Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Australian Wildlife Smuggler Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Protected Wildlife Items On October 24, 2017, Australian citizen Guan Zong Chen (“Graham Chen”) pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts, on charges that he led a conspiracy to illegally export (smuggle... Bruce Zagaris 33 11 2017-11-03 Australia, China, United States Wildlife Smuggle
U.S. Special Counsel Obtains Indictment and Plea for Transparency and Tax Crimes An indictment charges Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman of the Trump Presidential campaign, with conspiracy, failure to report foreign bank accounts, money laundering, and failure to... Bruce Zagaris 33 11 2017-11-03 United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Indictment, Money Laundering
When Is a Fish Just a Fish? Yates v. United States John Yates is a self-employed commercial fisherman plying the Gulf of Mexico from his home port on Florida’s southwest coast.  His primary catch of red grouper is subject to fish size... Luz E. Nagle 33 11 2017-10-27 United States Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
OFAC Penalties against Cartier and White Burch Show Compliance Need for Retailers Two recent OFAC penalty settlements – the first involving Cartier “Richemont” and the second against White Birch USA – demonstrate the need for compliance for retailers. Bruce Zagaris 33 11 2017-10-27 United States Economic Crimes, Economic Sanctions
European Parliament Adopts Final Report and Recommendations in the “Panama Papers” Affair On October 18, 2017, the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA Committee) approved its final report by 47 votes to 2 with 6 abstentions, after an 18-month... Michael Plachta 33 11 2017-10-27 European Union Money Laundering
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Pleads for Responsible Encryption to Facilitate Enforcement Cooperation On October 13, 2017, speaking at the Global Cyber Security Summit in London, England, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein pleaded for technology companies to implement responsible... Bruce Zagaris 33 11 2017-10-27 United States Cybercrime
Swiss Attorney General Opens Criminal Case against Former S.G. of FIFA and Others in Award of World Cup Media Rights On October 12, 2017, the Office of the Swiss Attorney General (OAG) opened a criminal proceeding against the former Secretary General of FIFA and against the Chief Executive Office of the BEIN Media... Bruce Zagaris 33 11 2017-10-27 Switzerland Corruption, Enforcement of International Sports Law
Justice Department and Microsoft Set to Square Off Before Supreme Court in Landmark Data Privacy Case On October 16, 2017, the Supreme Court granted the Department of Justice’s petition for a writ of certiorari in its dispute with Microsoft over access to private emails stored at Microsoft’s Dublin,... Zarine Kharazian 33 10 2017-10-27 United States Data Privacy
The Crime-Terror Nexus: A Recurring Theme in the European Union and the Council of Europe The Criminal Law and Counter-Terrorism Divisions of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the City Hall and the University of Malaga, organized an International Conference on Terrorism and... Michael Plachta and Joseph A. Rychlak 33 10 2017-10-25 European Union Counter-terrorism
European Union Establishes the European Public Prosecutor’s Office On October 12, 2017, the Regulation establishing the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) was adopted by those Member States which are part of the EPPO “enhanced cooperation.” The EPPO will be... Michael Plachta 33 10 2017-10-20 European Union Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Prosecuting and Punishing Crimes Committed by Daesh At its 34th sitting held on October 12, 2017, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2190 (2017) on prosecuting and punishing crimes committed by Daesh.... Michael Plachta 33 10 2017-10-20 Iraq, Syria Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Law of War, Terrorism
U.S. Grand Jury Indicts IT Executive and Former IT Manager of Australian Bank with Bribery and Kickback Scheme On September 27, 2017, a federal grand jury in Los Angeles, California returned an indictment, charging that the former head of Santa Monica-based Service Mesh, Inc. paid bribes to former IT... Bruce Zagaris 33 10 2017-10-20 Australia, United States Bribery
Justice Department Indicts Chinese Manufacturers of Fentanyl and Opioids On October 17, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that federal grand juries in the Southern District of Mississippi and the District of North Dakota returned indictments, unsealed on... Bruce Zagaris 33 10 2017-10-20 China, United States Drug Enforcement
Criminal Investigations against Brazilian Olympic Games Continue Criminal investigations in France and Brazil continue with respect to the awarding of the Olympic Games to Brazil. Bruce Zagaris 33 10 2017-10-13 Brazil, France Enforcement of International Sports Law
U.S. and China Hold First Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity Dialogue On October 4, 2017, the U.S. and China held their first law enforcement and cybersecurity dialogue (LECD). Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine... Bruce Zagaris 33 10 2017-10-13 China, United States Cybercrime, Data Privacy
86th INTERPOL General Assembly: Mixed Messages for Refugees On September 26, 2017, in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping officially welcomed the 86th INTERPOL General Assembly.  As this year’s host of the INTERPOL “body of the supreme authority” and a... Yuriy Nemets 33 10 2017-10-13 China Human Rights, INTERPOL
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Terrorism Submits Counterterrorism Report to the General Assembly On September 27, 2017, the UN Secretary-General submitted to the General Assembly a report from the newly appointed Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the promotion and protection of... Michael Plachta 33 10 2017-10-13 France Counter-terrorism, Human Rights
U.S.-Turkish Relations Sour over Bilateral Enforcement Issues On  October 8, 2017, relations between the United States and Turkish governments continued to sour as both countries announced they would no longer issue visas for each other’s citizens. Bruce Zagaris 33 10 2017-10-13 Turkey, United States Counter-terrorism, Extradition
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on the Fight against Cybercrime On October 3, 2017, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the fight against cybercrime.   Michael Plachta 33 10 2017-10-06 European Union Cybercrime
European Commission Proposes Creating a Pan-European Cybersecurity Agency On September 13, 2017, during his State of the Union address, the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, announced the intention to propose new legislative measures that will... Michael Plachta 33 10 2017-10-06 European Union Cybercrime

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