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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Agrees on Immigration Enforcement |
On September 25, 2008, at the 2890th Council meeting, the Justice and Home Affairs Council reached agreement on a European Pact on Immigration and Asylum.
1. European Pact on Immigration and Asylum... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2008-12-01 |
Europe |
Administration of Justice, Immigration, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime |
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FATF Acts on International Cooperation |
“On October 17, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary took steps to protect the international financial system from abuse, issued guidance to assist jurisdictions in implementing UNS... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
World, United States, Mexico, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan |
Money Laundering, Corruption, International Organizations, Terrorism, United Nations, Bribery, Conferences |
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U.S. Law Enforcement Arrests More Than 1,700 in Crackdown Against Gangs |
On October 1, 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of approximately 300 gang members and gang associates over the last four months as part of a broad law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
United States, Mexico, El Salvador |
Extradition, Immigration, Sex Crimes |
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European Commission Adopts Drug Action Plan for 2009-2012 |
“On September 18, 2008, the European Commission adopted a Communication on “An EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-2012.” It proposed a broad range of measures to strengthen European cooperation to combat... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Europe |
International Organizations, National Security, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime |
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Appellate Chamber Allows Participation of Victims in Lubanga Appeal |
On August 6, 2008, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Mr. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo granted victims the right to participate in the appeal by making written... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
Congo |
Corruption, Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide, International Courts, Prisoner Rights |
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French Refuse Italian Extradition Request of Ex-Member of Red Brigades on Humanitarian Grounds |
“On October 11, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to extradite a former terrorist of the Italian Red Brigades, Marina Petrella, for humanitarian reasons. The French government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
France, Italy |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Prisoner Rights |
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Mexico Extradites Former Guatemalan President to Guatemala |
On October 7, 2008, the Mexican government extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera to Guatemala to face corruption charges.
Although the Mexican Ministry of Foreign... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
Mexico, Guatemala |
Corruption, Extradition |
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OAS Holds First Meeting of Ministers of Public Security in the Americas on Transnational Crime |
“On October 9, 2008, during the inauguration of the First Meeting of Ministers of Public Security of the Americas, Mexican President Felipe Calderón praised the Organization of American States’... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
12 |
2008-12-01 |
Canada, United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Brazil |
Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Trade Enforcement, United Nations, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Organized Crime, Conferences |
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International Enforcement Operation Taken Against Mexican Gulf Cartel |
On September 17, 2008, the U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced that 175 individuals were arrested and on September 16, 2008, on charges related to an international drug trafficking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
United States, Mexico, Italy |
Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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District Court Finds Violation of Dual Criminality in case of Extradition from India |
A United States Judge has granted partial relief to a defendant in the case of Stefan Wathne, a national of Iceland and a resident of Russia, who was arrested for extradition in India. Wathne... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
United States, India |
Extradition |
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Brazil Extradites Alleged Colombian Cocaine Capo to the U.S. |
"On August 22, 2008, Brazil extradited Juan Carlos Ramírez-Abadía, 45, allegedly a leader of Norte del Valle (NVC), a notorious cartel in Colombia, to the United States where he has been indicted on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
Brazil, Colombia, Latin America and South America, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Money Laundering Charges for Tax Crimes |
"On June 17, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit overturned a dismissal of a case charging defendants with money laundering related to tax offenses involving legal sources. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
United States, Virgin Islands |
Fraud, Money Laundering, Treaties |
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British Court Orders UK Execute To Give Torture Evidence to Guantánamo Detainee |
On August 21, 2008, the High Court in Britain held that a terrorism suspect being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba had credible arguments that U.S. government agents had illegally taken Binyam Mohamed to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Cuba |
Extradition, International Courts |
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Canada Deports U.S. Draft Deserter and U.S. Sentences Him to 15 Months |
"In July 2008, Canadian authorities deported Private Robin Long, 25, of Boise Idaho, who left his U.S. Army unit in 2005 because of his moral opposition to the war and fled to Nelson, British... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
Canada, Iraq, United States |
Extortion |
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A U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Conviction Due to Failure of Government and Counsel to Notify Defendant of Consular Rights |
On September 9, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated the conviction of a defendant for ineffective assistance of counsel and remanded the case to the district court because... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
United States, Nigeria |
Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Caribbean Countries Express Concern About Criminal Deportees from the U.S. |
"On August 20, 2008, Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, who is also the chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), reiterated his concern about the U.S. practice of deporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
Antigua & Barbuda, Caribbean, Haiti, United States |
Immigration |
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World Bank Ends Aid Efforts to Chad |
On September 9, 2008, the World Bank ended its financing of Chad’s oil pipeline to Cameroon after a dispute with the government over broken pledges to use profits on health, education, and easing... |
Philip Mayer |
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11 |
2008-11-01 |
Africa, Chad |
Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery |
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Olenicoff Sues UBS and 30 Others for Fraud in Undeclared Income Scheme |
On September 16, 2008, Igor Olenicoff, who has pled guilty to tax crimes, sued UBS and more than 30 defendants for fraud and related causes of action, seeking $500 million in damages.
Among the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
11 |
2008-11-01 |
United States, Switzerland, |
Money Laundering, Taxation |
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European Court of Justice Annuls Implementation of Al-Qaeda UN Sanctions |
"On September 3, 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) set outside the judgments of the Court of First Instance and annulled the Council regulation freezing Mr. Yassin Abdullah Kadi, a resident... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2008-11-01 |
Afghanistan, Europe, Saudi Arabia |
Human Rights, International Courts, Terrorism |
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Colombia Seizes Counterfeit Euro Notes in Joint Operation with Spain |
On August 28, 2008, Colombian National Police (DIJIN) jointly supported by officers of the Spanish Brigada de Investigación del Banco de España (BIBE) and Europol made the largest ever seizure of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2008-11-01 |
Colombia, Spain |
Administration of Justice, Counterfeiting, Mutual Legal Assistance |