Third U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime Yields Progress |
On December 7, 2016, the third United States-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues was held. reviewing, among other things, the timeliness and quality of responses to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-22 |
China, United States |
Cybercrime, International Cooperation |
European Parliament Releases Its Study on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office |
In December 2016, European Parliament released a study on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), requested by the Civil Liberties Committee. |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-22 |
European Union |
International Organizations, Prosecution |
Argentine Sports Marketing Company Reaches Settlement on FIFA Corruption |
On December 13, 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York filed a criminal information charging Torneos Y Competencias S.A. (Torneas), a South American sports marketing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-22 |
Argentina, United States |
Bribery |
FATF Releases Mutual Evaluation Report of the United States |
On December 1, 2016, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its mutual evaluation of the United States’ level of compliance with the international money laundering standards based on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-22 |
United States |
FATF, Money Laundering |
Taiwanese Legislature Passes Change to Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On November 9, 2016, the Legislative Yuan, the Parliament of Taiwan, passed an amendment to the Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA) designed to expand the scope of the legislation. The revisions to... |
Jacob Rasch |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Taiwan |
Money Laundering |
Bribery Law and Practice by Monty Raphael QC (Oxford Univ. Press, 2016, 328 pp., ISBN 978-0-19-968638-4) |
This book aims to help and inform businesses and their professional advisers on the current state of anti-bribery initiatives primarily in the United Kingdom . The U.K. Bribery Act and its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
United Kingdom |
Bribery, Corruption |
EU JHA Council Progresses on Several Enforcement and Criminal Justice Issues |
At its 3508th meeting on December 8 and 9, 2016, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted position on a number of criminal justice, home and law enforcement issues. |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Europe |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council |
Son of Former Gabonese Prime Minister Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Scheme in 3 Countries |
On December 9, 2016, Samuel Mebiame, 43, a Gabonese national and son of a former Prime Minister of Gabon, pled guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to conspiring to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Chad, Congo, Gabon |
Bribery, Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
European Committee on Crime Problems Makes Progress on Justice and Law Enforcement Issues |
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 71st plenary session on November 28-December 1, 2016, in Strasbourg. |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Europe |
Crimes, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Organized Crime |
U.S. Arrests Former Guinean Minister of Mines Arrested for Laundering $8.5 Million |
On December 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the former Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea was arrested and charged with laundering proceeds from bribes he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
China, Guinea, Hong Kong |
Bribery, Corruption |
U.S. and Foreign Law Enforcement Take Down Avalanche, a Sophisticated Cybercrime Group |
On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a multinational operation involving arrests and searches in four countries to dismantle a complex and sophisticated network of computer... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Germany, Netherlands, United States |
Cybercrime, Europol, International Cooperation |
EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of “Arrest Warrant” in the European Arrest Warrant’s Procedure |
On November 10, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) (the Court) delivered its judgment in the case of Openbaar Ministerie v Halil Ibrahim Özçelik (Case C-453/16). The... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
Europe |
European Union, Warrants |
U.N. Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea Following Nuclear Aggression |
On November 30, 2016, the United Nations Security Council agreed to adopt Resolution 2321, imposing new sanctions on the rogue state of North Korea, and specifically targeting North Korean exports of... |
Jacob Rasch |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-16 |
China, North Korea |
International Organizations, Sanctions, United Nations |
European Commission Consultative on Disincentives for Intermediaries for Potentially Aggressive Tax Planning Schemes Presages New Enforcement Initiatives |
On November 10, 2016, the European Commission released a consultation to gauge the need for European Union action on the introduction and design of more effective disincentives for intermediaries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-09 |
Europe |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
European Union: Recent Activities in the Area of Counter-terrorism |
On December 2nd, 2016, the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) at the European Police Office (Europol) released his report on changes in modus operandi of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-09 |
Europe, Iraq, Syria |
Counter-terrorism, European Union, Europol |
Panama Committee of Independent Experts Issues Report on Improving Transparency |
On November 18, 2016, the Committee of Independent Experts (hereafter the “Independent Committee”), established by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez by Executive Decree No. 94 of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-09 |
Panama |
International Banking Supervision, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
UN Secretary-General Releases Report on Measures to Counter Trafficking in Persons |
On November 10, 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General submitted to the Security Council his report on the implementation of measures to counter trafficking in persons. On 16 December 2015, the... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-02 |
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Human Trafficking, International Crimes, International Organizations, War Crimes |
Panama and Colombia Extradite Three Persons on Drug Trafficking Charges |
On November 18, 2016, U.S. law enforcement announced that the Colombian government had extradited Roberto Ponce-Rocha to the United States to stand charges relating to his leadership role in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
12 |
2016-12-02 |
Colombia, Panama, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |