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U.S. Agrees with Former ABN AMRO Bank to Forfeit $500 Million Forfeiture For Sanctions Violations, Fraud, and Violation of the Bank Secrecy Act |
On May 10, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the former ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has agreed to forfeit $500 million to the U.S. in connection with a conspiracy to defraud the U.S., to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, Netherlands |
Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, Conspiracy |
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U.S. Acting Deputy Attorney General Announces New AUSA and FBI Agent Positions to Assist in Fight Against Intellectual Property Violations |
On April 26, 2010, Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler announced that 15 new Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) and 20 Federal Bureau of Investigation agents will be appointed to... |
Cassandra Sheehan |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, Cybercrime, Administration of Justice, Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Evidence Gathering |
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U.S. Prepares to Attend ICC Review Conference in Kampala |
As part of the preparation by the U.S. government to attend the International Criminal Court Review Conference in Kampala, Uganda on May 31-June 11, the U.S. government sent some high-level officials... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, Uganda |
Administration of Justice, War Crimes, International Courts, International Law, International Crimes |
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U.S. and Pakistan Cooperate After Failed Times Square Bombing |
On May 4, 2010, U.S. authorities arrested Faisal Shahzad, 30, a Pakistani-U.S. man for his admitted role in the attempted attack in New York City and said he was trained in explosives in Pakistan.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, Pakistan |
National Security, Terrorism, International Cooperation, Evidence Gathering, Crimes |
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U.S. Attorney General Meets with Commissioners of African Union and U.S. and Algeria Conclude MLAT |
On April 21, 2010, United States Attorney General Eric Holder hosted a meeting with commissioners of the African Union in an effort to emphasize the U.S. government’s commitment to Africa, especially... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, Africa, Algeria |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Piracy, Crimes |
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Regulatory Oversight of Money Changers in Yemen |
I conducted a site visit to Yemen in November 2009. Locations visited in the capitol city of Sana’a included the Banking Supervision Division of the Central Bank of Yemen (CBY), a licensed currency... |
David Burris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
International Cooperation, International Banking Supervision, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Daimler Settles U.S. Foreign Bribery Charges |
On April 1, 2010, Daimler AG, a German corporation, and three of its subsidiaries resolved charges related to a Foreign Corrupt Practice Act investigation into the company’s worldwide prices...more... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United States, Germany |
Corruption, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, Conspiracy |
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GAO Report Finds FinCEN Can Provide Better Support to Law Enforcement |
On April 28, 2010, Eileen R. Larence, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified that, while the majority of law enforcement agencies (LEAs)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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European Data Protection Supervisor Makes Suggestions to Foster ACTA’s Compatibility with Data Protection and Privacy Requirements |
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has expressed concern that he was not consulted by the European Commission on the current negotiations regarding the adoption of an agreement, called... |
Cassandra Sheehan |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Europe |
Cybercrime, Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement, Privacy, Piracy, Trade Crimes |
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Jamaican Prime Minister Will Allow Court to Decide U.S. Extradition Request |
On March 31, 2010, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding revealed on a call-in radio program that he has changed his position on the U.S. extradition request for Jamaican Christopher “Dudus” Coke and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United States, Jamaica |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Privacy, Drug Enforcement, Evidence Gathering, Crimes |
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Antiguan Magistrate Delays Extradition of King in Stanford Case |
On March 25, 2010, Chief Magistrate Ivan Walters announced during an extradition hearing that he required another month to decide whether enough evidence exists to allow the extradition of former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Fraud, Financial Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Economic Crimes, Conspiracy |
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ICC Grants Prosecutor’s Request to Investigate Kenyan Crimes Against Humanity |
On March 31, 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Chamber II, by majority, granted the ICC chief prosecutor Louis Moreno-Ocampo’s request to start an investigation on crimes against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
World, Kenya |
Administration of Justice, Murder, International Courts, Sex Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Deportation, Crimes against Humanity, Rape, International Crimes |
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Shanghai Court Sentences Rio Tinto Executives and Rio Fires Staff |
On March 29, 2010, a Shanghai court sentenced four executives from the Australian mining multinational corporation Rio Tinto to between seven and fourteen years in prison on bribery and corporate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
China, Australia |
Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Crimes, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision, Conspiracy |
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UK Court Finds British Lawyer Extraditable to U.S. on Corruption Charges |
On March 25, 2010, District Judge Caroline Tubbs, sitting at City of Westminister Magistrates’ Court, found a British solicitor accused of paying $132 million in bribes to Nigerian government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Nigeria, United Kingdom |
Corruption, Extradition, Bribery, Conspiracy |
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UK Law Enforcement Arrests ALSTOM Directors and Conducts Searches of Nine Properties |
On March 24, 2010, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the United Kingdom (UK) announced it had arrested three members of the board of ALSTOM in the UK on suspicion of bribery and corruption,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United Kingdom, OECD |
Money Laundering, Corruption, United Nations, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Conspiracy |
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Multilateral Development Banks Agree on Cross Debarment |
On April 9, 2010, the five leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) signed an agreement agreeing to cross debar firms and individuals found to have engaged in corruption and related wrongdoing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
World |
Economic Sanctions, Sanctions, International Convention, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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The ICC Review Conference and the Changing US Policy Towards the Court |
On March 27, 2010, Professor Leila Sadat, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, opened as moderator. She explained that as the ICC has emerged, many of the big powers opposed it. It will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United States, Rwanda, Congo, Former Yugoslavia |
Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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US-Mexico Hold High-Level Meeting on Merida Initiative and Improving Cooperation against Transnational Organized Crime |
On March 29, 2010, the U.S. and Mexican heads of External Affairs (U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa) issued a joint statement at the conclusion... |
IELR Premium, Volume 26, Issue 6, June 2010 |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Canada, Mexico, North America, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Crimes, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Crimes, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Smuggle |
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U.S. Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Suit against Rumsfeld by American Nationals Detained in Iraq |
On March 5, 2010, U.S. District Judge Wayne Anderson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted part of a motion to dismiss by former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
5 |
2010-05-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, Human Rights, Immunity, Law of War, War Crimes, Torture, Prisoner Rights |
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UK Regulator Seeks Extradition of Insider Trading Suspect |
On March 15, 2010, the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) said that for the first time it is seeking the extradition of a suspect from abroad for criminal charges in Great Britain.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
5 |
2010-05-01 |
Singapore |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Crimes, Conspiracy |
