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European Parliament Announces Major Reforms Amid Corruption Scandal |
On December 15, 2022, the European Parliament adopted a much awaited resolution, which is a swift reaction and a follow-up to serious allegations of corruption involving some top officials at this... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-16 |
European Union, Europe, Qatar |
Corruption, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Union |
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Europol and DEA Issues Joint Report on the Connection Between Mexican Cartels and EU Market |
On December 14, 2022, Europol and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a joint analysis report shedding light on the involvement of Mexican criminal actors in the EU drug... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-16 |
European Union, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Human Rights Office Finds War Crime of Willful Killing of Civilians by the Russian Forces in Ukraine |
On December 7, 2022, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its report on killings of civilians, encompassing both summary executions and attacks on individual... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-16 |
Ukraine |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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U.S. Indicts Alleged Russian Agent for Sanctions Violations and Money Laundering |
On December 7, 2022, United States law enforcement announced the unsealing of a seven-count indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging Andrii Derkach, 55,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-16 |
Russia, United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions |
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Interpol Issues Red Notice against Isabel dos Santos |
On November 28, 2022, the media reported that the Angolan government has requested that Interpol issue a Red Notice against Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president and ex... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-09 |
Angola, United Kingdom |
Corruption, INTERPOL, Warrants |
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Billions of Dollars Set to Venezuelan Humanitarian Fund as Refugee Migration Reaches New Records |
On November 26th, the Unitary Platform and Maduro government reached an agreement to request that billions of dollars that have been frozen abroad be funneled to the United Nations (UN)... |
Savannah Telfer |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-09 |
Venezuela |
United Nations |
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Swiss Company Enters into Global Settlement with U.S., Swiss, and South Africa on Bribery Charges |
On December 3, 2022, ABB Ltd. (ABB), a Swiss-based multinational technology company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with core businesses focused on electrification, automation, motion, and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-09 |
South Africa, Switzerland, United States |
Bribery, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Settlement |
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European Court of Justice Rules Beneficial Ownership Registry Information Violate EU Privacy Obligations |
On November 22, 2022, the Grand Chambers of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment declaring that the European Union anti-money-laundering directive,[1] as adopted by a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-09 |
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Financial Supervision, Privacy |
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Georgetown Law Center for National Security to Head War Crimes Advisory Group |
On November 15, the Georgetown Law Center for National Security (CNS) announced that they were selected by the U.S., EU, and United Kingdom to lead and coordinate the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-09 |
Russia, Ukraine, United States |
International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal, War Crimes |
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Taxing Crime: A Whole of Government Approach to Fighting Corruption, Money Laundering and Tax Crime |
On November 28, 2022, authors of “Taxing Crime: A Whole of Government Approach to Fighting Corruption, Money Laundering and Tax Crime” participated in a webinar moderated by Jeffrey... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-09 |
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Book Review, Corruption, Financial Enforcement |
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National Small Business Association Sues U.S. Treasury Challenging the Corporate Transparency Act |
On November 15, 2022, National Small Business United, doing business as the National Small Business Association, brought a complaint against the United States Department of the Treasury in the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-02 |
United States |
Due Diligence, Financial Supervision |
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South Africa Arrests Israeli Fugitive Pursuant to Interpol Red Notice |
On November 17, Interpol South Africa announced the arrest of Israeli fugitive Yaniv Ben Simon and seven others in a pre-dawn raid in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The raid was carried out by... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-02 |
Israel, South Africa |
Arrest, Extradition, INTERPOL, Money Laundering, Murder |
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EU Parliament Designates Russia “State Sponsor of Terrorism” |
Both the European Parliament and the Council of Europe continue involvement in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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Michael Plachta |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-02 |
European Union, Russia |
Council of the European Union, European Union, Terrorism |
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European Court of Justice Rules Beneficial Ownership Registry Information Violate EU Privacy Obligations |
On November 22, 2022, the Grand Chambers of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment declaring that the European Union anti-money-laundering directive,[1] as adopted by a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-02 |
European Union, Luxembourg |
European Union, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Privacy |
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Russian National Extradited to US from Greece in Alleged Crypto Money Laundering Case; French Counsel Seeks Client to be included in Prisoner Swap |
The Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Department of Treasury, has succeeded in bringing Russian national Alexander Vinnik, accused co-owner of crypto exchange BTC-e, to the United States... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-01 |
Greece, Russia, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement |
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The End of US v. Hoskins: And the End of an Era? |
On November 16, 2022, a perfunctory entry appeared in the docket of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the case of United States v. Hoskins, Dkt. No. 20-842: Without... |
Frederick T. Davis |
38 |
12 |
2022-12-01 |
France, United States |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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“El Abusador” Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Multi-Tons of Cocaine into the United States |
Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez plead guilty to importing shipments of cocaine into the United States on November 4, 2022.[1] A Federal Grand Jury first indicted Peralta in... |
Savannah Telfer |
38 |
12 |
2022-11-23 |
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering |
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Dutch Court Convicts Three for 2014 Downing of MH17 Over Ukraine |
On November 17, 2022, the District Court in the Hague delivered a long-awaited judgment in the criminal case concerning the downing of the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 17... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
12 |
2022-11-23 |
Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine |
Victims Compensation |
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Privy Council Upholds Extradition of Ex-FIFA VP Warner from Trinidad to the United States |
On November 17, 2022, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council issued a judgment affirming the decision of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago to extradite Jack Austin Warner, the former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
12 |
2022-11-23 |
Trinidad and Tobago, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Extradition |
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UN Secretary-General Submits Reports on Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea |
On November 1, 2022, the UN Secretary-General transmitted to the UN Security Council two reports on the situation with respect to piracy and armed robbery at sea.
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Michael Plachta |
38 |
12 |
2022-11-23 |
Nigeria, Somalia |
Maritime, Piracy, United Nations |