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British National Crime Agency will Return More than £101.5 Million to Nigeria from Ibori Forfeiture |
On July 24, 2023, after a forfeiture hearing at Southwark Crown Court in London, Judge David Tomlinson ordered James Ibori, former governor of Delta State in Nigeria, to repay more than £101.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-11 |
Nigeria, United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture, Money Laundering |
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German Bank Returns Kandinsky Painting Sold at 1940 Auction to Jewish Heirs |
The German government advisory panel said Colorful Life, a Kandinsky painting displayed in the Lenbachhaus, should be returned to the family who owned it prior to World War II. The government panel’s... |
Savannah Telfer |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-11 |
Germany, Netherlands |
Art and Cultural Property, Asset Forfeiture |
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The Regulation of 'Autonomous Sanctions' in Canadian Legislation |
The purpose of this article is to examine the regulation of ‘autonomous sanctions’ in another Commonwealth jurisdiction, that of Canada. Given the topicality of the Russian Federation... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-11 |
Canada, Russia, Ukraine |
Sanctions |
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Brazil Preliminarily Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Alleged Russian Spy |
On July 26, 2023, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced the Brazilian government has preliminarily denied a request from the U.S. to extradite alleged Russian spy Sergey... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-04 |
Brazil, Russia, United States |
Espionage, Extradition, International Criminal Court |
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New Money Laundering Charges against Alleged Human Smuggling Network in Texas |
On July 28, 2023, a U.S. grand jury in the Southern District of Texas returned a superseding indictment charging four defendants with conspiracy to launder money.
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Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-04 |
Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, United States |
Human Trafficking, Immigration |
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German National Sentenced to 9 years in Prison for a Multitude of International Crimes Committed Abroad While in Membership of the Islamic State |
On June 21st, 2023, The Higher Regional Court of Koblenz in Germany convicted a German national of aiding and abetting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for the enslavement and abuse... |
Justin DePrado |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-04 |
Germany, Iraq, Syria |
Arms Trafficking, Crimes against Humanity, Human Trafficking |
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Four Guatemalans Plead Guilty to Human Smuggling Conspiracy |
On August 2, 2023, four Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty to their participation in a Guatemalan-based human smuggling conspiracy involving a large number of migrants from Guatemala through... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
9 |
2023-08-04 |
Guatemala, United States |
Extradition, Human Trafficking |
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European Parliament Follows-up Qatargate by Recommending Deep Reforms |
On July 13, 2023, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution setting up a number of recommendations on the reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity,... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-28 |
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ICC Appeals Chamber Authorizes the Investigation on Drug War Killings in Philippines |
On July 18, 2023, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered, in open Court, its judgment confirming, by majority, ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I’s decision... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-28 |
Philippines |
Capital Punishment, Civil Rights, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Designates Drug Traffickers Producing and Distributing in Europe and North America |
On July 19, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated as Specially Designated... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-28 |
Belgium, Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Confiscating assets for Indonesia: Interview with Mark Temple KC, H.M. Attorney General of Jersey |
Jersey recently announced the successful conclusion of a 10-year asset recovery case against an Indonesian company director convicted of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering, and... |
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2023-07-28 |
Indonesia, Jersey, United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement |
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Senate Bill Aims to Expand Caribbean Basin Security Initiative |
On March 16, 2023, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Authorization Act was introduced in both the U.S. Senate (S. 841) and the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1802) to continue and... |
Rachel Hage |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-28 |
Caribbean, United States |
Border Security, Crimes, Cross-Border Communication, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Italy Rearrests Dutch Tax Advisor for Helping U.S. Taxpayers Conceal Income |
On July 12, 2023, the Italian authorities rearrested Frank Butselaar, a Dutch tax advisor, for participating in a conspiracy to commit tax fraud on behalf of U.S. taxpayers. Butselaar advised high-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-21 |
Italy, Netherlands, United States |
Crimes, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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Estonia Extradites Suspected Russian Intelligence Operative on Export Control Violations |
On July 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Estonia has extradited a Russian citizen with alleged links to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and would be arraigned... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-21 |
Estonia, Russia, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Money Laundering, Sanctions |
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U.S. Indicts Co-Director of Think Tank for Serving as Unregistered Foreign Agent, Trafficking in Arms, and Violating Iran Sanctions |
On July 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Gal Luft, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who serves as the co-director a Maryland-based think tank for allegedly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-21 |
Brazil, China, Iran, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Sanctions |
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UN Adopted a Resolution on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy |
On June 22, 2023, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus a resolution on the eighth biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (UNGCTS).
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Michael Plachta |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-20 |
India, Saudi Arabia |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Samsung Executive Indicted on Allegations of Stealing Trade Secrets to Create Semiconductor Plant in China |
On June 12, 2023, the prosecutor’s office in the Suwon district of South Korea announced an indictment against a 65-year... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-14 |
China, South Korea, United States |
Crimes, Intellectual Property, Law Enforcement, Theft |
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US and EU Adopt Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework |
On July 10, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced the European Commission’s adoption on the same day of an adequacy decision for the U.S. as part of the EU-U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-14 |
European Union, Europe, United States |
Data Privacy, European Union |
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Britain Extradites its National to Denmark on Cum-ex Dividend Tax Fraud Charges |
On July 4, 2023, the British Government extradited a 52-year-old- British citizen to Denmark to face charges of contributing to aggravated fraud amounting to more than nine billion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-14 |
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States |
Fraud, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Latchford Estate Agrees to Settle Civil Forfeiture Action of $12 Million on Southeast Asian Antiquities |
On June 22, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York Special Agent in Charge Ivan J. Arvelo and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams announced that the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
8 |
2023-07-07 |
Cambodia, United States, Vietnam |
Crimes, Property Restitution, Robbery, Theft |
