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Ten Years of Police and Judicial Cooperation within European Union under the Lisbon Treaty |
On December 1, 2019, the new President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen marked the 10-year anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon’s entry into force. December 1, 2019... |
Michael Plachta |
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12 |
2019-12-05 |
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Treaties |
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U.S. Court Orders Iran to Compensate Journalist Jason Rezaian |
A U.S. court recently ordered Iran to pay $180 million in damages to U.S. journalist Jason Rezaian who was captured at gun point and imprisoned for 544 days in the infamous Evin Prison. At... |
Miranda Bannister |
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12 |
2019-12-04 |
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Human Rights |
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3 Families of Libyan Victims Sue Warlord Khalifa Haftar in U.S. Court |
On June 26, 2019, three families who lost family members in a bombing campaign sued Libya’s warlord Khalifa Haftar (also referred to as Hifter) in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2019-12-04 |
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International Criminal Court |
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PREPARING FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S EXODUS FROM THE ICC: THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMES BILL |
In June 2015, the International Criminal Court (ICC) demanded that the government of the Republic of South Africa arrest Omar Al-Bashir,[1] the now-deposed President of the Sudan, who at the... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras and Gino J. Naldi |
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12 |
2019-12-03 |
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International Criminal Court |
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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 |
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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 |
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12 |
2019-11-26 |
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Bribery |
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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 |
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12 |
2019-11-25 |
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Money Laundering |
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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 |
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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 |
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12 |
2019-11-25 |
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Cybercrime |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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11 |
2019-11-21 |
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Human Trafficking |
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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 |
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11 |
2019-11-20 |
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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 |
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12 |
2019-11-20 |
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Arrest |
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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 |
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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 |
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2019-11-14 |
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Transparency |
