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Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention Acts on Syrian Violations |
On November 30, 2023, the Twenty-Eighth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) adopted a decision titled “Addressing the Threat from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
2023-12-01 |
Syria |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Danish Supreme Court Rules Danish Law Firm Liable for Advising German Bank on Cum Ex-Dividend Case |
On November 20, 2023, the Danish Supreme Court overruled a lower court decision and order a large Danish law firm Bech-Bruun to pay DKK 400 million (approximately $58.6... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Denmark, Germany |
Tax Enforcement |
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French Arrest Warrant Issued for Assad and Others for Chemical Attacks against Civilians |
On November 15, 2023, French judicial authorities granted international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother, and two army generals for alleged conspiracy in war... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
France, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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International Court of Justice Orders Provisional Measures Against Syria |
On November 16, 2023. The International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the case... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Canada, Netherlands, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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UN Court Orders Measures Against Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh |
On November 17, 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or the Court) delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by Armenia in the case... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Armenia, Azerbaijan |
Civil Rights, Human Rights |
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France Arrests Sanctioned Russian Oligarch |
On October 31, 2023, the French Financial Prosecutors’ (PNF) office announced it detained for questioning Russian oligarch and billionaire Alexey Kuzimichev in connection with alleged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
France, Russia |
Economic Sanctions, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes |
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Binance and CEO Guilty Pleas Result in $4 Billion Penalties and 5 Year Monitorship |
On November 21, 2023, Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), which operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay over $4 billion in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions |
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Cyprus Invites Foreign Experts to Help with Russian Sanction Evasion Investigations |
On November 20, 2023, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides announced he asked an unnamed “third country” to dispatch an experienced group of financial crime experts to help with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Cyprus |
Sanctions |
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ICE Issues Updated Guidance on Use of INTERPOL Red Notices |
On September 29, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new agency-wide guidance on the use of INTERPOL Red Notices and Wanted Person Diffusions (WPD). While questions... |
Meg Hobbins and Ted R. Bromund |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
United States |
INTERPOL, Immigration |
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12TH Basel AML Index Shows Money Laundering Trends and Concerns |
Global money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks just keep on rising, according to the 2023 Public Edition of the Basel AML Index, released on November 13, 2023. And that... |
Basel Institute |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Resigns over Information About Accused Narcotics Trafficker and Fugitive |
On November 1, 2023, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo resigned after the publication of audio messages in which he seemed to ask a former official to not furnish evidence in an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
Paraguay, Uruguay |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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French Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Ukraine’s Extradition Request of Ukrainian Billionaire |
A French appellate court affirmed the denial of an extradition request from the Ukrainian government, ruling that Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago should not be extradited. In 2019,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
France, Ukraine |
Extradition |
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48 Countries Agree to Implement a Global Tax Transparency Framework for Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
On October 11, 2023, the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed the announcement that 48 countries and jurisdictions have agreed to implement the OECD’s global tax transparency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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Cybercrime, Tax Enforcement |
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South and Southeast Asian Nations Struggle to Enforce International Anti-Wildlife Smuggling Treaty Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
Recent reports indicate that wildlife smugglers are taking advantage of ineffective enforcement of wildlife protection treaties to smuggle protected species through South and Southeast Asian... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
India, Thailand |
Customs Enforcement |
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FATF Consultation Presages Enhanced Transparency with Respect to Trusts |
On October 31, 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a draft Risk-Based Guidance on Beneficial Ownership and Transparency of Legal Arrangements with respect to FATF Recommendation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering |
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Parents of Parkland Mass Shooting Victim File Lawsuit against U.S. in Inter-American Human Rights Commission |
On November 9, 2023, Manny and Patricia Oliver, parents of the then 16-year-old son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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UK Supreme Court Holds Danish Tax Authority Can Proceed with Claims to Recover Fraud in the UK |
On November 8, 2023, the U.K. Supreme Court held that the Danish tax authority can proceed with claims in U.K. courts to recover approximately $1.9 billion in dividend tax refunds that were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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FATF Plenary Acts on Asset Recovery, Beneficial Ownership of Legal Arrangements, Abuse of NPOs for Terrorist Financing, Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing, Cyber-Enabled Fraud, and CBI and RBI |
On October 27, 2023, the fourth Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) under the Presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore concluded and acted on a number of items, which this article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
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FATF |
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Georgia Extradites Serbian Leader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud to the U.S. |
On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that Georgian authorities extradited Kristijan Krstic, 48, a Serbian national to the U.S., where he is charged with two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Georgia, Serbia, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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Two batches of Ukrainian artifacts recovered after attempted trafficking to Spain and the U.S. |
On October 23, 2023, the National Police of Spain and the Security Service of Ukraine announced that officers had seized gold artifacts belonging to Ukraine, worth more than €60 million ($64... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Spain, Ukraine |
Art and Cultural Property |
