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UK Extradites Member of “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Group to the U.S. |
On December 18, 2019, a United Kingdom national, Nathan Wyatt, 39, appeared in United States District Court in St. Louis on charges of aggravated identity theft, threatening to damage a protected... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-12-30 |
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Fraud |
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GOLD LAUNDERING: THE DIRTY SECRETS OF THE GOLD TRADE – AND HOW TO CLEAN UP by Mark Pieth (Elster & Salis Ag, 2019, 299 pp.) |
The book gives a critical look at international efforts to regulate the gold supply chain, including soft law and self-regulation. The book shows the international community has not yet... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
1 |
2020-12-28 |
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Book Review |
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SNC-Lavalin Pleads Guilty to Corruption-Related Fraud |
On December 18, 2019, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. settled criminal charges concerning the work it did in Libya with its construction division, pleading guilty to one count of fraud and ending a long-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
1 |
2020-12-27 |
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Fraud |
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Australia Three Persons in Foreign Bribery Investigation on Iraq Oil Projects |
On November 18, 2020, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged three persons in a bribery investigation involving oil projects in Iraq.[1] The AFP arrested Russel John Waugh, 54, at his house in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
12 |
2020-11-26 |
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Bribery |
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Council of Europe Shifts Towards Artificial Intelligence |
At its meeting by videoconference on October 22, 2020, the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), adopted several resolutions and... |
Michael Plachta* |
36 |
12 |
2020-11-26 |
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Council of the European Union |
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U.S. and Brazil Sign Anti-Corruption Provisions in Trade Facilitation Protocol |
On October 19, 2020, after seven months of negotiations,[1] officials from the United States and Brazil announced the conclusion of a protocol on a limited trade deal that will facilitate commerce... |
Bruce Zagaris and Carlos Ayres* |
36 |
12 |
2020-11-26 |
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Corruption |
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U.S. Dismisses Charges against Mexican General and Return Him to Mexico |
On November 17, 2020, the Attorney General of the United States William P. Barr and Fiscalía General of Mexico Alejandro Gertz Manero issued a joint statement[1] announcing that the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
12 |
2020-11-26 |
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Charged with Crimes |
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INTERPOL Operation Targets Trafficking of Stolen Motor Vehicles in the Balkans |
On October 30, 2020, INTERPOL announced the undertaking and results of an international law enforcement operation, targeting the trafficking of stolen motor vehicles, spare parts, and document... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-21 |
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INTERPOL |
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INTERPOL and World Customs Organization Conduct Operation against Environmental Crime |
On November 9, 2020, INTERPOL announced the results of Operation Thunder 2020, coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO), to enforce laws against environmental crime in 103... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-21 |
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INTERPOL |
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EU’s Reaction to Recent Terrorist Attacks: Strengthening Police Partnership and Law Enforcement Cooperation |
On November 13, 2020, the European Union released a “Joint Statement by the EU Home Affairs Ministers on the recent terrorist attacks in Europe” and “Draft Council Conclusions on... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-21 |
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Government Research Institution with Connections to Triton Malware |
On October 23, 2020, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a Russian government research laboratory that created the Triton malware.[1] The lab... |
Julia Brock |
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11 |
2020-11-17 |
Russia |
Cybercrime |
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German Presidency Chairs of FATF Chairs 1st Plenary as FATF Prioritizes Pandemic Threats and Postpones Its MERs |
On October 23, 2020, Dr. Marcus Pleyer, the FATF President, chaired his first three-day virtual Plenary meeting of the two-year German Presidency of the FATF.[1]
[1] For... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Money Laundering |
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U.S. Seizes $24 Million of Virtual Currency Pursuant to Brazil MLAT |
On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $24 million on behalf of the Brazilian government.[1]
[1] ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Asset Forfeiture |
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Airline Services Ltd. Agrees to DPA with SFO and to Pay Over £2.2 Million in Penalties |
On October 30, 2020, Mrs. Justice May DBE issued an judgment in the Crown Court at Southwark approving the Deferred Prosecution Agreement made between the Director of the Serious Fraud Office... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Corruption |
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Germany Requests the Extradition of Panama Paper Lawyers |
On October 19, 2020 the German government announced that it has issued international arrest warrants for Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, the founders of Mossack Fonseca, the firm... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Extradition |
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European Committee on Crime Problems Acts on Artificial Intelligence, Environment and International Cooperation |
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 78th plenary session on November 3-4, 2020, in the form of a teleconference.[1]
* Professor... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Environment |
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OFAC Issues Advisory and Guidance on Use of High-Value Artwork to Circumvent Sanctions |
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control made an advisory to underscore sanctions risks arising from dealings in high-value artwork[1]... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Sanctions |
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Belgian Police Seize 11.5 of Cocaine from Ship in Guyana as It Penetrates Organized Gang |
On November 5, Belgian federal prosecutors told the media it had tracked the transatlantic trip of 11.5-tons of cocaine from Guyana, seized it on its arrival in Antwerp and arrested some 22... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Organized Crime |
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UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism |
On October 15, 2020, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ni Aoláin, presented her report to... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-07 |
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United Nations |
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Dutch Ministry of Culture Recommends the Restitution of Stolen Cultural Property to Former Colonies |
On October 7, 2020, a Committee established by the Dutch Minister of Culture, Education, and Science called for the return of cultural objects stolen from former colonies that are currently... |
Bruce Zagaris and Miranda Bannister |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-07 |
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Art and Cultural Property |
