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Croatia Arrests Person for Helping Russian Alleged Sanctions Evader Escape Custody in Italy |
On December 5, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities announced the unsealing of a two-count indictment in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Vladimir Jovancic, 52, a national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-08 |
Croatia, Italy |
Extradition, Sanctions |
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Swiss Private Bank Pictet Enters into DPA for Tax Crimes Conspiracy |
On December 4, 2023, Swiss private bank Banque Pictet et Cie SA (hereafter “Pictet”)entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-08 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Starts Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force and Imposes Sanctions on Mexican Cartel |
On December 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the start of a Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to assemble Treasury’s resources and expertise in a coordinated and streamlined... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-08 |
Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Enforcement, Sanctions |
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U.S.-EU Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs Makes Progress on Russia, Counterterrorism, Transnational Organized Crime, Cybercrime, and Migration |
On November 13 and 14, 2023, the U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place in Washington, D.C., and tackled a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
European Union, United States |
Economic Integration, International Cooperation |
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FATF Report on Misuse of Citizenship and Residency by Investment Suggests Best Practices |
On November 22, 2023, the Financial Action Task Force released a joint 62-page report with the Organization for Economic Co-operation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
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Corruption, FATF, Fraud |
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Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention Acts on Syrian Violations |
On November 30, 2023, the Twenty-Eighth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) adopted a decision titled “Addressing the Threat from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Syria |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Danish Supreme Court Rules Danish Law Firm Liable for Advising German Bank on Cum Ex-Dividend Case |
On November 20, 2023, the Danish Supreme Court overruled a lower court decision and order a large Danish law firm Bech-Bruun to pay DKK 400 million (approximately $58.6... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Denmark, Germany |
Tax Enforcement |
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French Arrest Warrant Issued for Assad and Others for Chemical Attacks against Civilians |
On November 15, 2023, French judicial authorities granted international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother, and two army generals for alleged conspiracy in war... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
France, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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International Court of Justice Orders Provisional Measures Against Syria |
On November 16, 2023. The International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the case... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Canada, Netherlands, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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UN Court Orders Measures Against Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh |
On November 17, 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or the Court) delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by Armenia in the case... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Armenia, Azerbaijan |
Civil Rights, Human Rights |
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France Arrests Sanctioned Russian Oligarch |
On October 31, 2023, the French Financial Prosecutors’ (PNF) office announced it detained for questioning Russian oligarch and billionaire Alexey Kuzimichev in connection with alleged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
France, Russia |
Economic Sanctions, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes |
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Binance and CEO Guilty Pleas Result in $4 Billion Penalties and 5 Year Monitorship |
On November 21, 2023, Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), which operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay over $4 billion in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions |
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Cyprus Invites Foreign Experts to Help with Russian Sanction Evasion Investigations |
On November 20, 2023, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides announced he asked an unnamed “third country” to dispatch an experienced group of financial crime experts to help with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Cyprus |
Sanctions |
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US Government Indicts Indian National after Thwarting Alleged Plot by Indian Government Agents of Sikh on US Territory |
On November 29, 2023, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment of murder-for-hire charges against Indian national Nikhil Gupta in the U.S. District Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
India, United States |
Targeted Killings |
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ICE Issues Updated Guidance on Use of INTERPOL Red Notices |
On September 29, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new agency-wide guidance on the use of INTERPOL Red Notices and Wanted Person Diffusions (WPD). While questions... |
Meg Hobbins and Ted R. Bromund |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
United States |
INTERPOL, Immigration |
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12TH Basel AML Index Shows Money Laundering Trends and Concerns |
Global money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks just keep on rising, according to the 2023 Public Edition of the Basel AML Index, released on November 13, 2023. And that... |
Basel Institute |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Resigns over Information About Accused Narcotics Trafficker and Fugitive |
On November 1, 2023, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo resigned after the publication of audio messages in which he seemed to ask a former official to not furnish evidence in an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
Paraguay, Uruguay |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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French Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Ukraine’s Extradition Request of Ukrainian Billionaire |
A French appellate court affirmed the denial of an extradition request from the Ukrainian government, ruling that Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago should not be extradited. In 2019,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
France, Ukraine |
Extradition |
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48 Countries Agree to Implement a Global Tax Transparency Framework for Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
On October 11, 2023, the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed the announcement that 48 countries and jurisdictions have agreed to implement the OECD’s global tax transparency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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Cybercrime, Tax Enforcement |
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South and Southeast Asian Nations Struggle to Enforce International Anti-Wildlife Smuggling Treaty Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
Recent reports indicate that wildlife smugglers are taking advantage of ineffective enforcement of wildlife protection treaties to smuggle protected species through South and Southeast Asian... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
India, Thailand |
Customs Enforcement |
