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Second Round of Negotiations of an EU-U.S. Treaty on Access to Electronic Evidence |
On November 8, 2019, the European Commission submitted an EU-restricted report to the Council of the European Union on the progress of the negotiation of an EU-U.S. agreement on cross-border access... |
Michael Plachta |
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12 |
2019-12-03 |
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European Union |
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Thailand Extradites Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraudster to the U.S. |
In November 2019, Thai authorities extradited a Swedish citizen to the United States on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.[1] On July 25, 2019, a grand jury in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
12 |
2019-11-27 |
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Fraud |
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Samsung Heavy Industries Company Ltd. Reaches Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. over Brazil Activities |
On November 22, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Samsung Heavy Industries Company Ltd. (“Samsung”), a South Korea-based engineering company that provides... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
12 |
2019-11-26 |
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Bribery |
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2 Former Executives of Chinese Subsidiary of Herbal Life Charged with Corruption |
On November 14, 2019, two Chinese nationals and former executives of the Chinese subsidiary of Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (HLF.N) (“Herbalife”) were charged with paying bribes,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-25 |
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Bribery |
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J5 Considers How to Progress on Enforcement against Crypto Tax Crimes as Other International Organizations and Informal Enforcement Groups Try to Cope with Cryptocurrency Crimes |
On November 8, 2019, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) brought together investigators, cryptocurrency experts, and data scientists to identify individuals who are the most egregious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
12 |
2019-11-25 |
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Cybercrime |
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Child Separation: a Factor for Consideration in Extradition Case |
On October 28, 2019, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia granted judicial review of a May 18, 2018 order to surrender, authorizing extradition of a Canadian national to the United States to... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
35 |
12 |
2019-11-25 |
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Money Laundering |
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British Judge Denies Request to Delay Julian Assange Extradition Case for 3 Months |
On October 21, 2019, during a case management hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied Mark Summers’ request, counsel for Julian Assange, to delay the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-24 |
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Extradition |
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Mexico Extradites Alleged Barrio Azteca Shooter to U.S. on Charges re U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez |
On November 14, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Mexico’s extradition of Jose Guadalupe Diaz Diaz, aka “Zorro,” an alleged shooter and member of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-22 |
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Extradition |
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Antigua Extradites Former Chief of Financial Services Commission in Stanford Bank Case |
On November 12, 2019, The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Antigua and Barbuda extradited to the United States the former chief of its Financial Services Regulatory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-22 |
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Fraud |
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Judge Orders Netherlands to Repatriate 56 Children of ISIS as Turkey Begins Deporting ISIS Members throughout Europe |
On November 11, a court in The Hague ruled that the Dutch state must actively help repatriate 56 children of mothers who joined the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS), but it does not have the same... |
Alexandra Haris |
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11 |
2019-11-21 |
Turkey |
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Professor of Latin American Narcotics and Money Laundering Indicted for Money Laundering |
On November 18, 2019, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of University of Miami Professor Bruce Bagley on charges of conspiracy to commit money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-21 |
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Money Laundering |
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Transborder Labor Trafficking and Forced Servitude in Marijuana Growing Operations |
Human trafficking and labor servitude are occurring globally in the rapidly expanding marijuana cultivation “industry” in which the murky status between legal and illegal product... |
Luz E. Nagle |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-21 |
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Human Trafficking |
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Anguilla Attorney General Will Start Extradition Procedures for U.S. Investment Banker Charged with Manslaughter in Anguilla |
On November 13, 2019 Anguilla’s Attorney General Dwight Horsford said an international arrest warrant will be issued for 44-year-old Scott Hapgood who refused to return to Anguilla to face... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
12 |
2019-11-20 |
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Arrest |
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Victims in Essex Lorry Incident: The Latest in Europe’s Human Trafficking Tragedies |
As of November 7, 2019, British authorities have identified all 39 of the human trafficking victims found dead in the back of a lorry in Essex on October 23, 2019. While Essex police initially... |
Miranda Bannister |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-20 |
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Human Trafficking |
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Israel Extradites Russian Hacker to the U.S. Ignoring Russian Exchange Requests |
On November 12, 2019, Aleksi Burkov, a Russian national, made his initial appearance in the United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, on charges concerning his alleged operation of two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-15 |
Israel, United States |
Extradition |
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FATF Issues Best Practices Report on Beneficial Ownership |
On October 24, 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a best practice paper,[1] seeking to provide suggested solutions supported by cases and examples of best practices for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-14 |
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Transparency |
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Power Struggle Continues Between Judges and the Prosecutor Prosecutor at the ICC in the Mavi Marmara Incident |
On September 2, 2019, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court), with Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa presiding, delivered its judgment and rejected the appeal of the... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-12 |
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International Criminal Court |
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U.S. Charges Two Former Twitter Employees and a Saudi National for Acting as Illegal Agents of Saudi Arabia |
On November 7, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has unveiled charges in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Ali Alzabarah, Ahmad... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-11 |
United States |
False Papers |
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ICC Sentences Ntaganda to 30 Years of Imprisonment |
On November 7, 2019, the Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court), unanimously sentenced Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years of imprisonment.[1] This is the longest... |
Michael Plachta |
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2019-11-10 |
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International Criminal Court |
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British Judge Denies Request to Delay Julian Assange Extradition Case for 3 Months |
On October 21, 2019, during a case management hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied Mark Summers’ request, counsel for Julian Assange, to delay the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
11 |
2019-11-08 |
United Kingdom |
Extradition |
