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U.S. Unseals Indictment against Russian Charged with Developing LockBit Ransomware |
On May 7, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of charges against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator,... |
Brewster Zaras |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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Beyond the Alps: Understanding Fishing Expeditions and Attorney-Client Privilege in U.S.-Swiss Tax Administrative Assistance |
On April 3, 2024, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court rendered a judgement on tax administrative assistance, regarding the topics of fishing expeditions and attorney-... |
Paul Gully-Hart and Adrienne Hababou |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Switzerland |
Tax Enforcement |
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European Parliament Adopts New Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters |
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Europe |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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Commerce Interim Final Ruling Tightening Firearm Exports Excludes Haiti from License Restrictions, Acknowledges Urgency of Haitian & Caribbean Firearm Smuggling |
Amid concern from Caribbean governments over the destabilizing potential of U.S. firearm exportations, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and... |
Kenneth Boggess |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
United States |
U.S. Federal Government |
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The Met Initiates Return of Sumerian Sculpture to Iraq and Signs MOU with Thai Government |
In April 2024, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) took two actions with respect to recovering and returning stolen and embezzled... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Iraq, Thailand, United States |
Art and Cultural Property, Property Restitution |
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Spain Arrests Bitcoin Investor on U.S. Tax Fraud Charges |
On April 29, 2024, Spain arrested Roger Ver, an early investor in bitcoins, on a U.S. extradition warrant. In an indictment... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Spain, United States |
Extradition, Tax Enforcement |
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European Parliament Adopts AML/CFT Package, including 6th AML Directive |
On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament adopted a package of laws buttressing the European Union’s mechanisms to combat money laundering and terrorist financing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
European Union |
Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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European Parliament Adopts New Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters |
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Europe |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files’ Mandate Over Government Requests for International Police Cooperation: When Does It Begin and When Does It End? |
Those who have tried to warn INTERPOL of a potentially incoming abusive Red Notice, diffusion or other government request most probably already know that the Commission... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Europe |
INTERPOL |
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Miami Jury Convicts Former Comptroller General of Ecuador in Bribery and Laundering Scheme |
After the bribery and money laundering accusations, Polit was arrested in March 2022. Court documents and evidence presented at the trial show that, between 2010 to 2015,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Ecuador, United States |
Corruption |
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EU General Court Annuls Sanctions on Two High-Profile Russian Oligarchs |
On April 10, 2024, Russian billionaires Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman won their appeal in the European General Court to have their inclusion on the European Union (EU)... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
European Union |
Sanctions |
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E.U. Directive Highlights Action Toward Addressing Unexplained Wealth and Money Laundering |
On April 15, 2024, a directive issued by the Council of the European Union set forth a new policy for member states on unexplained wealth, including conditions for... |
Kenneth Boggess |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
European Union |
Money Laundering |
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Canada and U.S. Arrest Persons in $20 Million Gold Heist |
On April 17, 2024, the Peel Regional Police in Canada announced that the U.S. and Canada have arrested nine persons in connection with a theft on April 17, 2023 of a cargo... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
Canada, United States |
Cross-Border Communication, International Cooperation |
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Europol, EU Partners, and U.S. Take Down Organized Crime and Corrupt Offices in Bosnia-Herzegovina |
On April 22, 204, Europol led a large-scale raid in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the homes and offices of 23 persons suspected as participants of the “inner circle... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
Bosnia, Herzegovina |
Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Organized Crime |
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Mexico Submits Application to the UN Court Against Ecuador Over Kidnapping of Vice-President |
On April 11, 2024 Mexico filed an Application instituting proceedings against Ecuador before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) with regard to a dispute... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-19 |
Ecuador |
United Nations |
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Honduras Extradites Main Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 and U.S. Unseals Superseding Indictment Against High-Ranking MS Leaders |
On April 10, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a superseding indictment charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-19 |
Honduras, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Germany Arrests Alleged ISIS Members for Enslaving Yazidi Girls |
On April 10, 2024, German police arrested two Iraqis suspected of serving as “Islamic State” members for allegedly enslaving two Yazidi girls between 2015... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-18 |
Germany, Iraq, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, Genocide |
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Brazilian Federal Police Operation Uncovers International Arms Trafficking Network Between the U.S. and Brazil |
On April 4, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police uncovered, under “Operation Fiction or Reality,” a sophisticated international arms trafficking network... |
Marco Stewart Lopez |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
Brazil, United States |
Arms Trafficking |
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New Europol Report Presents the Most Threatening Criminal Networks in the EU |
On April 5, 2024, Europol released its new report, entitled “Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks.” It presents the characteristics of... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
European Union |
Europol |
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World Court Held Hearings in the Case Brought by Nicaragua Against Germany over Aiding Genocide in Gaza |
On April 8 and 9, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held public hearings on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Nicaragua in... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
Nicaragua |
Genocide |
