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U.S. Treasury Issues National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and other Illicit Financing |
On February 6, 2020, the United States Department of Treasury issued the 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2020 Strategy), which provides a roadmap to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-18 |
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U.S. State Department Denies UK’s Request to Extradite Anne Sacoolas |
On January 23, 2020, the United States State Department rejected a request from the British Home Office to extradite Anne Sacoolas, who fled the United Kingdom under the protection of diplomatic... |
Miranda Bannister |
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2020-02-18 |
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New York Times Journalist Allegedly Targeted by Spyware Linked to Saudi Arabia |
On January 28, 2020, a report[1] was released alleging that a New York Times journalist, Ben Hubbard, was sent spyware in 2018 that was embedded in a text message on his cellphone. This... |
Alexandra Haris |
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2020-02-17 |
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U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit Rules Congress Lacks Standing on Emoluments Case |
On February 7, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a per curiam ruling decided the 215 Members of Congress did not have standing to sue... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-13 |
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U.S. Indicts Four Members of China Military for Hacking into Equifax |
On February 10, 2020, United States Attorney General William P. Barr announced the indictment[1] of four Chinese military hackers for breaking into the computer systems of the credit-reporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-13 |
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Brazil Extradites Terrorist Wanted in 1977 Atocha Massacre to Spain |
On February 6, 2020, Brazil extradited Carlos García Juliá, wanted for participating in the 1977 Atocha massacre in Madrid, to Spain. On his arrival, he was sent to the Soto del... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-10 |
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International Court of Justice Indicates Provisional Measures in the Rohingya Genocide Case |
On November 11, 2019, Gambia instituted proceedings against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming the maltreatment of the Rohingya community constituted genocidal acts in... |
Gino Naldi and Konstantinos Magliveras |
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2020-02-07 |
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International Law |
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U.S., Jersey, and Nigeria Make Agreement to Repatriate Over $300 Million of Stolen Abacha Funds |
On February 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a trilateral agreement with the governments of Nigeria and Jersey to repatriate approximately $308 million of embezzled and/or... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-06 |
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Embezzlement |
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ICC Prosecutor Requests the Court to Rule on Jurisdiction in the Palestine Situation |
On January 22, 2020, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) re-submitted its request pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Rome Statute for a ruling on the Court’s territorial... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-02-06 |
Palestine |
International Criminal Court |
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Airbus Settles Corruption and Other Charges with U.S., UK, and France |
On January 31, 2020, Airbus SE (the Company), a global supplier of civilian and military aircraft headquartered in France, agreed to pay penalties of more than $3.9 billion to resolve transnational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-05 |
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Bribery |
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Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Charged with Drug Trafficking |
On December 9, 2019, Genaro Garcia Luna, former Secretary of Public Security under President Felipe Calderon from 2006 to 2012, was arrested in Dallas, Texas. His indictment, released the next day... |
Esther Bouquet |
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2020-02-01 |
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Drugs & Trafficking |
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Forthcoming in 36 Int’l Enforcement Law Rep. (Feb. 2020) www.ielr.com Civil Society Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trumps “Safe Third Country” Agreements |
On January 15, 2020, the American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Human Rights First brought a lawsuit in U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-01 |
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Asylum |
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U.S. Obtains another Guilty Plea to FCPA and Money Laundering in PetroEcuador Case |
On January 23, 2020, Armengol Alfosno Cevallos Diaz (Cevallos), an Ecuadorian businessman living in Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in connection with a $4.4 million bribery and money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-01 |
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Bulgaria Charges 3 Russians over Attempted Murder by Nerve Agents |
On January 23, 2020, Bulgarian prosecutors charged three Russians in absentia for the attempted murder of a weapons manufacturer, his son, and the production manager of the company.[1] According to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-01 |
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J5 Chiefs Conduct First Coordinated Tax Enforcement Actions Arising from Investigations into a Central American Financial Institution |
On January 23, 2020, the members of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) announced its first coordinated set of enforcement actions undertaken on a global scale on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-01-27 |
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Tax Enforcement |
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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Increases IP and Environmental Enforcement |
As the ratifications of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) continue, professionals are focusing on the enforcement cooperation improvements in intellectual property and environmental... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-01-25 |
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More than 300 People Arrested in Connection with ‘Ndrangheta Mafia |
On December 19, 2019, a major mafia crackdown involving more than 3,000 Italian police officers resulted in 334 arrests across Germany, Bulgaria, Switzerland, and 12 provinces in Italy. Out of the... |
Esther Bouquet |
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2020-01-25 |
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Former Barbados Minister and Parliamentarian Convicted of Receiving and Laundering Bribes from Barbados Insurance Company While Company Must Disgorge |
On January 16, 2020, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn found a former Minister of Industry and member of the Barbados Parliament... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-01-25 |
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Icelandic Seafood Company Withdraws from Namibia After Bribery Charges |
On January 17, 2020, Samherji’s acting chief executive Björgólfur Jóhannsson issued a statement, confirming his company’s withdrawal from its businesses in Namibia, including a N$400 million[1] ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-01-25 |
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NGOs Submit a Communication to the ICC Alleging Responsibility of EU Arms Companies for War Crimes in Yemen |
In a historic step on December 11, 2019, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) along with its partner organizations – Mwatana for Human Rights from Yemen, the... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-01-18 |
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International Criminal Court |
