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.
On Dec. 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617). As part of Omnibus Spending bill, Section 1708 which allows the U.S. to transfer to Ukraine assets forfeited from Russian oligarchs.
International law enforcement continues to exert pressure on the Kinahan cartel, initially an allegedly Irish based transnational organized crime organized, now based in the United Arab Emirates
On January 10, 2023, a federal judge in Amarillo sentenced Dr. Richard Kazmaier, 55, to six months in prison, three years of post-release supervision, and a $5,000 fine. On August 19, 2022, Kazmaier pleaded guilty to a Lacey Act felony for importing protected wildlife into the United States without declaring it or obtaining the required permits.[1]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Texas Biologist Sentenced for Wildlife Trafficking, Press Rel. No. 23-26, Jan. 11, 2023.
On December 28, 2022, a Dubai Court of Appeal approved the extradition to Denmark of British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, who is accused of leading a $1.7 billion cum-ex dividend fraud tax scheme.[1]
[1] Associated Press, Dubai approves extradition of financier accused of tax fraud, Herald Standard, Dec. 29, 2022.
On December 22, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (Grand Chamber) delivered a judgment in the case of M.S. (Case C‑237/21).
On December 16, 2022, the Trial Panel I of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) handed down its first Judgement against Salih Mustafa. The Judgement found Mustafa guilty of several war crimes, including arbitrary detention, torture, and murder, sentencing him to 26 years in prison. The war crimes were committed in April 1999 in the village of Zllash, Kosovo by the Kosovo Liberation Army’s (KLA) BIA Guerilla subunit under Mustafa’s command.
On October 6, 2022, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced the unsealing of a 13-count indictment charging Zobaidul Amin, a Bangladeshi national, for his role in operating a child exploitation enterprise, after his arrest in Kuala Lumpur by Malaysian authorities.[1]
[1] U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska, Bangladeshi National Arrested in Malaysia for Operating an International Child Exploitation Enterprise, Oct. 6, 2022.
This book gives insightful and comprehensive information on cross-border litigation by discussing issues in sequence as they are likely to be encountered in practice. The book is an updated, reimagined edition of the multi-volume set, International Justice Assistance written by its late author, Bruno Ristau, who was formerly chief of the Foreign Litigation Section in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division when the first edition was published in 1984.
We at the IELR send you the best wishes for a new year. 2022 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following along with our coverage during our 38th year of discussing international enforcement developments.
On December 22, 2022, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Samuel Bankman-Fried (SBF) had waived extradition from the Bahamas. Simultaneously he announced the unsealing of guilty pleas of Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer of FTX. [1]
[1] U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, United States Attorney Announces Extradition of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried to the United States and Guilty Pleas of Former CEO of Alameda Research and Former Chief Technology Officer of FTX, Press Rel. No. 22-407, Dec.22, 2022.
