Special Session on Extradition at the Council of Europe |
On May 20, 2014, a special session on extradition was held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. After an opening speech by Per Hedvall (Sweden), the Committee of Experts on the Operation of... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Extradition |
Security Council Fails to Refer Syria to the International Criminal Court |
On May 22, 2014, at its 7180th Meeting, the UN Security Council failed to adopt a draft resolution that would have referred the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC or... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Syria |
International Criminal Court |
Miami Jury Finds 87-Year-old Man Willfully Failed to Report Swiss Account |
On May 28, 2013, a jury in Miami, Florida found Carl R. Zwerner responsible for civil penalties for willfully failing to file required Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs) for tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
G-7 Pledges Action on Extractive Minerals, Anti-Money LaunderingTransparency, Tax, Anti-Corruption and Sanctions |
On June 6, 2014, the G-7, meeting in Brussels, Belgium, pledged to act on several international enforcement issues.
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Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
G-8 member countries |
Law Enforcement |
Multilateral Action Disrupts “Gameover Zeus” Botnet and “Cryptolocker” Ransomware as U.S. Brings Criminal Charges Against Leader |
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a multinational initiative to disrupt the Gameover ZeusBotnet, a global network of infected victim computers cyber... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Russia, United States |
Cybercrime |
Justice Department Issues Comments about VD Program for Swiss Banks |
On June 5, 2014, the Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice issued further comments about the Program for Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) or Non-Target Letters for Swiss Banks.[1]
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Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
Council of the European Union Debates Various Justice and Law Enforcement Issues |
At its 3319th meeting on June 5 and 6, 2014, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted a position on a number of criminal justice, home and law... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Cross-Border Communication, Economic Integration |
Italy Frees German Financier Whose Extradition the U.S. Requested |
On June 3, 2014, the Italian government released Florian Homm, the German hedge fund manager wanted on securities fraud charges in Los Angeles, enabling him to leave Italy for Germany, where... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Germany, Italy |
Extradition |
U.S. District Court Denies Motion to Revoke Detention Order for Defendant On German Extradition Request for Tax Evasion |
On May 13, 2014, U.S. Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd denied the motion of Samir Azizi that he be granted bail and that his detention order be revoked. The order shows that only... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Germany |
Tax Enforcement |
Dutch Aerospace Services Providers Agrees to Forfeit $10.5 Million for IEEPA Violations |
On June 5, 2014, Fokker Services B.V., a Dutch aerospace services provider, agreed to forfeit $10.5 million to the United States for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Netherlands, United States |
Export Enforcement, Sanctions |
U.S. and Credit Suisse Settle Criminal Tax Case |
On May 19, 2014, an information was entered against Credit Suisse AG in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia[1] and a plea agreement was reached in which Credit Suisse... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
Europol Releases Its Report on Terrorism |
In the end of May 2014, the European Police Office (Europol) released its annual report on a current state and trends in terrorist activities within the European Union (EU).[2]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
European Union |
Counter-terrorism |
International Criminal Court Refuses to Open Investigation Into Egypt |
On May 1, 2014, the International Criminal Court (ICC, or the Court) issued a statement in which the Prosecutor – on behalf of the Court – wrote that, upon consultation with the Court... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Egypt |
International Criminal Court |
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on International Wildlife Trafficking Crisis |
On May 21, 2014, the Subcommittees on African Affairs and East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, held a hearing on “The Escalating International Wildlife... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Africa, United States |
Endangered Species, Environment |
Microsoft to Challenge U.S. Warrant for E-mail Account Material Kept in Ireland |
On April 25, 2014, U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan denied Microsoft’s motion to quash a search warrant to the extent that it directs Microsoft... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
Ireland, United States |
Evidence Gathering |
U.S. Indicts Five Chinese Officers with Hacking U.S. Companies |
On May 19, 2014, a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage, and other offenses directed at six U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
China, United States |
Cybercrime |
Treasury Issues Advisory on Use of St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship-by-Investment Program to Facilitate Financial Crime |
On May 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory to alert financial institutions that certain foreign individuals are... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
Money Laundering |
Council of Europe Experts Discuss Prisoner Transfer Program |
At its 66th meeting on May 19-21, 2014, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the Penal Field (PC-OC), a body within the European... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
9 |
2014-09-01 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union |