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Three Infant Primates Kidnapped and Ransomed in DRC |
On September 9, Roxanne Chantereau, co-founder of the JACK Primate Rehabilitation Center in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo found that three chimpanzees had been gone missing. Later... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-21 |
Congo |
Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Council of Europe's Resolution Calls Russia a "Terrorist" |
Both the Council of Europe and the European Parliament[1] continue involvement in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
11 |
2022-10-21 |
European Union, Russia, Ukraine |
International Law, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), War Crimes |
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Biden’s Executive Order Tries to Bridge the Data Privacy Gap between the U.S. and the EU |
On October 7, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (E.O.) directing the steps that the U.S. will take to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-14 |
European Union, United States |
Data Privacy, Data Sharing |
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Tax Inspectors Without Borders Helps with Criminal Investigation and Information Exchange |
On October 6, 2022, Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint OECD/UNDP initiative, issued an annual report, showing it has expanded its services to furnish practical hands-on assistance on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-14 |
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Financial Supervision, OECD, Taxation |
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Court Dismisses DOJ FARA Action against Steve Wynn as China Agent |
On October 12, 2022, U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the civil action brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-14 |
China, United States |
Intelligence |
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OFAC Settles with Subsidiaries of Credit Agricole Corporation and Investment Bank |
On September 26, 2022, two wealth management subsidiaries of Crédit Agricole Corp. (CASA) agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to settle enforcement cases with the U.S. Treasury’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-07 |
Switzerland, United States |
Sanctions, Securities Law, Settlement |
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Spain Accuses Shakira of Tax Fraud Due to Alleged Residence |
On September 27, 2022, the Spanish court in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona said Shakira will go on trial for six counts of tax fraud at a date yet to be set. Spanish... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-07 |
Spain |
Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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Accountability for Ukraine: The Draft Law for a Ukrainian High War Crimes Court |
In July of 2022, approximately five months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) released a draft law for a Ukrainian High War Crimes... |
Mirrah Papovsky |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-07 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Crimes against Humanity, Evidence Gathering, International Criminal Tribunal, War Crimes |
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11th Basel AML Index: Snapshot of Money Laundering Trends and Concerns |
The 11th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index was released on October 4, 2022. The Basel AML Index is an independent ranking of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks around the... |
Kateryna Boguslavska |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-07 |
Switzerland |
Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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EU Adds Three More Jurisdictions to its Tax Haven Blacklist |
On October 5, 2022, the Council of the European Union added three jurisdictions to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, also known as its tax haven black list. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-10-07 |
Bahamas |
European Union, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision |
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South Korea Issues Arrest Warrant and Red Notice for Do Kwon and Others for Crypto Crimes |
On September 14, 2022, the media reported that a South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, and six other individuals for allegedly violating South... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-30 |
Singapore, South Korea, United States |
Cybercrime, Warrants |
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity |
On September 28, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Judiciary held a hearing from “Nuremburg to Ukraine: Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity.” It featured a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-30 |
Ukraine, United States |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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U.S. Treasury Publishes Final Rule on Reporting Beneficial Ownership Information |
On September 29, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule implementing the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-30 |
United States |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision |
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European Data Protection Supervisor Orders Europol to Hand Over Stored Data of Dutch Activist |
On September 15, 2022, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) sent down a decision ordering Europol to hand over their stored data of Dutch activist Frank Van der Linde to him. The... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-30 |
European Union, Netherlands |
Data Privacy, Data Sharing, European Union, Europol, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing |
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U.S. Court Damages Awards to Liberian Victims of Lutheran Church Massacre Pressures Liberia to Act |
On August 19, 2022, the United States Court in Philadelphia awarded $84 million to four victims of the Lutheran Church Massacre on civilians during the Liberian civil wars. The ruling will... |
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2022-09-30 |
Liberia, United States |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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European Court of Human Rights Orders France to Reexamine Repatriation Claims for French ISIS Fighters |
On September 14, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State. The... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-30 |
France, Syria |
European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Human Rights, International Convention, Jurisdiction, Terrorism |
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British Court Finds British Trader Extraditable to Denmark on Cum-ex Dividend Charges |
On September 20, Judge Timothy Godfrey of the Westminster magistrates’ court ruled that a British national and hedge fund trader can be extradited to Denmark, where he is facing charges that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-30 |
France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Justice Department Reports on Enforcement against Criminal Activity Using Digital Assets and Starts National Network |
On September 16, the United States Department of Justice announce significant new actions concerning digital assets, including the public release of its report, pursuant to the President’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-23 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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Denmark Loses Extradition Request for Shah, But Dubai Court Orders Him to Pay Denmark $1 Billion |
On September 12, 2022, a United Arab Emirates court denied the extradition request by Denmark for Dubai to extradite British national Sanjay Shah, the principal suspect in a Danish cum-ex... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-23 |
Denmark |
Extradition, Fraud, Tax Crimes |
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Brazilian Airline GOL Agrees to DPA to Resolve Bribery Charges in the U.S. and Brazil |
On September 15, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced resolutions with GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL), an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
10 |
2022-09-23 |
Brazil, United States |
Bribery, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |