The International Enforcement Law Reporter

The International Enforcement Law Reporter is a monthly print and online journal covering news and trends in international enforcement law.

Since September 1985, the International Enforcement Law Reporter has analyzed the premier developments in both the substantive and procedural aspects of international enforcement law. Read by practitioners, academics, and politicians, the IELR is a valuable guide to the difficult and dynamic field of international law.

Canada Grants Bail to Huawei Executive on U.S. Extradition Warrant for Sanctions Charges

Saturday, December 15, 2018
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 
On December 1, 2018, Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s global chief financial officer, on a U.S. extradition warrant to answer fraud charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. During a bail hearing on December 7, 2018, John Gibb-Carsley, a lawyer with the Canadian federal Justice Department, told the court Ms. Meng committed multiple acts of fraud against financial institutions and should be denied bail.  He told B.C. Supreme Court Justice William Ehrcke that Meng does not have meaningful connections to Canada, has enormous resources, and poses a serious flight risk, especially since each offense carries a maximum of 30 years in prison. On December 11, 2018, after three days of hearings, Justice Ehrcke granted bail.

EU Council Makes Progress on Migration, Terrorism, E-Evidence and Various Justice and Law Enforcement Issues

Friday, December 14, 2018
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 
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.

U.S. Indictment Charges Professionals and U.S. Taxpayer for Tax and Related Offenses Arising From Panama Papers

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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 fraud, money laundering, and other crimes for their alleged roles in a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Mossack Fonseca & Co. (“Mossack Fonseca”), a Panamanian-based international law firm, and related entities.

Twenty Years Later, United States and Europe Reaffirm Commitment to Restituting Nazi-Looted Artwork

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Zarine Kharazian
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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 and other cultural property on an unprecedented scale. During World War II, they looted nearly twenty percent of Europe’s art, or roughly 750,000 works.

Twenty Years Later, United States and Europe Reaffirm Commitment to Restituting Nazi-Looted Artwork

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Zarine Kharazian
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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 and other cultural property on an unprecedented scale. During World War II, they looted nearly twenty percent of Europe’s art, or roughly 750,000 works.

U.S. Demands Release of Young Americans Forbidden from Leaving China until Fugitive Father Returns

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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 young Americans who have said the Chinese government has prevented them from leaving China until their fugitive father returns to the country.  Victor and Cynthia Liu, ages 19 and 27, and their mother, Sandra Han, traveled to China in June.

Danish State Prosecutor Files Preliminary Criminal Charges Against Danske Bank

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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-money laundering law concerning its Estonian branch. 

I.R.S. Issues Revised Voluntary Disclosure Rules

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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 Practice (VCP) procedures following the closing of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (2014 OVDP) on September 28, 2018.

German Police Conduct Search Warrant of Deutsche Bank

Saturday, December 8, 2018
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
34
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 

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 and money laundering arising from allegations that Deutsche Bank helped taxpayers establish offshore entities to evade tax in Germany.

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