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Swiss Company and Subsidiaries Conclude Deferred Prosecution Agreements to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Charges |
On September 29, 2010, ABB Ltd., a Swiss corporation, and two of its subsidiaries agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and agreed to the filing of a criminal information charging its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Mexico, Switzerland, Iraq |
Corruption, Fraud, Oversight, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Penalties |
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Eurojust and Europol Help Dismantle Network of Albanian-Speaking Criminals |
On August 17, 2010, a Eurojust-Europol press release explained how Eurojust and Europol had helped to dismantle a criminal network of approximately 100 individuals, composed mainly of Albanian-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Europe, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Albania, European Union |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Seizure, Investigation, Cross-Border Communication, Europol, European Commission, Eurojust |
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European Commission Issues Opinion on Investigation Order in Criminal Matters |
On August 24, 2010, the European Commission adopted an opinion on a proposal by seven EU Members (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) for a European Investigation Order (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Europe, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Norway, Sweden |
International Cooperation, Computer Crimes, Internet Crime, Cross-Border Communication, Europol |
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Guatemala and Central American Countries Plagued by Organized Crime |
Increasingly Guatemala and Central American countries are struggling to respond to the rise of gangs, transnational organized crime, especially narcotics groups, and the ease with which they move and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Central America |
Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Gang Activity, Border Security |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Agree on Several Criminal Matters |
On October 7-8, 2010, the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2034 Council meeting and continued to strengthen international enforcement cooperation and criminal justice... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Belgium, Australia, Ireland, Canada, European Union |
European Union, Sex Crimes, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Evidence Sharing, Cross-Border Communication, European Commission, Eurojust, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council |
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Trial Judge Precludes Prosecution from Calling Witness Due to Product of Statements by Accused to CIA Under Duress |
On October 5, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order granting the motion of defendant, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, to preclude the prosecution from calling Hussein Abebe as a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
United States, Kenya, tanzania |
Terrorism, Murder, International Courts, Prisoner Rights, Evidence Gathering, Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Trial |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS |
Books
A. International Narcotics Control
Victoria Bruce and Karen Hayes with Jorge Enrique Botero, Hostage Nation: Colombia’s Guerrilla Army and Failed War on Drugs (Knopf, 2010, $26.95)...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Trinidadian Attorney General Orders Two Nationals Extradited to the U.S. On Airport Fraud Charges |
On October 10, 2010, Trinidad and Tobago Attorney General Anand Ramlogan in a press release ordered two nationals, Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson, extradited to the U.S., refusing their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Administration of Justice, Extradition, Fraud, Penalties |
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Eurojust Coordinates Take Down of Computer Servers Hosting Computer Piracy in 13 Countries |
On September 7, 2010, Eurojust coordinated police and judicial action in thirteen countries against groups of computer servers hosting pirated material and networks disseminating it...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Norway, Sweden, European Union |
European Union, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Computer Crimes, International Crimes, Internet Crime |
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European Commission Demands Implementation of Mutual Recognition to Confiscation Orders |
On August 23, 2010, the European Commission issued a report, showing ineffective enforcement implementation of the Council Framework Decision 2006.783/JHA on the application of the principle of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Europe, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Latvia, Romania, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Netherlands Antilles, European Union |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Economic Integration, Law Enforcement, Economic Crimes, International Crimes, European Commission |
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Thai Criminal Court Ruling Prepares Bout Extradition |
On October 5, 2010, the Thai Criminal Court dismissed additional money-laundering and fraud charges against alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, thereby eliminating one of the last hurdles to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
United States, Russia, Thailand |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Fraud, International Cooperation, International Criminal Court |
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African Union Asks UN Security Counsel to Delay Al-Bashir Prosecution |
On September 24, 2010, the African Union sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council, requesting a delay for one year the prosecution of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on charges of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Africa, Sudan |
United Nations, Genocide, International Criminal Court, Prosecution |
