OECD Establishes Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Crimes |
On March 23, 2011, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) established the Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Crimes to seek ways to improve international cooperation in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Law Enforcement, FATF, Prosecution, OECD |
U.N. Human Rights Council Appoints Commission of Inquiry for Libya |
On March 11, 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council President Ambassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow announced the appointment of three high level experts to investigate alleged violations of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
World, Libya |
Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, International Cooperation, Crimes against Humanity, Investigation |
Brazil Uses MLAT with U.S. to Take Video Testimony in Trial of Midair Collision |
In March 2011, the Regional Federal Tribunal (TRF) of Brasilia has used the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty between the U.S. and Brazil to take video testimony in the trial in absentia... |
by Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties, International Cooperation, Evidence Gathering, Investigation |
Spanish Judge Orders Extradition of Suspect in Guatemala Massacre |
On April 4, 2011, Spanish Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an international arrest warrant seeking the extradition of Jorge Sosa Orantes, 53 and a former Guatemalan soldier suspected of involvement in a... |
by Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
Spain, Guatemala, Canada |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Genocide, International Cooperation, Crimes against Humanity, International Law, Warrants |
Justice Department Obtains the Right to Issue John Doe Summons for HSBC India |
On April 8, 2011, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton in San Francisco granted the request of the U.S. government, authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to issue John Doe summons from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, India, India |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Financial Supervision, Offshore Banking, Information Exchange, U.S. Federal Government, Financial Enforcement |
U.K. Treasury Agrees to Hold Consultation on Decriminalizing Customer Due Diligence |
The United Kingdom’s budget proposals unveiled in March 2011 call for a consultation on changes to Money Laundering regulations, including abolishing over two dozen regulatory offenses, exempting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, OECD |
Money Laundering, Due Diligence, FATF, Regulation, Financial Enforcement, Counter-terrorism |
JGC Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Nigerian Contracts |
On April 6, 2011, JGC Corporation agreed to pay a $218.8 million criminal penalty as part of deferred prosecution agreement and a criminal information against JGC to resolve charges related to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, Japan, Nigeria |
Corruption, Conspiracy, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Penalties, Prosecution, U.S. Federal Government |
U.S. Indicts Somali Hostage Negotiator After FBI Snatches Him in Somalia |
On April 13, 2011, Mohammad Shibin had his initial appearance in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after the FBI arrested him in Somalia in early April and brought him to the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, Somalia |
Piracy, Investigation, Indictment, U.S. Federal Government |
German Government Uses Stolen Data for $75m Settlement with Julius Baer |
On April 14, 2011, Swiss bank Julius Baer agreed to pay the German government €50 million to settle an investigation of allegations that the bank facilitated tax evasion by German taxpayers. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
Germany, Switzerland |
Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Investigation, Data Privacy, Data Sharing |
U.S. Indicts Founders of 3 Largest Internet Poker Companies |
On April 15, 2011, the grand jury indictment charging 11 defendants, including the founders of the three largest Internet poker companies doing business in the United States - PokerStars, Full Tilt... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
World, United States |
International Gaming, Fraud, Online Gambling, Online Gaming, Internet Crime, Indictment, U.S. Federal Government |
The impact of SC Res. 1970/2011 on the obligations of U.N. Member States under the Rome Statute and some reflections on the immunities of Libyan officials |
The unanimously decided referral of the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by virtue of the Security Council Resolution 1970/2011, undoubtedly confirms the Court’s position... |
Elena Papadopoulou |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
World, Libya |
Immunity, United Nations, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court |
Program Explores EU-US Cooperation on Data Protection, PNR, and SWIFT |
A high-level program organized by the European Institute in Washington, D.C. explored in a Transatlantic Roundtable on Homeland Security EU-U.S. cooperation on data protection, passenger name records... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, European Union |
Human Rights, European Union, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, U.S. Federal Government, Counter-terrorism |
Canadian Government and Lawyers Prepare to Battle Again over AML Rules |
On March 29, 2011, the Canadian media discussed the looming face off between the Canadian government and the Canadian legal profession over a renewed effort to issue anti-money laundering (AML)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
North America, Canada |
Money Laundering, Financial Supervision, Regulation, Legal Ethics, Financial Enforcement, Confidentiality, Counter-terrorism |
Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay $21.4 to Resolve FCPA Criminal Case |
On April 8, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay a $21.4 million criminal penalty as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
Greece, Poland, Romania, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
Senate Hearing Explores Solutions to Narcotics Trafficking in the Americas |
On March 31, 2011, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs held a hearing on “Shared Responsibility:... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, U.S. Federal Government |
U.S.-Panama Tax Information Exchange Agreement Takes Effect |
On April 18, 2011, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the entry into force of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Panama. Signed November 30, 2010, the TIEA obligates the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
Panama, United States |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation |
U.S. Listing of Alleged Drug Lord as Narco Kingpin Puts Pressure on Mozambique |
In June 2010, the U.S. government named Mahamed Bachir Suleman on a list of specially designated narcotics trafficking. The move has exerted pressure on the Mozambique government, where he lives, to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
United States, Mozambique |
Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Investigation |
Provisional measures in extradition and expulsion cases within the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights |
At its 6th sitting on January 26, 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted two important documents concerning provisional measures as applied by the European Court of... |
by Michael Plachta |
27 |
6 |
2011-06-01 |
Europe |
Extradition, Human Rights, International Cooperation, Regulation, Policy/Directives, Asylum, Council of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights, Expulsion, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) |