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European Parliament Approves New Directive Against Cyber Attacks |
At its regular meeting on June 6, 2013, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament (EP) endorsed a proposal for a directive of the EP and of the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Cybercrime, European Union |
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Organized Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering |
At its meeting on June 11, 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted an important document: Resolution on Organized Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering.[2] This is not the first time that the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Corruption, European Union, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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European Commission Proposes Legislation on Automatic Exchange of Information As Mexico Requests to Join the Pilot Project |
On June 12, 2013, the European Commission proposed legislation to expand the amount of tax-related information automatically exchanged among all 27 European Union (EU) members to include dividends... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Mexico |
Economic Integration, European Commission, International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement |
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European Parliament Debates Human Trafficking |
At its regular meeting on May 29, 2013, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament (EP) discussed the problem of human trafficking, including an... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Europe |
European Union, Human Rights, Human Trafficking |
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U.S. Attorney in Atlanta Indicts 4 Persons on Charges of Sex Trafficking and Alien Harboring |
On May 21, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the indictment of three persons, Arturo Rojas-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Ethiopia, Mexico, United States |
Sex Crimes |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Frontex: Human Rights Responsibilities |
At its 17th sitting on April 25, 2013, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 1932 (2013) and Recommendation 2016 (2013) on “Frontex: Human Rights... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Council of the European Union |
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INTERPOL and IFAW Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Fight Wildlife Crime |
On May 22, 2013, two major international organizations took an important step forward in fighting wildlife crime, as INTERPOL and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) signed a memorandum... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Africa |
INTERPOL, Wildlife |
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Obama Announces Revision of U.S. Counterterrorism Policies |
On May 23, 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama issued remarks at the National Defense University about changes in U.S. counter-terrorism policy.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Terrorism |
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U.S. Attorney in New York Indicts Digital Currency Company and 7 Persons for Money Laundering |
On May 28, 2013, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and several law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Liberty Reserve S.A., a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Costa Rica, Spain, United States |
Cybercrime, Money Laundering |
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European Union Leaders Reach Political Agreement on Measures to Fight Tax Evasion and Tax Fraud |
Fighting tax evasion and tax fraud was one of the two main themes at the European Council meeting on May 22, 2013 in Brussels. Leaders of 27 member states of the European Union agreed that tax... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
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Senegal and Chad Sign Cooperation Agreement to Facilitate Habre’s Trial |
On May 3, 2013, the Sengalese and Chadian ministers of justice signed an agreement in Dakar to cooperate on the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré in Senegal for charges of being... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Africa, Belgium, Chad, Senegal |
International Courts, International Criminal Court |
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Art Dealer Charged with Tax Crimes from Allegedly Fraudulent Sales of Art |
On May 21, 2013, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and other law enforcement officials, announced the arrest of Glafira Rosales, an art dealer, for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Spain, United States |
Fraud, Tax Enforcement |
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INTERPOL Rejects Russia’s Request for a “Blue Notice” for Bill Browder |
On May 24, 2013, INTERPOL issued a press release saying it had deleted all information in relation to William Browder following a recommendation by its independent Commission for the Control of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Russia, United States |
INTERPOL, International Cooperation |
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Guatemala Extradites Former President to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges |
On May 24, 2013, Guatemala took its former President Alfonso Portillo from a military hospital where he was receiving treatment for liver and heart problems and put him an air ambulance, where he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Guatemala, United States |
Corruption, Extradition, Money Laundering |
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ICC Appeals Chamber Confirms Decision on Potential Modification on Form of Responsibility of Germain Katanga in the Congo |
On March 27, 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed by majority, Judge Cuno Tarfusser dissenting, the appeal raised by the defense of Germain Katanga against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Congo |
International Criminal Court |
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U.S. and France Cooperate in Corruption Prosecution against French Oil Company |
On May 29, 2013, U.S. and French authorities announced criminal actions against Total S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. Department of Justice... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
France, United States |
Corruption, International Cooperation |
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Dispute Between Saudi Prince and Business Partner Involves Interpol and London Civil Courts |
A business dispute between a Saudi Arabian prince and a Jordanian businessman has involved Interpol and courts in London, showing the uneasy interaction of criminal and civil law as well as... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom |
INTERPOL |
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Two U.S. Broker-Dealer Employees and Venezuelan Development Bank Official Charged in International Bribery Scheme |
On May 7, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that two employees of a U.S. broker-dealer and a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank have been charged in New... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Corruption |
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Comoros Refers Israel to the International Criminal Court |
On May 14, 2013, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) met with a delegation from the Istanbul-based Elmadag Law Firm, acting on behalf of the Government of the... |
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29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Israel |
International Criminal Court |
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IP Commission Recommends International Action to Counter Theft of US IP |
In May 2013, the Intellectual Property Commission, an independent and bipartisan group, released a report making policy recommendations to both Congress and Obama’s administration. These... |
Bryce Kincaid |
29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
China, India, Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Intellectual Property |
