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Justice Department Proposes Applying Money Laundering to International Tax Evasion On February 11, 2009, at a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the need for increased fraud enforcement in the wake of the economic downturn, the Department of Justice... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 World, United States, Russia Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Double Jeopardy Case Highlights Inconsistencies in International Criminal Law In a case concerning scope and meaning of the “ne bis in idem” principle, enshrined in Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Shengen Agreement (CISA), the European Court of Justice found this... Axel Knabe 25 4 2009-04-01 Algeria, France Administration of Justice, European Union, Extradition, Murder
Latin American Commission on Drugs Calls for Paradigm Shift Away from Prohibition On February 14, 2009, the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, headed by former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico and Cesar... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama Corruption, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS Books A. Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture P. Sands, Torture Team; Rumsfeld’s Memo and the Betrayal of American Values. 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan 2008, 254 pp. Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 World Bibliography
Latin and Central American Countries Agree on Stronger Drug Enforcement as U.S. Implements Merida Initiative In the context of the United States government’s Merida initiative that gives $1.4 billion to Mexico and Central America to buy surveillance equipment and train police and judges, some governments... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
UBS Under Continued Pressure Resulting from U.S. Taxpayer with Undeclared Accounts On January 15, 2009, new U.S.C. §rman said that negotiating a settlement with U.S. prosecutors was a top priority as well as recovering UBS’s reputation. 2009 has begun with UBS facing a class action... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 Switzerland, United States Taxation, Treaties, White Collar Crime
Finland Denies Extradition to Rwanda of Genocide Suspect On February 20, 2009, the Finnish government announced it has denied a Rwandan extradition request for an unnamed 57-year-old man because he may not receive a fair trial in Rwanda...[more] Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 Africa, Rwanda, Finland Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide, International Courts
U.S. Department of Agriculture Liberalizes Implementation of the Lacey Act Amendments The enactment of amendments to the Lacey Act, which were included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (also known as the Farm Bill), became effective as of May 22, 2008. They give rise... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, World Customs Enforcement, Endangered Species, Environment
U.S. Charges Stanford Group with Fraud, Freezes Assets and Appoints Receiver On February 17, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies on engaging in a fraudulent, multi-billion dollar investment scheme based... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Germany, Philippines Customs Enforcement, Endangered Species
Special Tribunal for Lebanon Ready to Start on March 1 in The Hague In December 2008, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon would start operating on March 1, 2009, in The Hague. Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 Lebanon, Syria, World Administration of Justice, Human Rights, International Courts, Murder, Terrorism, United Nations
Pending ICJ Case Questions Scope of Foreign Sovereign Immunity Defense A case pending before the International Court of Justice due to an application by the Federal Republic of Germany against Italy is likely to produce the first decision by an international panel about... Axel Knabe 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Germany, Italy, Greece Administration of Justice, Immunity, International Organizations, War Crimes, International Courts
Somalia Piracy: Responses of the United Nations and International Community Piracy is considered to occur in international waters while armed robbery at sea occurs in territorial waters or in port. These activities illustrate a broader problem of criminality which involves... Michael Plachta 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Somalia Human Rights, Maritime, National Security, United Nations, Kidnaping, Mercenaries
The Revised Criminal Statute on Insider Dealing (Repeal of Article 161 (3) SPC) The revised criminal statute on insider dealing entered into force on 1 October 2008. This provision prohibits the exploitation of knowledge of confidential facts that could have an influence on the... Benjamin Borsodi and Delphine Jobin 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Switzerland Securities Law, White Collar Crime
EC Approves U.N. Convention against Corruption On September 25, 2008, the European Council, on behalf of the European Community, approved the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The significance of the EC’s approval and... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Europe Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, United Nations, International Criminal and Comparative Law
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Uses Border Search of Computer to Convict Person of Child Pornography On January 12, 2009, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the conviction of a U.S. citizen of child pornography arising from the discovery and subsequent search of his personal... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Canada, United States Customs Enforcement, Sex Crimes
EU Takes Council Decision on a Contact-Point Network Against Corruption On October 16, 2008, the Council of the European Council issued a Council Decision to establish in Europe a network of contact points of EU Members. The European Commission, Europol, and Eurojust... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Europe Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Use of Letters Rogatory to Obtain Foreign Evidence On January 15, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida concerning efforts to obtain foreign... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, Virgin Islands, monaco, Cyprus Administration of Justice, Mutual Legal Assistance, White Collar Crime, Treaties
French Government Agrees to Provide Training and Law Enforcement Help to Suriname On December 3, 2008, during a counter-narcotics control and money-laundering seminar in Paramaribo, French Ambassador Richard Barbeyron announced it would provide € 400,000 over the next four years... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, Colombia, France, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking
Europol and Eurojust Intercept Human Smugglers In early to mid November 2008, 65 people suspected of engaging in a human smuggling network were arrested throughout Europe in an operation conducted by the Spanish National Police, and supported by... Philip Mayer 25 3 2009-03-01 Europe, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovak Republic Administration of Justice, Human Trafficking, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
Mexico Extradites Ten Major Drug Trafficking Defendants to the U.S. On December 31, 2008, the Mexican government extradited ten major drug trafficking defendants to the United States. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, the defendants are... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 United States, Mexico Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Extradition, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime

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