Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Data Protection Supervisor Orders Europol to Change Data Processing On December 21, 2021, the European Data protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, issued a decision, ordering Europol to erase personal data... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Europe Europol, Privacy
Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Russia, Ukraine, United States Cybercrime, Data Privacy
Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Russia, Ukraine Cybercrime, Data Privacy
2021 Holiday Retrospective We at the IELR send you the best wishes for a warm and joyous holiday season.  2021 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-14 United States Book Review
U.S. Issues Strategy on Countering Corruption On December 6, 2021, the  White House issued the first ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption.  The White House issued the strategy pursuant to the promulgation of National Security... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-13 United States Corruption
Europol Signs Working Arrangement with South Korea to Combat Transnational Organized Crime On December 22, 2022, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Korean National Policy Agency of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) signed a Working Arrangement... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-13 European Union, South Korea Europol, International Cooperation
Dutch Citizen Accused of Smuggling Captured in Kenya and Extradited to The Netherlands to Face Charges John Habeta, a Dutchman of Eritrean descent, was extradited from Kenya to The Netherlands on December 25, 2021 following his capture in an INTERPOL operation for the smuggling of African migrants,... Kenneth Boggess 38 1 2022-01-12 Kenya, Netherlands Extradition
Justice Department Charges New Man with Aiding Egypt Without Registering as a Foreign Agent On January 6, 2021, law enforcement officials arrested Pierre Girgis, of Manhattan, for allegedly acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, without registering with the United States... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-07 Egypt, United States International Law
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Allowed to Run for Libyan Presidency Despite War Crimes Conviction The upcoming Libyan presidential election is thought to be a crucial factor in bringing the country political stability and ending its 10-year crisis.  In December 2021, the Tripolis Appeals... Sara Kaufman 38 1 2022-01-07 Libya Political Leaders, War Crimes
U.S. Unseals Indictment as Jamaica Deports Alleged Assassin of Haitian President to Colombia Rather Than Extraditing Him to Haiti On January 2, 2021, the Jamaican Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte announced that Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, a former Colombian military official whose extradition Haiti requested for his... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-06 Colombia, Haiti, United States Extradition
European Commission Proposes to End Abuse of Shell Entities for Tax and Criminal Purposes in the EU On December 22, 2021, the European Commission unveiled an initiative to stop the abuse of shell entities for improper tax and criminal purposes.  Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-06 European Union International Law
Bosnian Appeals Chamber Affirms Conviction of Serb Ex-Policeman’s Crimes against Humanity On December 2, 2021, the appeals chamber of the Bosnian state court affirmed the conviction of former reservist police officer Simo Stupar of participating in illegally detaining, beating, and... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-03 Serbia Crimes against Humanity
Biden Issues Sanctions Against Bangladesh’s Paramilitary Force Citing Human Rights’ Abuses On December 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued sanctions against the Bangladeshi paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).  The sanctions were pursuant to Executive... Alexander Mostaghimi 38 1 2022-01-03 Bangladesh Sanctions
Harvard Professor Lieber Convicted for False Statements and Tax Offenses for China Links On December 21, 2021, a jury in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts convicted the former chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department relating to false... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2021-12-30 China Crimes, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Thanks to the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, the U.S. Repatriates 200 Antiquities to Italy On December 15, 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. announced the repatriation of 200 antiquities valued at an estimated $10 million to Italy during a repatriation ceremony attended by... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2021-12-29 Italy Art and Cultural Property, Crimes
President Biden’s Executive Order Creates U.S. Council on Transnational Organized Crime On December 15, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued an Executive Order, establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime (USCTOC).[1] [1]   ... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2021-12-24 United States Crimes, Organized Crime
European Parliament Adopts Two Resolutions on Various Aspects of the Organized Crime On December 15, 2021, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on divergent aspects of the organized crime: first, on cooperation on the fight against organized crime in the Western Balkans... Michael Plachta 38 1 2021-12-23 European Union, Europe European Union, Organized Crime
NatWest Markets Plc Pleads Guilty to Spoofing on the U.S. Markets On December 21, 2021, NatWest Markets Plc (NatWest), a London-U.K.-based banking and financial services firm, pleaded guilty to spoofing in the markets for U.S. Treasury securities and futures... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2021-12-22 British Commonwealth, United States Banking Supervision
5th Circuit Rejects Biden Administration’s Efforts to End Migration Protections Protocols On December 2, 2021, the Biden administration announced that, in response to a court order obtained by the states of Texas and Missouri, the federal government will soon reinstate Migration... Sara Kaufman* 37 12 2021-12-18 Mexico, United States Asylum, Human Rights, Illegal Importation, Immigration
Guatemala Extradites Two Nationals to the U.S. on Narcotics Charge On December 10, 2021, Guatemala extradited two nationals to the United States on international narcotics trafficking charges.[1] [1]    U.S. Department of Justice, Leaders... Bruce Zagaris 37 12 2021-12-18 Guatemala, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition

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