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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Alien Tort Statute |
On April 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided to limit the ability of plaintiffs to bring suits under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which has been one of the main statutes under which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Netherlands, Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States |
Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights |
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Justice Department Forfeits More Than $11 Million in Fraud Proceeds on Behalf of Australia |
On December 11, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had forfeited cash and proceeds worth more than $11 million related to fraud located in the U.S. in connection with the conviction of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
3 |
2013-03-01 |
Australia, United States |
Asset Forfeiture |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Fighting “Child Sex Tourism” |
At its 13th sitting held on April 23, 2013, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution Fighting “child sex tourism”.[2] Both the debate and resolution were based on... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Human Rights |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Denies Arab Bank Appeal in Terror Civil Suit |
On January 22, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed the appeal by defendant/appellant Arab Bank, PLC and denied the defendant’s petition for a writ of mandamus. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
4 |
2013-04-01 |
Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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Argentina and Iran Reach Agreement to Cooperation on 1994 Bombing of Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires |
On January 27, 2013, the Argentine government announced an agreement with Iran reached in Ethiopia to establish a joint commission to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
4 |
2013-04-01 |
Argentina, Iran, Israel |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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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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Argentina Arrests Alleged Colombian Drug Trafficker |
On October 30, 2012, Argentine law enforcement authorities arrested 41 year-old Henry de Jesús López, an alleged top Colombian drug trafficker. [1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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EUROPOL Releases Comprehensive Report on Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) |
On March 19, 2013, EUROPOL released its yearly report “EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA)”.[2] The most detailed study of its kind ever undertaken in the European law... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
European Union |
Organized Crime |
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Report Shows Kabul Bank Fraud as Prosecution Starts |
On November 28, 2012, the findings of a forensic report, commissioned by the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee and prepared by Kroll, reveals that the Kabul Bank’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Corruption, Embezzlement, Fraud, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Money Laundering |
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Two Bankers Associations Sue U.S. Treasury and IRS to Enjoin Regs to Require U.S. Banks To Report Interest Paid to Non-Resident Aliens from Certain Countries |
On April 18, 2013, the Florida Bankers Association and the Texas Bankers Association sued the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, seeking a declaratory judgment finding... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Norway Indicts Houston Drilling Company for Conspiracy to Commit Tax Crimes |
On December 18, 2012, the Norwegian Tax Authority indicted Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. and Transocean Inc., both of which headquartered in Houston, for tax fraud and conspiracy to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
3 |
2013-03-01 |
Cayman Islands, Norway, United States |
Tax Enforcement, World Bank |
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Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal Convicts and Sentences Islamist Party Leader to Death |
On May 9, 2013, the Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal convicted Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-el-Islami party, of crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Bangladesh |
International Courts |
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EU Parliament Committee Endorses Rules on Customs Confiscating Pirated or Counterfeited Goods |
On January 24, 2013, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection overwhelmingly endorsed a deal with European Council to give customs officials at EU borders... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
4 |
2013-04-01 |
European Union |
Counterfeiting, Customs, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property |
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ICC Prosecutor Opens Investigation into War Crimes in Mali |
On January 16, 2013, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda formally opened an investigation into alleged crimes committed on the territory of Mali since January 2012. After the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
4 |
2013-04-01 |
Africa |
International Criminal Court |
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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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UN Security Council Committee Adds Haqqani Network to Terrorist List |
On November 5, 2012, the UN Security Council Committee on Sanctions listed the Haqqani Network as a terrorist group, pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 1988 (2011), for participating in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Securities Exchange Commission, United Nations |
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Cattle Rustling and Ranching by Illegal Armed Groups and Organized Crime |
Recent gains in the so-called international war on drugs have caused illegal armed groups, once dependent on drug production and trafficking for revenue, to diversify into new illegal activities... |
Luz Nagle |
29 |
6 |
2013-06-01 |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Kenya, Philippines, Sudan, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Illegal Importation, Organized Crime |
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A. U.S. Forfeits $2.1 Property of Family of Former Taiwan President |
On November 14, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had forfeited $2.1 million worth of real estate, bought with proceeds of alleged bribes paid to the family of the former Taiwan... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Taiwan, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Corruption |
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U.S. Indicts Head of Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces for Conspiracy to Sell Missiles to Foreign Terrorist Organization and Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy |
On April 18, 2013, United States law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of charges against Antonio Indjai, the head of the Guinea-Bissau armed forces, for conspiring to provide help to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
7 |
2013-07-01 |
Colombia, Guinea, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Indicts 3 Swiss Bankers with Tax Crimes for Hiding U.S. Taxpayers Money |
On December 19, 2012, a grand jury indictment was issued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Stephan Fellman, Otto Huppi, and Christoff Reist, three former client... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
3 |
2013-03-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
