, United Kingdom, United States |
Counterfeiting, Extradition |
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Fighting Maritime Piracy: Council of Europe Contribution |
Following the adoption by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) of Recommendation 1913 (2010) on “[t]he necessity to take additional international legal steps to deal with sea... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Europe, Somalia |
European Union, International Law, Piracy |
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Chile Requests Former U.S. Military Officer’s Extradition |
The Chilean government has requested the extradition of Ray E. Davis, a former U.S. military officer, for involvement in the disappearance and murder of two Americans during the coup that brought the... |
Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Chile, United States |
Extradition, Intelligence, Investigation, Murder, National Security |
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Council of Europe Acts Against Manipulation of Sports Results, Notably Match-Fixing |
At the 1122nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on 28 September 2011, the Committee of Ministers adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)10 to member states on promotion of the integrity of sport... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Europe, World |
Enforcement of International Sports Law, Fraud, International Organizations |
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Europol supports French Police against a Russian-speaking mafia |
On November 18, 2011, the French police, in collaboration with Europol,[1] arrested members of a Georgian and Armenian organized crime group.[2] The raid was conducted simultaneously in different... |
Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Armenia, European Union, France, Georgia |
Arrest, European Union, Europol, Investigation |
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Former Ivory Coast President Transferred to the ICC |
On November 30, 2011, former Ivory Coast President Laurent Koudou Gbagbo, 66 years, arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center in the Netherlands. The Ivory Coast... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Ivory Coast, Netherlands |
Crimes against Humanity, Extradition, International Criminal Court, Jurisdiction, Law of War |
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Switzerland – Swiss Subsidiary Fined for Inadequate Compliance Measures in Major Bribery Case |
On 22 November 2011 the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (the “OAG”) issued a summary punishment order against Alstom Network Schweiz AG (“Alstom” or the “Company”) for not having... |
Daniel L. Buhr and Simone Nadelhofer |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Latvia, Malaysia, Switzerland, Tunisia |
Bribery, Corruption, Economic Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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European Parliament Supports the International Criminal Court |
On 17 November 2011, the European Parliament adopted an important document concerning the International Criminal Court (ICC): Resolution... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
European Union |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Commission, European Union, International Criminal Court |
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OAS Ministers Responsible for Public Security Adopt Measures to Improve Police Standards in the Americas |
On November 18, 2011, at the third meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA III) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, convened by the General Assembly of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, World |
Comparative and International Law, Cross-Border Communication, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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Head of US FATF Delegation Summarizes FATF Meeting re Consultations on the Revision of AML/CFT Recommendations |
On December 14, 2011, Chip Poncy, Director, Office of Strategic Policy, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, U.S. Department of Treasury, provided an overview on FATF developments during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
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U.S. Indicts Eight Former Siemens’ Executives and Agents in Alleged $100 Million Foreign Bribe Scheme Involving Argentina |
On December 13, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that eight former executives and agents of Siemens AG and its subsidiaries have been charged for allegedly engaging in a ten-year... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Argentina, Germany, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Fraud, Indictment, Investigation |
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The Money Laundry: Regulating Criminal Finance in the Global Economy by J.C. Sharman (Cornell U. Press, 200 pp., 2011, ISBN 978-0-8014-5018-1) |
This work discusses anti-money laundering (AML) policies and their lack of impacting the level of crime. The book reviews the utility of the AML rules by the author posing as a would-be money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
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Venezuela Deports Alleged Colombian Drug Kingpin to the U.S. |
On December 15, 2011, Venezuela deported Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, an alleged drug kingpin, to the United States, where he is charged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Colombia, United States, Venezuela |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Seeks Singaporeans Extradition for Export Control Violations with Iran |
Five people and four companies have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for smuggling electronic parts made in the U.S. to Iran via Singapore. Some of the electronic goods... |
Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Iran, Iraq, Singapore, United States |
Extradition, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Terrorism, Treaties, War Crimes |
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FATF Finalizing the Revised Recommendations as Bar Associations Comment |
During its plenary meeting on October 27-28, 2011, FATF reported that it has significantly advanced its work to revise the FATF Recommendations to ensure that they continue to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
United States, World |
FATF, International Cooperation |
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Study Focuses on Confiscation and Recovery of Proceeds of Bribery |
In December 2011, a new study prepared by the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (Working Group) and the World Bank-UNODC Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
World |
Asset Seizure, Banking Supervision, Bribery, Fraud, Money Laundering, World Bank |
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U.S. Parole Commission Reduces Mexican Sentence and Releases Transferee American Who Alleges Torture in Mexico |
On December 1, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Parole Commission reduced an American citizen’s five-year sentence meted out by a Mexican judge, and released him with “time served,” or 26... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
2 |
2012-02-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Torture |