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FinCEN Proposes Special Rule under Sec. 311 for More Transparency in Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing |
On October 19, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that identifies international Convertible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Dominican Republic Asks the U.S. to Curb Firearms Trafficking and 7 Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Curb U.S. Firearms Trafficking to the Mexican Cartels |
Slowly foreign governments are joining the effort to curb illegal firearms trafficking from the United States. On October 4, 2023, the Dominican Republic requested the U.S. to curb smuggling of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Dominican Republic, Mexico |
Arms Trafficking |
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U.S. Justice Department Unseals 8 Indictments against China-Based Chemical Companies & Employees |
On October 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced the unsealing of eight indictments in the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, charging China-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
China, Mexico |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Former Bolivian President Settles with Victims of 2003 Extrajudicial Killings After Standing Trial in U.S. Civil Court |
On September 28, 2023, former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and his defense minister Jose Carlos Sanches Berzain settled with the families of victims of extrajudicial... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Bolivia, United States |
Human Rights |
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U.S. and Albemarle Enter into NPA for $218 Million to Resolve FCPA Case |
On September 29, 2023, the United States Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle) a publicly-traded specialty chemicals... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
India, Indonesia, United States, Vietnam |
Crimes |
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UN Human Rights Council Fails to Extend a Mandate to Investigate into Ethiopia Amid Continuing Atrocities |
On October 3, 2023, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) released an alarming report warning that there is an overwhelming risk that human rights atrocities... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
Ethiopia |
Human Rights, Targeted Killings, War Crimes |
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Swiss Banker Arraigned for Helping US Taxpayer Conceal Assets Extradition from Italy |
On September 29, 2023, former Swiss banker Rolf Schnellmann was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of York before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang after Italy extradited him... |
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2023-10-06 |
Switzerland, United States |
Extradition, Tax Enforcement |
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Security Council Authorizes Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti |
On October 2, 2023, the United Nations Security Council authorized deployment of a Multinational Security Support Mission, which Kenya will lead in close cooperation with the skeletal Government of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
Haiti, Kenya |
Organized Crime |
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FinCEN Extends Deadline for Initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting |
On September 27, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to extend the deadline for certain reporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Canadian Prime Minister Accusation of Indian Involvement in Killing of Sikh Leader Triggers Diplomatic Tension |
On September 18, 2023, Justin Trudeau, speaking in the House of Commons, said Canadian authorities are pursuing “credible allegations” of connections between agents of the Indian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-09-29 |
Canada, India |
Counter-terrorism, Extradition, Human Rights |
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Mexico Deports Louisiana Man Convicted of Attempted Murder on the Lam for 32 Years |
On September 20, United States law enforcement authorities obtained custody of Greg Lawson, 63, of Ringgold, Louisiana. Lawson was convicted in May 1991 but shortly before the verdict was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-09-29 |
Mexico, United States |
Deportation, Detention |
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Spanish Tax Authorities Allege Shakira Defrauded Spain of $6.4m in 2018 |
On September 26, 2023, prosecutors in the Barcelona financial crimes unit released new details alleging Shakira defrauded the Spanish Treasury of approximately $6.4 million in 2018, when she... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-09-29 |
Spain |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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European Court Finds Human Rights Violations in Turkish Prosecution for Attempted Coup |
On September 26, 2023, the European Court of Human Rights – Grand Chamber (Court) delivered a judgment in the case of Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye (application no. 15669/20... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-09-29 |
European Union, Turkey |
Human Rights |
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U.S. Court Sentences Former CFO of Russian Natural Case Company to 86 Months in Prison for Tax Crimes |
On September 21, 2023, U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen sentenced Mark Gyetvay to 86 months in prison after a jury in March found him guilty of crimes arising out of hiding millions of dollars in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-09-29 |
Russia, United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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Mexico Extradites El Chapo’s Son to U.S. |
On September 15, 2023, Mexican authorities extradited Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 33, of Culiacan, Mexico. A federal court in Chicago arraigned the oldest son of former drug kingpin Joaquin “... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-22 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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OFAC Delists Kiwi from Russian Sanctions List after He Sues OFAC |
On September 14, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury issued a press release that Paul Andrew Goldfinch, a New Zealand citizen living in the United Arab Emirates... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-22 |
New Zealand, United States |
Sanctions |
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Scottish Court Rules U.S. Rape Suspect Accused of Faking Own Death is Extraditable |
On August 2, 2023, an Edinburgh court ruled that Nicholas Rossi, a convicted sex offender who faked his own death, can be extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face sexual... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-22 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition |
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Europol Task Force Dismantles Multinational Cocaine Organization |
On September 1, 2023, Europol announced that its Operational Taskforce Balkan Cartel helped coordinate a multinational law enforcement strike against a transnational drug-trafficking organization. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-15 |
Serbia, Spain |
Cross-Border Communication, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Congressional Hearing Underscores Problems and Uncertainties with Corporate Transparency Regulations |
On July 18, 2023, the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled “Potential Consequences of FinCEN’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-15 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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European Parliament Calls for EU Measures to Tackle Prostitution and Its Cross-border Implications |
On September 14, 2023, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the regulation of prostitution in the European Union. The resolution concentrates on cross-border implications of this... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
10 |
2023-09-15 |
European Union, Europe |
Human Trafficking, Sex Crimes |
