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UNODC Provides Technical and Training Assistance to Central Authorities |
During a meeting held February 19-21, 2013 in Cartagena, Colombia, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a meeting with forty officials of the central... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Russia, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
Counter-terrorism |
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Fifth Bali Process Conference Endorses Voluntary Reporting System on Migrant Smuggling and Related Conduct (VRS-MSRC) |
After granting UNODC full membership in the Bali Process at its Senior Officials Meeting the previous day, on April 5, 2013, the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process on People Smuggling,... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
World |
Human Trafficking |
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DOJ and E&Y Decide on Nonprosecution Agreement with $123M in Penalties |
On March 1, 2013, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and other law enforcement officials announced that Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) had admitted... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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FATF Plenary Adopts New Methodology For Assessing Complaince and Issues Documents on Its Work to Identify Problematic AML/CFT Jurisdictions |
On February 22, 2013, under the Norwegian Presidency, the Financial Action Task Force held a plenary meeting. FATF took a number of decisions; it produced two documents as part of its ongoing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Norway |
FATF, Money Laundering |
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Wegelin & Co. Ordered to Pay U.S. $58 Million in First-Ever Sentence of Foreign Bank |
On March 4, 2013, U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York imposed an order on Wegelin & Co. that it pay $58 million to the United States for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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European Court of Justice Rules on the European Arrest Warrant in the Radu Case |
On January 29, 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union – Grand Chamber (the Court) delivered its judgment in the case of Ciprian Vasile Radu, a Romanian national.[2] The ruling concerns some... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
European Union, Romania |
European Court of Human Rights, Extradition |
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Italy Arrests Fugitive Hedge Fund Manager on U.S. Fraud Charges |
On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that Florian Wilhelm Jürgen Homm, a German hedge fund manager who was on the run for more... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Brazil-U.S. Tax Information Exchange Agreement Finally Takes Effect |
On March 13, 2013, after almost six years, Brazil finally ratified its tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the United States. On March 20, 2007, the TIEA was signed in Brasilia.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Brazil, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Former Kabul Bank Officers Convicted of Fraud in Afghan Court |
After the near collapse of Kabul Bank, following a fraud scandal in 2010, former bank officials have been convicted by an Afghan court. Charged with stealing more than $800 million from the bank,... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
FATF, Fraud |
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U.S. Court Dismisses FCPA Case against German National |
On February 19, 2013, U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York issued an opinion and order dismissing U.S. securities law charges, arising... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Argentina, Germany, United States |
Corruption, Jurisdiction |
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ICC Indictee Bosco Ntaganda Surrenders to ICC at a US Embassy in Kigali |
On March 18, 2013, Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan national and general in the Congolese military, indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, walked into the U.S. Embassy in Kigali,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Congo, Rwanda |
Human Rights, International Criminal Court, War Crimes |
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European Parliament Committee Proposes Action against Uncooperative Tax Havens |
On January 29, 2013, the European Parliament debated a report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs with respect to combating tax fraud, tax evasion, and tax havens, proposing, among... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
European Union |
Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Issues Import Restrictions on Mayan Cultural Property from Belize After Concluding a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement |
On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a final rule amending the CBP regulations imposing import restrictions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Belize |
Cultural Property |
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UN Inquiry Commission’s Report and Recommendations on the Situation in Syria |
On February 18, 2013, the United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released its present report on crimes committed in the country. This independent... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Syria |
Human Rights, United Nations |
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UN Security Council Adopts Sanctions against North Korea |
On March 7, 2013, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2094 (2013), applying additional sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (hereafter... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
North Korea |
Economic Sanctions, Treaties |
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Appeal by Senator Prompts France to Create Task Force For Returning Nazi-Looted Artwork to Rightful Owners |
Following an appeal by Senator Corinne Bouchoux, the French government has initiated a search for the Jewish owners of the 2,000 thousand or so pieces of art that had been looted by the Nazis during... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
France |
Cultural Property |
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CITES Meeting Focuses on Strategic Vision and Enforcement |
On March 3-14, 2013, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in Bangkok, Thailand. Among... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Africa, Asia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Europe, Gabon, Laos, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam |
Environment |
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Swiss Federal Council Starts Two Consultations on AML and Enhanced Due Diligence on Tax |
On February 27, 2013, the Swiss Federal Council announced two consultations on combating money laundering and on enhanced due diligence requirements for handling tax matters. The Federal Council... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement |
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Report Exposes Cyberspying by China's Army against US Companies |
On February 19, 2013, The Mandiant® Intelligence Center™ released a report exposing Advanced Persistent Threat 1's (or APT1) multi-year, enterprise-scale computer espionage campaign.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
China, United States |
Cybercrime |
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Head of IMF Anti-Money Laundering Section Reviews Fund’s Work on International AML |
On February 27, 2013, Jody Myers, Assistant General Counsel and Head of Anti Money Laundering (AML), International Monetary Fund (IMF) was interviewed by Alan Sorcher, director of Forensic and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
5 |
2013-05-01 |
World |
International Monetary Fund (IMF), Money Laundering, Terrorism |
