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OECD Global Forum on Tax Transparency Highlights Enforcement Initiatives in Annual Report On December 20, 2017, the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (hereafter the “Global Forum”), which consists of 147 members and 17 observers, issued its... Bruce Zagaris 34 1 2018-01-12 OECD Financial Enforcement, Tax Enforcement
On The Legacy of the 16th Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties The 16th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP or Assembly) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) was held from December 4 to December 14, 2017 in New York.... Michael Plachta 34 1 2018-01-12 International Criminal Court
UN Security Council Adopts Two Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism On December 21, 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted two resolutions addressing various aspects of counter-terrorism. The first resolution concerns foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)... 2018-01-12 Counter-terrorism
U.S. Jury Convicts Turkish Banker of Conspiring to Evade Iran Sanctions On January 3, 2018, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York found Mehmet Hakan Atilla guilty of conspiring with others, including Reza Zarrab, who already... Bruce Zagaris 34 1 2018-01-12 Turkey, United States Economic Sanctions
First Major Worksite Enforcement Action of 2018 Targets 100 7-Eleven Stores Nationwide in a Sign of What Business Can Expect under the Trump Administration On January 10 Department of Homeland Security agents raided 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide as part of an effort to ensure employees’ legal work authorization in the United States. This week’s raids... Montserrat C. Miller 34 1 2018-01-12 United States Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
Swiss Regulator Criticizes JP Morgan for Action in 1MDB Case On December 21, 2017, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) finished enforcement proceedings by concluding that the bank seriously violated anti-money laundering regulations by... Bruce Zagaris 34 1 2018-01-05 Malaysia, Switzerland Money Laundering
Singapore-Based Company Agrees to Joint Criminal Settlement with 3 Countries On December 22, 2017, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM), a company based in Singapore that operates shipyards and repairs and upgrades shipping vessels, and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary,... Bruce Zagaris 34 1 2018-01-05 Singapore Bribery
U.S. Court Orders Legal Access for U.S. Detainee On December 23, 2017, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia issued an opinion, ruling that a U.S. citizen detained as an “enemy combatant” has... Bruce Zagaris 34 1 2018-01-05 Syria, United States Human Rights, Terrorism
U.S. President Issues Executive Order Listing 13 Persons on the Global Magnitsky Sanctions On December 20, 2017, United States President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order, designating 13 persons under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (the Act), the... Bruce Zagaris 34 1 2018-01-05 United States Sanctions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Criticizes Iraq Mass Executions and Other Abuses On December 15, 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC) and human rights non-government organizations criticized international human rights abuses in Iraq. The UNHRC said... Bruce Zagaris and Zarine Kharazian 33 12 2017-12-29 Crimes against Humanity
Council of Europe Experiences Difficulties in Amending its Convention on the Processing of Personal Data At its sitting held on November 24, 2017, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted its Opinion 296 (2017) on the Draft Protocol... Michael Plachta 33 12 2017-12-29 European Union, Europe Data Privacy
Congressional Hearings on Legislative Proposals to Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance This article covers two recent congressional hearings on various legislative proposals to counter terrorism and illicit finance: ·         November 29, 2017:... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-29 United States Counter-terrorism
Peruvian President Wins Impeachment Action against Him for Odebrecht Corruption On December 8, 2017, the Peruvian Congress initiated impeachment action against the country’s president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, through a motion passed by a vote of 93-17.  The opposition... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-22 Peru Bribery, Corruption
U.S. Indicts 3 Chinese Hackers for Hacking 3 Corporations for Commercial Advantage  On November 27, 2017, an indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Pittsburg) against Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao and Xia Lei, all of whom are... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-22 China, United States Cybercrime
INTERPOL Holds Operational Meeting on Fugitive Investigative Support On December 5-8, 2017, hosted by INTERPOL’s Fugitive Investigative Support Sub Directorate (FIS) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the 7th Global Operational Symposium on Fugitives brought together... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-22 Jamaica International Cooperation
A Look at the Amicus Briefs in United States v. Microsoft Corp On December 13, 2017, amici curiae filed briefs in the United States v. Microsoft Corp case set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2017-2018 term. The case concerns the U.... Zarine Kharazian 33 12 2017-12-22 Ireland, United States Data Privacy, European Union
ICC Assembly of States Parties Activates the Court’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (“the Assembly” or “ASP”) held its sixteenth session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from... Michael Plachta 33 12 2017-12-22 Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, International Cooperation, International Criminal Court
EU Reaches Agreement on Amendments to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive  On December 15, 2017, talks between the EU Council of Ministers, the European Parliament, and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement, amending and tightening the measures to... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-22 European Union
EU Issues List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes On December 5, 2017, the European Council issued its conclusions on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.  The conclusions also set forth the criteria and proposed... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-15 European Union Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation
U.S., Colombian, and Mexican Attorneys General Declare Cooperation against TOC On December 6 and 7, 2017, the Attorneys General of the United States, Colombia and Mexico met in Cartagena, Colombia for the “Trilateral Summit against Transnational Organized Crime.”  The... Bruce Zagaris 33 12 2017-12-15 Colombia, Mexico, United States International Cooperation, International Crimes, Organized Crime

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