U.S. Sanctions and Indicts Individuals for Iranian Sanctions Evasion |
On February 2, 2024, as tensions between the United States and the Iranian governments increased, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of three federal cases as... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
2 |
2024-02-09 |
Iran, United States |
Sanctions |
Kenya and Haiti Sign Agreement, Allowing Deployment of Kenya Police |
On March 1, 2024, Kenya and Haiti signed a reciprocal agreement on police cooperation. The agreement apparently will enable Kenya to send a contingent of 1,000 police officers to Haiti to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
3 |
2024-03-08 |
Haiti, Kenya |
Organized Crime |
Crisis on U.S. Southern Border Produces Many Law Enforcement Developments |
The surge of migrants on the U.S. southern border is producing all kinds of law enforcement initiatives by the U.S., Mexico, and other countries.
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Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
1 |
2024-01-12 |
Mexico, United States |
Cross-Border Communication, Immigration |
EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of Grounds for Refusal of Execution of the European Arrest Warrant |
On December 21, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (the Court) delivered a judgment giving its interpretation of one of the key concepts underlying the European Arrest... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
1 |
2024-01-12 |
European Union |
European Union |
Kenyan Court Blocks Deployment of Police to Head Multinational Security Force for Haiti |
On January 26, 2024, Kenya’s high court blocked its government’s plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti to head a UN-supported multinational mission to fight rising gang violence... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
2 |
2024-02-09 |
Haiti, Kenya |
Crimes, International Cooperation |
U.S. Indicts Man in San Diego for Smuggling Potential Greenhouse Gases into the U.S. |
On March 4, 2024, the United States arrested Michael Hart of San Diego, charging him with smuggling potent greenhouse gases into the U.S. from Mexico and selling them for profit, in violation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
3 |
2024-03-08 |
United States |
Environment |
Europol on Online Fraud Highlights the Significant Increase in Schemes |
On December 20, 2023, Europol released a report on online fraud that underscores that online fraud schemes (OFS) pose a major crime threat in the EU and beyond and are rapidly increasing as online... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
1 |
2024-01-12 |
Europe |
Cybercrime, Economic Integration |
President Biden Signs Foreign Extortion Prevention Act |
On December 22, 2023, President Joseph Biden signed into law the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), which Congress enacted as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.[... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
2 |
2024-02-16 |
United States |
Corruption |
U.S. District Court in Alabama Rules CTA Unconstitutional |
On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Northeastern Division) issued a 53-page memorandum opinion, declaring that the Corporate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
3 |
2024-03-08 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
Italy’s Justice Minister Blocks Extradition of Chaplain to Argentina on Humanitarian Grounds |
On January 12, 2024, Italy’s Justice Minister blocked the extradition of a former chaplain whose extradition to Argentina was requested on charges of murder and torture during Argentina... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
1 |
2024-01-19 |
Argentina, Italy |
Extradition |
U.S. Treasury Issues Proposed Transparency Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Residential Real Estate |
On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to combat and prevent money laundering in the U... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
2 |
2024-02-16 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
U.S. Grand Jury Indicts Hong Kong National for Smuggling Turtles into the U.S. |
On March 8, 2024, a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New York charged a Chinese man in a four-count indictment with smuggling eastern box turtles, a protected wildlife species, from the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
3 |
2024-03-15 |
China, United States |
Environment |
U.S. Immigration Court Denies DHS Motion to Terminate Asylum of Former Chechen Militia Member |
On December 22, 2023, U.S. Immigration Court under Immigration Judge Robert Bartlemay, Sr. denied the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) motion to terminate the asylee status of Isa... |
Kenneth Boggess |
40 |
1 |
2024-01-19 |
Russia, United States |
Asylum |
Kenyan Suspect in Boston Murder Case Escapes from Custody During Extradition Proceeding |
On February 8, 2024, Kenyan law enforcement authorities revealed that Kevin Kangethe, 42, is accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya, where he escaped from a Nairobi... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
2 |
2024-02-16 |
Kenya, United States |
Extradition |
Countries Agree on Best Practices for Nazi-Era Art |
On March 6, 2024, in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Washington Conference Principles, 44 countries signed an agreement in Washington D.C. to strengthen those guidelines. The new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
3 |
2024-03-15 |
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Cultural Property |
Japan Approves Prisoner Transfer of US Naval Officer Convicted of Negligent Homicide |
On December 15, 2023, the Japanese authorities transferred to the United States U.S. Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis, pursuant to a prisoner transfer treaty between both nations. Alkonis was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
1 |
2023-12-22 |
Japan, United States |
Transfer of Prisoners |
Morocco Extradites UK Citizen on Wine Fraud Charges |
On December 16, 2023, United States Magistrate Judge Taryn A. Merkl arraigned Stephen Burton, a citizen of the United Kingdom, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
1 |
2024-01-19 |
Morocco, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Fraud |
U.S. Dismantles Cybercrime Malware Service and Charges Persons in Malta and Nigeria |
On February 9, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that, as part of an international law enforcement initiative, U.S. law enforcement authorities in Boston seized internet... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
2 |
2024-02-16 |
Nigeria, United States |
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Book Review: Challenged Sovereignty: The Impact of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism, and Cyber Threats in the Caribbean |
This book discusses the drug trade, crime, terrorism, and cyber threats in the Caribbean. The book‘s theme is that cross-border Problems Without Passports (PWPs) have rocked the very... |
Review by Bruce Zagaris and Book by Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith |
40 |
3 |
2024-03-15 |
Caribbean |
Counter-terrorism, Cybercrime, Drugs & Trafficking |
Council of Europe’s Efforts to Accommodate the EU Prosecutor within the MLA Framework |
On October 12, 2017, the Regulation establishing the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) was adopted by Member States which are part of the EPPO “enhanced cooperation.... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
1 |
2023-12-22 |
European Union |
Comparative and International Law, Council of the European Union |