International Enforcement Cooperation Leads to Arrest of Chinese INTERPOL Red Notice Subject in Korea |
One of China’s most wanted criminals has been arrested in Seoul following months of intelligence work and operational cooperation between the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) in Seoul and... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
12 |
2016-08-03 |
China, South Korea |
INTERPOL, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime |
Cayman Court Overturns Tax Authority Furnishing Information to Australia |
On September 13, 2013, Justice Charles Quin issued a decision for the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, quashing the decisions of the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (CITIA... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2016-08-03 |
Cayman Islands |
Due Diligence, Information Exchange, International Law, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
European Parliament's Special Committee Releases Its Final Report on Organized Crime |
On September 17, 2013, European Parliament’s Special Committee on Organized Crime, Corruption, and Money Laundering (CRIM) adopted its report on organized crime, corruption, and money... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
12 |
2016-08-03 |
European Union, Europe |
Corruption, European Union, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
Clinton Global Initiative Announces Campaign to Stop Elephant Poaching and Ivory Trafficking |
On September 26, 2013, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced the Partnership to Save Africa’s Elephants, a campaign to strengthen and support the Clinton Global Initiative (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Africa, Gabon, Mozambique, Tanzania |
Endangered Species, Environment, International Organizations, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Viktor Bout’s Conviction |
On September 27, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the conviction of Viktor Bout, a Russian national who was arrested after an innovative international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Russia, United States |
Extradition |
Hong Kong Seizes Another Shipment of Elephant Tusks |
On October 3, 2013, the media reported that Hong Kong customs officials seized elephant tusks worth more than $1 million after they were discovered hidden under bags of soya in shipments from West... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Hong Kong, Ivory Coast |
Endangered Species, Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
Interpol Red Notices Assist in Arrests in Albania and Bahrain After Million Dollar Watch Heist in Bahrain |
On October 4, 2013, three men suspected of participating in a gang which robbed a Rolex shop in Bahrain have been arrested in Albania and Bahrain after the issue of Interpol Red Notices of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Albania, Bahrain, Kosovo |
International Cooperation, Organized Crime |
Belgium Extradites Tunisian Terrorist Suspect to the U.S. |
On October 3, 2013, the Belgian government extradited Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national arrested 12 years ago for a terrorism plot in Belgium, to the United States on charges he sought to bomb U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Belgium, Germany, Tunisia, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Extradition |
U.S. Tries Extraordinary Rendition in Libya and Somalia with Mixed Results |
On October 5, 2013, the U.S. special forces launched two extraordinary rendition efforts in Libya and Somalia. In Libya, U.S. commandos seized Abu Anas al-Libi, an accused operative for al-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Kenya, Libya, Somalia, Tanzania, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Extradition |
Inter-American Human Rights Commission Extends Precautionary Measures with Respect to Detainees in Guantánamo |
On July 23, 2013, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) extended, on its own initiative, the scope of the precautionary measures in favor of the detainees held by the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Cuba, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights |
Former Treasury and National Security Insider Discusses Development of Financial Suasion by the United States or “Guerrillas in Gray Suits” |
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 2011, the U.S. government has developed a new set of mechanisms against the financial networks of terrorist groups,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
Colombia Extradites Alleged Drug Kingpin to the U.S. |
On August 29, 2013, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Mark R. Touville and other law enforcement officials announced the extradition of Diego Perez Henao, a/k/a “... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Colombia, Mexico, United States, Venezuela |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Gang Activity, Gangs, Organized Crime |
ICTY Chamber Disqualifies Judge for Appearance of Bias |
On August 28, 2013, by a two to one decision, a Chamber of the International Tribunal for Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), convened by order of the Vice-President of the ICTY, granted a motion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Serbia |
International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal |
Convicted Ex-CIA Agent Seeks Pardon from Italian President |
A former C.I.A. station chief is seeking a pardon from Italian president Giorgio Napolitano for his 2009 kidnapping conviction in the “extraordinary rendition” of a Muslim cleric off... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Egypt, Italy, United States |
Extradition, Human Rights, International Law, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Law Enforcement |
Controversies Around Interpol Red Notices Continue |
A red notice is an international alert issued by Interpol, specifically the National Central Bureau (NCB), at the request of one of the member countries, stating that the arrest of a particular... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
World |
INTERPOL |
Mexican Attorney General Visits Washington and Holds a Series of Meetings over Enforcement Cooperation |
On September 9 and 10, 2013, Jesús Murillo Karam visited Washington, D.C. with his Deputy Attorney General for International Affairs, Mariana Benítez, and held a series of meetings... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
Four Senators Reintroduce the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act |
On September 19, 2013, Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., and three cosponsors introduced S. 1533, the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (STHAA). The co-sponsors touted the bill as a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement |
The IOSCO MMOU and Regulatory Cooperation and Information Sharing Among Domestic Regulators in the Commonwealth Caribbean |
On January 10, and June 20, 2013 the Securities Commission of the Bahamas[2] and the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC)[3] respectively, announced they had... |
Annette C. Borel |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Caribbean |
Information Exchange |
Swiss Release Whistleblower and French Request Mutual Assistance from Swiss Bank in Case against former Budget Minister |
On September 20, 2013, Swiss private bank Reyl & Cie revealed that it has received a request by French judges for assistance in an investigation over the former French budget minister... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
France, Switzerland, United States |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Tax Enforcement |
Brazilian President Calls For New International Mechanism to Oversee Internet and Prevent Surveillance |
On September 24, 2013, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, in the opening speech at the General Assembly, delivered a stinging rebuke of electronic espionage by the National Security Agency,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
12 |
2013-12-01 |
Brazil, United States |
Cybercrime |