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Ireland Agrees to Return $6.5 Million of Looted Funds to the Nigerian Government |
On August 14, 2020, Ireland agreed to return $6.5 million in funds stolen by former dictator Sani Abacha to the Nigerian government. Abacha served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1993... |
Miranda Bannister |
36 |
9 |
2020-09-03 |
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Corruption |
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Europol Releases Report on the Involvement of Organized Crime in Sports Corruption |
On August 5, 2020, Europol released its report on the involvement of organized crime groups (OCGs) in sports corruption.[1]
* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
9 |
2020-08-26 |
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Corruption |
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U.S. Gives Ultimatum to Britain: Share Evidence Quickly or U.S. Surrenders Prisoners to Iraq |
On August 18, 2020, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr sent a letter to Priti Patel, British Home Department Secretary, promising that, if the British government shares evidence with the U.S. by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
9 |
2020-08-26 |
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Capital Punishment |
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Europol Releases the 2020 Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) |
On June 23, 2020, Europol released its “European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT),”[1] which has been produced annually since 2007.
* Professor Plachta... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
9 |
2020-08-26 |
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INTERPOL, Terrorism |
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Brazil Arrests Majority Shareholders of Avianca Holdings in Car Wash Corruption Investigation |
On August 19, 2020, the Federal Police in Brazil detained brothers German and Jose Efromovich, the majority shareholders of Colombia’s Avianca Holders, in the Car Wash corruption... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
9 |
2020-08-26 |
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Money Laundering |
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European Commission’s Consultation on Changes to Europol's Mandate |
On July 14, 2020, Europol released a document to Member State delegations in the Council's Law Enforcement Working Party (LEWP) setting out what it sees as the shortcomings in its current legal... |
Michael Plachta and Kasia Guzior |
36 |
9 |
2020-08-26 |
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European Commission, European Union |
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Baggage Claim: Ivory Smuggler Caught at Kenyan Airport |
When forty-seven Kenyans flew from Yemen into the Moi airport in late July of 2020, passengers on the plane were unaware that Mansur Mohamed Surer, an alleged smuggler of endangered wildlife... |
Afrah Tahir |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-21 |
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Wildlife Smuggle |
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Special Tribunal for Lebanon Delivers Verdict over 2005 Killing of Former PM Rafik al-Hariri |
On August 18, 2020, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) delivered a long-overdue judgment in the Ayyash et al. case concerning the February 14, 2005 attack in Beirut that killed former Lebanese... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-20 |
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Terrorism |
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INTERPOL, I-CAN Global Anti-Mafia Organization Take Down Fugitives |
INTERPOL’s Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta (I-CAN) has rounded up six fugitives in Albania, Argentina, and Costa Rica, following intelligence tips gathered in an operation targeting the... |
Julia Brock |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-19 |
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Organized Crime |
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U.S. Justice Department Dismantles 3 Terrorist Financing Cyber-Enabled Campaigns |
On August 13, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns, involving the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-18 |
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Counter-terrorism |
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U.S. Seizes Iran Oil on High Seas But Loses Effort to Extend Arms Embargo in Security Council |
On August 14, 2020, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-18 |
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Economic Sanctions |
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Terrorist Suspect Extradited from Jamaica and Arraigned in Manhattan State Court |
On August 14, 2020, the Manhattan State Court arraigned Trevor William Forrest, a/k/a “Shaikh Abdullah Faisal”, a/k/a/ “Shaikh Faisal,” 56, after his extradition from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-18 |
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Terrorism |
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The Senate Investigations Committee Issues Report on Russian Oligarchs Laundering Money Through the US Art Market |
On July 29, 2020, the Senate Permanent Investigative Subcommittee issued a report detailing how a prominent family of Russian oligarchs,... |
Miranda Bannister |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-15 |
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Fraud |
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U.S. Brings Civil Forfeiture Action Against Ukrainians for Embezzling from PrivatBank |
On August 6, 2020, the United States Department of Justice brought two civil forfeiture complaints in the U.S. District Court for the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-15 |
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Former Saudi Intelligence Officer Sues Crown Prince for Alleged Assassination Attempts |
On August 6, 2020, Dr. Saad Aljabri, a former top Saudi intelligence official, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-15 |
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The Netherlands Files Inter-State Application Against Russia in the MH17 Case Before the ECtHR |
On July 15, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) revealed that on July 10, 2020, the Government of the Netherlands had lodged an inter-State application under Article 33 (... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-07 |
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Human Rights |
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Guatemala Detains Sons of Former Panama President Martinelli on US Money Laundering Charges |
On July 6, 2020, Guatemalan law enforcement authorities detained two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli for their alleged roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-07 |
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Extradition, Money Laundering |
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European Commission Adopts a New EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025 and Three Action Plans |
On July 24, 2020, the European Commission published a new EU Security Union Strategy for the period 2020 to 2025, focusing on priority areas where the EU can support Member States in fostering... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-07 |
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European Commission |
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Terrorism and Counter-terrorism at the Times of COVID-19 Pandemic |
In June 2020, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) released its report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on terrorism and counter-terrorism.[1]
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Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Terrorism |
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Malaysia and Goldman Sachs Reach Settlement over 1MDB Scandal |
On July 24, 2020, Malaysia and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. concluded a settlement agreement to resolve the criminal investigation by Malaysia into Goldman Sach’s role in diverting money from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Financial Crimes |
