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French Arrest Warrant Issued for Assad and Others for Chemical Attacks against Civilians |
On November 15, 2023, French judicial authorities granted international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother, and two army generals for alleged conspiracy in war... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
France, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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ICE Issues Updated Guidance on Use of INTERPOL Red Notices |
On September 29, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new agency-wide guidance on the use of INTERPOL Red Notices and Wanted Person Diffusions (WPD). While questions... |
Meg Hobbins and Ted R. Bromund |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
United States |
INTERPOL, Immigration |
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12TH Basel AML Index Shows Money Laundering Trends and Concerns |
Global money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks just keep on rising, according to the 2023 Public Edition of the Basel AML Index, released on November 13, 2023. And that... |
Basel Institute |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Resigns over Information About Accused Narcotics Trafficker and Fugitive |
On November 1, 2023, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo resigned after the publication of audio messages in which he seemed to ask a former official to not furnish evidence in an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
Paraguay, Uruguay |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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French Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Ukraine’s Extradition Request of Ukrainian Billionaire |
A French appellate court affirmed the denial of an extradition request from the Ukrainian government, ruling that Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago should not be extradited. In 2019,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
France, Ukraine |
Extradition |
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48 Countries Agree to Implement a Global Tax Transparency Framework for Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
On October 11, 2023, the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed the announcement that 48 countries and jurisdictions have agreed to implement the OECD’s global tax transparency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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Cybercrime, Tax Enforcement |
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South and Southeast Asian Nations Struggle to Enforce International Anti-Wildlife Smuggling Treaty Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
Recent reports indicate that wildlife smugglers are taking advantage of ineffective enforcement of wildlife protection treaties to smuggle protected species through South and Southeast Asian... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
India, Thailand |
Customs Enforcement |
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FATF Consultation Presages Enhanced Transparency with Respect to Trusts |
On October 31, 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a draft Risk-Based Guidance on Beneficial Ownership and Transparency of Legal Arrangements with respect to FATF Recommendation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering |
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Two batches of Ukrainian artifacts recovered after attempted trafficking to Spain and the U.S. |
On October 23, 2023, the National Police of Spain and the Security Service of Ukraine announced that officers had seized gold artifacts belonging to Ukraine, worth more than €60 million ($64... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Spain, Ukraine |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Parents of Parkland Mass Shooting Victim File Lawsuit against U.S. in Inter-American Human Rights Commission |
On November 9, 2023, Manny and Patricia Oliver, parents of the then 16-year-old son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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UK Supreme Court Holds Danish Tax Authority Can Proceed with Claims to Recover Fraud in the UK |
On November 8, 2023, the U.K. Supreme Court held that the Danish tax authority can proceed with claims in U.K. courts to recover approximately $1.9 billion in dividend tax refunds that were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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FATF Plenary Acts on Asset Recovery, Beneficial Ownership of Legal Arrangements, Abuse of NPOs for Terrorist Financing, Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing, Cyber-Enabled Fraud, and CBI and RBI |
On October 27, 2023, the fourth Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) under the Presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore concluded and acted on a number of items, which this article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
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FATF |
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Georgia Extradites Serbian Leader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud to the U.S. |
On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that Georgian authorities extradited Kristijan Krstic, 48, a Serbian national to the U.S., where he is charged with two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Georgia, Serbia, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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UN and EU React to the Terrorist Attack on Israel and the Israeli Military Actions |
On October 27, 2023, by a recorded vote of 121 in favor to 14 against, with 44 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (GA or Assembly) adopted the resolution titled “Protection of civilians and... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Israel, Palestine |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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D.C. Grand Jury Indicts Haitian Gang Leader with Hostage Taking and Death of U.S. Citizen |
On October 24, 2023, the Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a grand jury indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia, charging Vitel’homme Innocent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Haiti, United States |
Kidnaping, Murder |
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U.S. Brings Civil Forfeiture Complaint against $300M Superyacht of Russian Oligarch |
On October 23, 2023, the United Staes Department of Justice brought a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the motor yacht Amadea,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure |
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U.S. Treasury Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Hamas and FinCEN Issues An Alert on Hamas |
On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a second round of sanctions on key Hamas-linked officials and financial networks.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Iran, Palestine, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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U.S. Department of Justice and Fish and Wildlife Service Boost Enforcement of International Endangered Species Trafficking Laws |
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York unsealed a six-count indictment charging Charles Limner, 75, with internationally smuggling more than $200,000 worth of... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Crimes |
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FinCEN Renews and Expands Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders |
On October 20, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal and expansion of its Geographic Targeting Orders that require title insurance companies to identify the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering |
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Council of Europe Demands Investigation into the PEGASUS Spyware Abuse |
At its 22nd sitting held on October 11, 2023, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution and recommendation on the use of Pegasus and similar spyware for... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
European Union |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
