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International Enforcement Operation Leads to U.S. Arrest of 2 DRC Nationals for Trafficking Ivory and Rhino Horn |
On November 8, 2021, United States law enforcement officials announced the arrest on November 3 of Herdade Lokua, 23, and Jospin Mujangi, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-11 |
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Cultural Property, Environment |
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U.S., 16 Countries and 3 International Organizations Make Arrests and Seizures of Alleged Ransomware Extortionists |
On November 8, 2021, the Justice Department announced law enforcement actions against two foreign nationals charged with using Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to attack businesses and government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-11 |
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Cybercrime |
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Belgian Government Is Latest Government to Bring Cum-Ex Dividend Tax Case in the U.S. |
On July 27, 2021, the Federal Public Service Finance of Belgium (FPSF Belgium) brought seven lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against pension plans... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-09 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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ICC Prosecutor Opens an Investigation into the Situation in Venezuela |
On November 5, 2021, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan Q.C., announced his office has decided to start an investigation into the situation in Venezuela. His... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-08 |
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Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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International Dark Web Bust Operation DarkHunTOR Sees 150 Arrests in Follow-up to DarkMarket Seizure |
On October 26, 2021, agencies in the U.S. and European Union (EU) announced the seizure of cash, virtual currencies, and goods, in addition to the arrests of 150 alleged suspects, in a follow-up... |
Kenneth Boggess |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-06 |
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Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Spain’s Supreme Court Agrees to Extradite Former Venezuelan Intelligence Chief to the U.S., Only to Suspend It |
On October 20, 2021, the Spanish Supreme Court ruled that Hugo Carvajal Barrios, the former head of intelligence in Venezuela, should be extradited to the United States.[1] However, on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-06 |
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Extradition |
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European Parliament Proposes New Enforcement Actions in the Wake of Pandora Papers |
On October 21, 2021, the members of the European Parliament approved a resolution on the Pandora Papers: implications for the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-02 |
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Corruption, Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement |
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FATF Plenary Acts on Virtual Assets, Beneficial Ownership, Environmental Crime, Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of the FATF Standards, and Digital Transformation of AML/CFT for Operational Agencies |
On October 21, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a statement on the results of the fifth Plenary of the FATF under the German Presidency.
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Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-10-29 |
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FATF, Money Laundering |
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Met Officials and U.S. Investigators Discuss Possibility of Cambodian Artifacts Stolen from Ancient Sites |
In October 2021, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York announced its collaboration with U.S. investigators from the U.S. Attorney’s office to determine if the artifacts in the... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
11 |
2021-10-28 |
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Art and Cultural Property, United Nations |
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Mexico Brings Suit in U.S. Court in Florida to Recover Assets from Former Security Chief Linked to Sinaloa Cartel |
On September 21, 2021, the Mexican government on behalf of its Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) filed a 141-page complaint in the Florida state court against former security chief Genero Garcia... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-10-26 |
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Corruption, Money Laundering |
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The Second Circuit (partially) clarifies the procedures applicable to prosecution of foreign sovereign owned enterprises. |
On October 22, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in United States v. Halkbank, 20 Cr. 3499, directing that a criminal prosecution against sovereign-... |
Frederick T. Davis* |
37 |
11 |
2021-10-26 |
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Court Conviction |
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Cape Verde’s Extradition of Venezuelan President’s Ally Prompts Retaliation |
On October 16, 2021, Cape Verde extradited Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab) to the United States to answer an indictment charging him with laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign Corrupt... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-21 |
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Crimes, Extradition |
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EU Justice & Home Affairs Council Acts on Digital Dimension of Child Sexual Abuse, the External Dimension of Migration, and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office |
On October 7-8, 2021, the European Justice and Home Affairs Council met and agreed to take several initiatives on international enforcement matters.[1]
[1][1] EU,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-20 |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Economic Integration |
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Libyan Fact-Finding Mission Renews Mandate as U.N. Report Warns of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity |
An October 4, 2021 report published by the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya (“Mission”) warned of the likelihood of war crimes and crimes... |
Kenneth Boggess |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-20 |
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Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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EU Council Adopts Afghanistan Counter-Terrorism Action Plan |
On September 29, 2021, the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator briefed the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA Council) on its Afghanistan Counter-Terrorism Action Plan.[1]
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Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-19 |
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Counter-terrorism |
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Netherlands Funds Iraq UNITAD Witness Protection Program |
On September 5, 2021, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave funding to the United Nations Investigations Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-16 |
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War Crimes |
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State Department Lawyer Quits Calling Biden Administration Policy on Asylum ‘Inhumane’ |
Harold Koh, a top legal advisor at the State Department, resigned after the Biden administration’s use of Title 42 to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants, calling it “inhumane... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-14 |
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Asylum, Immigration |
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Swiss Banker Violates Bail in Spain to Return to Switzerland to Avoid U.S. Extradition |
On September 27, 2021, Finews.com in Switzerland reported that Peter Rüegg, the former bank official of Privatbank IHAG, left Mallorca, Spain, where Spanish authorities arrested him on a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-13 |
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Crimes, Extradition |
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China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal While the U.S. and EU Prepare Further Crypto Regulation |
On September 24, 2021, China officially declared illegal all crypto transactions.[1] China’s central bank stated that the cryptocurrency business activities seriously harm the safety of... |
Matteo Formaggi [1] |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-12 |
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Compliance, Crimes, Cybercrime |
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Canadian Fashion Mogul Waives Extradition to the U.S. as Canada Charges Him with Sexual Assault |
On October 1, 2021, 80-year-old Canadian former fashion mogul Peter Nygard consented to extradition to the United States to face United States federal sex trafficking charges.[1]
[1]... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-10-09 |
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Extradition, Sex Crimes |
