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E.g., 2026-07
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. District Court Approves John Doe Summons for Panamanian Law Firm Dealing with U.S. Clients On July 28, 2021, U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of New York Gregory Wood entered a revised order authorizing the IRS to serve Internal Revenue Service “John Doe”... Bruce Zagaris 37 8 2021-08-10 Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Indian Tax Authority Takes Action against Undeclared Assets in Swiss Banks The Indian government has filed over 107 prosecution complaints and raised about $1.1 billion from assessment orders in its efforts to uncover undisclosed foreign assets.  In a July 26 press... Austin Max Scherer 37 8 2021-08-05 Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Syrian Military Doctor Indicted in Germany for Crimes Against Humanity in the Arab Republic Alaa Mousa, a former Syrian military doctor now living in Germany, was indicted on July 28, 2021, on charges of crimes against humanity by the German federal prosecutor.[1]  Dr. Mousa has been... Sara Kaufman 37 8 2021-08-05 Human Rights, International Crimes
Alleged Rhino-horn and Hunter Arrested & Granted Bail for Illegal Possession of Rhino Horns On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, a rhino kingpin and a game hunter were arrested while illegally transporting rhino horns valued over R2.6-million. South African law enforcement charged the duo with... Marwah Adhoob 37 8 2021-08-04 Cultural Property, Environment
Conviction of Liberian Warlord Puts Spotlight on Universal Jurisdiction and Liberian Accountability On June 18, 2021, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah, 46, of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s first civil war, fought from 1989 to... Theodore David 37 8 2021-08-03 Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
Spanish Court Advises Banco de Chile to Set Aside $103M for Money Laundering from Pinochet Expropriations On July 29, 2021, the Seventh Court of Guarantee of Santiago (El Séptimo Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago) reopened an investigation into whether the Banco de Chile helped the former... Bruce Zagaris 37 8 2021-08-03 Crimes, Money Laundering
Nigerian High Court Sentenced 10 Pirates for the Hijack of Chinese Vessel On July 23, 2021, a Nigerian Federal High Court sentenced 10 Pirates for their involvement in hijacking a Chinese Vessel merchant vessel FV HAILUFENG II in 2020. The pirates each received... Marwah Adhoob 37 8 2021-07-30 Crimes, Piracy
Charges against Professionals Illustrate the Shifting Legal Landscape for Professional Enablers Two recent cases show efforts of tax authorities to hold professional enablers accountable.  The first concerns the Danish tax authority’s civil fraud charges against U.S. lawyer Michael... Austin Max Scherer 37 8 2021-07-29 Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
UK’s Westminster Magistrates Court Orders Extradition of UK ‘Batman’ Investor to Germany for Tax Fraud On July 19, 2021, District Judge Michael Snow of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court ordered the extradition of Peter Singh Virdee from the United Kingdom to Germany to face tax fraud charges... Bruce Zagaris 37 8 2021-07-27 Extradition, Tax Enforcement
EU Commission Proposes Major Revisions for Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing On July 20, 2021, the European Commission presented a significant set of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules... Bruce Zagaris 37 8 2021-07-27 Economic Integration, Terrorism
U.S. Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment against 9 Chinese Persons for Illegally Exercising Law Enforcement Activities On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York announced the filing by a federal grand jury of a superseding indictment charging nine defendants with acting and conspiring... Bruce Zagaris 37 8 2021-07-27 Extradition, Human Rights
U.S. Justice Department Brings Forfeiture Action for 10th Century Statute Looted from Cambodia On July 15, 2021, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of a 10th Century Khmer sandstone statue –... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-22 Art and Cultural Property, Cultural Property
U.S. and Allies Blame China for Hacking the Microsoft Exchange On July 19, 2021, the U.S., European Union, and NATO accused China for its involvement in the Microsoft Exchange hack that impacted companies, governments, and organizations. The announcement fell... Marwah Adhoob 37 7 2021-07-22 Cybercrime, Data Privacy
Chilean Woman Living Australia to Face Extradition for Kidnapping Charges On June 25, 2021, an Australian federal court judge ruled that a Chilean woman living in Sydney must face extradition for her alleged involvement in kidnappings during Augusto Pinochet... Marwah Adhoob 37 7 2021-07-21 Extradition, International Crimes, Torture
OECD Publishes New Edition of Fighting Tax Crime as More Tax Authorities Prosecute Tax Crimes On June 17, 2021, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a new editor of Fighting Tax Crime – The Ten Global Principles (78 pp., ISBN 9789264807143 (EPUB).... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-19 Tax Enforcement
Ex-Goldman Banker Settles SEC’s Ghana Bribery Case A former executive at Goldman Sachs U.K., Asante Benko, settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) claims that he funneled at least $2.5 million in bribes to government... Austin Max Scherer 37 7 2021-07-17 Bribery, Settlement
U.S. Indicts Iranian Intelligence Officials on Alleged Efforts to Kidnap U.S. Journalist and Human Rights Activist On July 13, 2021, United States Department of Justice officials unsealed an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charging four Iranian nationals with... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-17 Extradition, Kidnaping
State Department 2021: Trafficking In Persons Report Highlights Impact of Misinformation and Covid-19 on Human Trafficking On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of State released the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) that documents the global effort towards combating human trafficking.   In the Report... Marwah Adhoob 37 7 2021-07-17 Human Rights, Human Trafficking
Amec Foster Wheeler Concludes Global Corruption Settlement with the U.S., U.K. and Brazil On June 25 and July 2, 2021, respectively, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)[1] and the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO)[2] announced settlements with Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (Amec... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-16 Corruption, Settlement
Events in Haiti and C.A.R. Show Threats Posed by Mercenaries to International Peacekeeping Recent events in Haiti[1] and the Central African Republic[2] have underscored the continued threats that the use of mercenaries poses to international peacekeeping.  Mercenaries have been... Sara Kaufman 37 7 2021-07-16 Human Rights, Peacekeeping

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