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.

EU Council and Parliament Make Provisional Agreement on Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Friday, January 26, 2024
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

On January 18, 2024, the Council and Parliament of the European Union agreed provisionally on parts of the anti-money laundering package directed at protecting EU citizens and the EU’s financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing.

U.S. Arrests Alleged Fraudster on the Canadian Border and Unseals Indictment

Friday, January 26, 2024
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

On January 12, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment charging a U.S. citizen residing in Canada for directing a multimillion-dollar pyramid scheme under the name 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle LLC (8FDL, which the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has previously enjoined.

U.S. Immigration Court Denies DHS Motion to Terminate Asylum of Former Chechen Militia Member

Friday, January 19, 2024
Author: 
Kenneth Boggess
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

On December 22, 2023, U.S. Immigration Court under Immigration Judge Robert Bartlemay, Sr. denied the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) motion to terminate the asylee status of Isa Isakov, a 51-year-old asylee originally from Chechnya, a republic in the Russian Federation and former de facto state

EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of Grounds for Refusal of Execution of the European Arrest Warrant

Friday, January 12, 2024
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

On December 21, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (the Court) delivered a judgment giving its interpretation of one of the key concepts underlying the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme based on the 2002 Framework Decision (EAW FD), that is, the grounds for refusal of execution of the request.

SAP Concludes DPA with the U.S. and Agrees to Pay $220 Million to Resolve Bribery Charges

Friday, January 12, 2024
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 
On January 10, 2024, SAP SE (SAP), a publicly traded international software company based in Germany, entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) and agreed to pay over $220 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

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