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OECD Issues Statement of Outcomes of Automatic Exchange of Income |
On November 22, 2018, the OECD issued a statement of results from the 11th plenary of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (GF), which met on November... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-12-15 |
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OECD |
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EU Council Makes Progress on Migration, Terrorism, E-Evidence and Various Justice and Law Enforcement Issues |
At its 3661st meeting on December 6 and 7, 2018, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted positions on a number of criminal justice, home and law enforcement issues. |
Michael Plachta |
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2018-12-14 |
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Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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German Police Conduct Search Warrant of Deutsche Bank |
On November 29 and 30, 2018, 170 German police officers conducted a search of five Deutsche Bank office buildings and the private home of an employee for suspected violations of tax transparency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-12-08 |
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I.R.S. Issues Revised Voluntary Disclosure Rules |
On November 20, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued a memorandum, setting forth guidance for processing all voluntary disclosures (domestic and offshore) (hereafter Voluntary Disclosure... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-12-08 |
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Tax Crimes |
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Danish State Prosecutor Files Preliminary Criminal Charges Against Danske Bank |
On November 28, 2018, Morten Niels Jakobsen, the Danish general prosecutor, announced the filing of preliminary criminal charges against Danske Bank for alleged violations of Denmark’s anti-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2018-12-08 |
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Money Laundering |
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European Committee on Crime Problems Acts on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters |
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 75th plenary session on November 27-29, 2018, in Strasbourg. |
Michael Plachta |
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12 |
2018-12-08 |
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U.S. Demands Release of Young Americans Forbidden from Leaving China until Fugitive Father Returns |
On November 27, 2018, as Donald Trump prepared to leave for the G-20 heads of government meeting in Buenos Aires, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton urged the Chinese to release two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-12-08 |
China |
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Twenty Years Later, United States and Europe Reaffirm Commitment to Restituting Nazi-Looted Artwork |
On December 3, 1998, forty-four countries, along with a host of art collectors and NGOs, convened in Washington D.C. to discuss the return of Nazi-looted art. Nazi authorities expropriated artwork... |
Zarine Kharazian |
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2018-12-08 |
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Cultural Property |
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Twenty Years Later, United States and Europe Reaffirm Commitment to Restituting Nazi-Looted Artwork |
On December 3, 1998, forty-four countries, along with a host of art collectors and NGOs, convened in Washington D.C. to discuss the return of Nazi-looted art. Nazi authorities expropriated artwork... |
Zarine Kharazian |
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2018-12-08 |
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Cultural Property |
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U.S. Indictment Charges Professionals and U.S. Taxpayer for Tax and Related Offenses Arising From Panama Papers |
On December 4, 2018, U.S. law enforcement announced the unsealing of an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charging four individuals with wire fraud, tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-12-08 |
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U.S. Indicts Venezuelan Owner of News Network, Former Venezuelan National Treasurer and Former Owner of Bank for Money Laundering Conspiracy |
On November 20, 2018, U.S. law enforcement announced the unsealing of an indictment on November 19 against Raul Gorrin Belisario (Gorrin), 50, a Venezuelan billionaire and owner of the Globovision... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-12-01 |
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Conspiracy, Money Laundering |
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Convicts Two of Genocide and Winds up its Operations |
On November 16, 2018, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), also known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT), handed down a guilty verdict against the two surviving senior... |
Michael Plachta |
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2018-12-01 |
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Ex-Macedonian Prime Minister Flees to Hungary and Applies for Asylum |
On November 20, 2018, Macedonia’s fugitive former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said Hungary has granted him political asylum and accused the Macedonian government of conspiring to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2018-12-01 |
Macedonia |
Asylum |
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The Future Of Crypto-Assets: Examining Consumer, Cybersecurity, And Privacy Risks |
The future of crypto-assets has captured the attention of investors, consumers, global financial institutions, and regulators. On January 8, 2018, crypto-assets reached an estimated total market... |
Mahlet Makonnen |
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2018-12-01 |
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U.S. Treasury Expands GTO to 12 Metropolitan Areas and Lowers Reporting Threshold to $300,000 |
On November 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2018-12-01 |
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BIS Publishes Notice Asking for Information on Emerging Technologies |
Yesterday, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published in the Federal Register an advance notice of public rulemaking concerning the U.S.... |
Benjamin H. Flowe, Jr., John A. Ordway, Daniel Fisher-Owens, Babak Hoghooghi, Perry S. Bechky, Ray Gold, Jason A. McClurg and Michelle Turner Roberts* |
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2018-12-01 |
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International Organizations Update Their Counter-Terrorism Strategies |
This article reviews how, in the last months, several international organizations and groups have updated their counter-terrorism financing strategies. |
Michael Plachta |
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2018-11-17 |
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U.S. Indicts Chinese Intelligence Officers for Hacking and Stealing Aerospace Data; Attorney General Announces Initiative to Combat Chinese Economic Espionage |
On October 30, 2018, John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that for the third time since September, the National Security Division, with its U.S. Attorney... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2018-11-17 |
China |
Computer Crimes |
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INTERPOL Coordinates International Enforcement Operation Against Marine Pollution |
On November 13, 2018, INTERPOL announced that 30 Days at Sea, the code name for a month-long operation through October, had 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2018-11-17 |
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INTERPOL |
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Trump Loses 3rd Time in a Row in Emoluments Case as Court Denies Request for Stay |
On November 2, 2018, U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland denied the Justice Department’s request that he stay the case to permit an appellate court to intervene with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-11-10 |
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