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Australian Pleads Guilty in Canada to Cross-Border Hate Crimes in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
On December 16, 2021, Kibwe Ngoie-Ntombe, an Australian national living in Kelowna, British Colombia, pleaded guilty to charges of willful promotion of hatred arising from videos the defendant... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-20 |
Australia, Canada, Congo |
Internet Crime |
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German Court Convicts Former Syrian Intelligence Official of Crimes against Humanity |
On January 13, 2022, in a case that could set a precedent for other countries a German Court in Koblenz sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-19 |
Germany, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity |
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Collector of Cambodian Antiquities Decides to Relinquish Them in Forfeiture Action |
On January 11, 2022, pursuant to a forfeiture action filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, James H. Clark, a significant collector of Cambodian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-18 |
Cambodia, United States |
Asset Forfeiture |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2022-01-06 |
European Union |
International Law |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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]
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Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
1 |
2021-12-24 |
United States |
Crimes, Organized Crime |
