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FATF Consultation Presages Enhanced Transparency with Respect to Trusts |
On October 31, 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a draft Risk-Based Guidance on Beneficial Ownership and Transparency of Legal Arrangements with respect to FATF Recommendation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering |
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Georgia Extradites Serbian Leader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud to the U.S. |
On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that Georgian authorities extradited Kristijan Krstic, 48, a Serbian national to the U.S., where he is charged with two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Georgia, Serbia, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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Two batches of Ukrainian artifacts recovered after attempted trafficking to Spain and the U.S. |
On October 23, 2023, the National Police of Spain and the Security Service of Ukraine announced that officers had seized gold artifacts belonging to Ukraine, worth more than €60 million ($64... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Spain, Ukraine |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Parents of Parkland Mass Shooting Victim File Lawsuit against U.S. in Inter-American Human Rights Commission |
On November 9, 2023, Manny and Patricia Oliver, parents of the then 16-year-old son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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UK Supreme Court Holds Danish Tax Authority Can Proceed with Claims to Recover Fraud in the UK |
On November 8, 2023, the U.K. Supreme Court held that the Danish tax authority can proceed with claims in U.K. courts to recover approximately $1.9 billion in dividend tax refunds that were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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FATF Plenary Acts on Asset Recovery, Beneficial Ownership of Legal Arrangements, Abuse of NPOs for Terrorist Financing, Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing, Cyber-Enabled Fraud, and CBI and RBI |
On October 27, 2023, the fourth Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) under the Presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore concluded and acted on a number of items, which this article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
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FATF |
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D.C. Grand Jury Indicts Haitian Gang Leader with Hostage Taking and Death of U.S. Citizen |
On October 24, 2023, the Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a grand jury indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia, charging Vitel’homme Innocent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Haiti, United States |
Kidnaping, Murder |
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U.S. Brings Civil Forfeiture Complaint against $300M Superyacht of Russian Oligarch |
On October 23, 2023, the United Staes Department of Justice brought a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the motor yacht Amadea,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure |
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U.S. Treasury Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Hamas and FinCEN Issues An Alert on Hamas |
On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a second round of sanctions on key Hamas-linked officials and financial networks.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Iran, Palestine, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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UN and EU React to the Terrorist Attack on Israel and the Israeli Military Actions |
On October 27, 2023, by a recorded vote of 121 in favor to 14 against, with 44 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (GA or Assembly) adopted the resolution titled “Protection of civilians and... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Israel, Palestine |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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U.S. Department of Justice and Fish and Wildlife Service Boost Enforcement of International Endangered Species Trafficking Laws |
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York unsealed a six-count indictment charging Charles Limner, 75, with internationally smuggling more than $200,000 worth of... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Crimes |
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FinCEN Renews and Expands Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders |
On October 20, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal and expansion of its Geographic Targeting Orders that require title insurance companies to identify the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering |
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Council of Europe Demands Investigation into the PEGASUS Spyware Abuse |
At its 22nd sitting held on October 11, 2023, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution and recommendation on the use of Pegasus and similar spyware for... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
European Union |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Council of Europe Takes Action on the Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh |
At its 23rd sitting held on October 12, 2023, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution and Recommendation on the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, European Union |
Targeted Killings, War Crimes |
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GAO Calls for Better Enforcement of U.S. Laws against Transnational Repression in the U.S. |
On October 3, 2023, the General Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, recommending better reporting under Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to assist the United States Government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrant for Former US-Based Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó |
On October 5, 2023, Venezuelan authorities announced the issuance of an arrest warrant for former opposition leader and former interim president Juan Guaidó. Venezuelan Attorney... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States, Venezuela |
INTERPOL |
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Treasury Extends Filing Beneficial Ownership Reports and Contemplates Alternative Forms |
On September 28, 2023, FinCEN proposed to amend the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule to extend the filing deadline for certain BOI reports. On September 30, 2023, FinCEN... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
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FinCEN Proposes Special Rule under Sec. 311 for More Transparency in Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing |
On October 19, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that identifies international Convertible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Dominican Republic Asks the U.S. to Curb Firearms Trafficking and 7 Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Curb U.S. Firearms Trafficking to the Mexican Cartels |
Slowly foreign governments are joining the effort to curb illegal firearms trafficking from the United States. On October 4, 2023, the Dominican Republic requested the U.S. to curb smuggling of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Dominican Republic, Mexico |
Arms Trafficking |
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U.S. Justice Department Unseals 8 Indictments against China-Based Chemical Companies & Employees |
On October 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced the unsealing of eight indictments in the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, charging China-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
China, Mexico |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
