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A Holiday Retrospective from the Editor |
We at the IELR send you the best wishes for a warm and joyous holiday season. 2020 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following along... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-31 |
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UK Extradites Member of “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Group to the U.S. |
On December 18, 2019, a United Kingdom national, Nathan Wyatt, 39, appeared in United States District Court in St. Louis on charges of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-30 |
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Fraud |
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GOLD LAUNDERING: THE DIRTY SECRETS OF THE GOLD TRADE – AND HOW TO CLEAN UP by Mark Pieth (Elster & Salis Ag, 2019, 299 pp.) |
The book gives a critical look at international efforts to regulate the gold supply chain, including soft law and self-regulation. The book shows the international community has not yet... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-28 |
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Book Review |
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SNC-Lavalin Pleads Guilty to Corruption-Related Fraud |
On December 18, 2019, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. settled criminal charges concerning the work it did in Libya with its construction division, pleading guilty to one count of fraud and ending a long-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-27 |
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Fraud |
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U.S. Indicts Kenya National for Conspiring to Hijack Aircraft on Behalf of al Shabaab |
On December 16, 2020, the United States Department of Justice announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Cholo Abdi Abdullah with six... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-24 |
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U.S. Charges Canadian Fashion Tycoon with Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Offenses |
On December 15, 2020, United States law enforcement in New York announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment, charging Canadian fashion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-24 |
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EU Court of Justice Rejects “Automatic Refusal” of European Arrest Warrants Issued by Polish Authorities |
On December 17, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (CJEU or the Court) delivered a judgment in joined cases C-354/20 PPU and C-412/20 PPU Openbaar Ministerie (... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-12-24 |
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Abu Dhabi Prosecutes Nine for Tax Evasion and Money Laundering in New Special Court |
On November 10, 2020, Abu Dhabi established a court specializing in money laundering and tax evasion crimes. On November 23, the new court sentenced nine people, mostly expatriates to jail and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-19 |
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Italy Charges 4 Egyptian National Security Officials for Murder of Italian Student |
On December 10, 2020, Italian prosecutors announced they have charged four officials of Egypt’s national security agency with the kidnapping and murder of Giulio Regeni, an Italian doctoral... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-19 |
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Crimes |
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Supreme Court Awards Damages to Muslims FBI Put on No-Fly List to Retaliate |
On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the case of Tanzin vs. Tanvir that the three plaintiffs Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah and Naveed Shinwari can seek monetary damages... |
Miranda Bannister and Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-19 |
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Malaysia Extradites Chinese National for Turtle-Trafficking Money Laundering Charges |
On December 20, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Malaysia has extradited a Chinese national to face charges for money laundering related to turtle trafficking.[1] The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-19 |
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Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Fugitive Preacher Shepherd Bushiri |
Multimillionaire pastor Shepherd Bushiri, who has a warrant out for his arrest, disappeared from South Africa and reappeared in his home country Malawi in mid-November, sparking an international... |
Julia V. Brock |
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2020-12-19 |
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Extradition |
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ICC Prosecutor Refuses to Open Investigation in the Iraq/UK Situation |
On December 9, 2020, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court) announced the conclusion of the preliminary examination into the situation in Iraq/United Kingdom (UK).... |
Michael Plachta |
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12 |
2020-12-19 |
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Crimes against Humanity |
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Corporate Transparency Act Awaits President’s Signature to Become Law |
On December 11, 2020, the United States Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contains the Corporate Transparency Act. The Senate acted by a wide 84-13 margin, well... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-19 |
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U.S. Court Denies Petition to Quash IRS Summons Issued Pursuant to India-US Tax Treaty |
On December 9, 2020, U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg denied the petition to quash the third party summons to Citibank N.A. and granted the IRS’s motion to deny and dismiss the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-19 |
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Switzerland Returns 26 Stolen Etruscan Artifacts to Italy |
On October 27, 2020, the Swiss government returned to Italy 26 Etruscan artifacts that were illegally acquired by a private Swiss collector between 1965 and 1968 and stored for 15 years in the... |
Miranda Bannister |
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2020-12-11 |
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Cultural Property |
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Every Dog Will Have His Day: U.S. Charges Cameroonian in Romania with Online “Puppy Scam” |
On December 7, 2020, the United States Department of Justice unsealed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburg a criminal complaint, charging... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-11 |
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Fraud |
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EU Adopts Magnitsky-Type Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime |
On December 7, 2020, the EU Council adopted a decision and a regulation establishing a Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EUGHRSR).[1] For the first time, the EU is equipping itself with a... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-12-11 |
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Sanctions |
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Swiss Tax Authority Gives Notice of U.S. Requests for Bank Information on U.S. Taxpayers |
On December 1, 2020, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA) issued notice of requests by the United States Internal Revenue Service, based on its tax treaty, for the FTA to transmit to the IRS... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-11 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Law Enforcement Operation in North Triangle against Transnational Organized Crime Nets 700 Arrests |
On November 27, 2020, senior law enforcement officials from the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras announced the filing of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-12-11 |
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Organized Crime |
