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UN and EU React to the Terrorist Attack on Israel and the Israeli Military Actions |
On October 27, 2023, by a recorded vote of 121 in favor to 14 against, with 44 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (GA or Assembly) adopted the resolution titled “Protection of civilians and... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Israel, Palestine |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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D.C. Grand Jury Indicts Haitian Gang Leader with Hostage Taking and Death of U.S. Citizen |
On October 24, 2023, the Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a grand jury indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia, charging Vitel’homme Innocent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Haiti, United States |
Kidnaping, Murder |
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U.S. Brings Civil Forfeiture Complaint against $300M Superyacht of Russian Oligarch |
On October 23, 2023, the United Staes Department of Justice brought a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the motor yacht Amadea,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure |
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U.S. Treasury Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Hamas and FinCEN Issues An Alert on Hamas |
On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a second round of sanctions on key Hamas-linked officials and financial networks.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Iran, Palestine, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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U.S. Department of Justice and Fish and Wildlife Service Boost Enforcement of International Endangered Species Trafficking Laws |
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York unsealed a six-count indictment charging Charles Limner, 75, with internationally smuggling more than $200,000 worth of... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Crimes |
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FinCEN Renews and Expands Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders |
On October 20, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal and expansion of its Geographic Targeting Orders that require title insurance companies to identify the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering |
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GAO Calls for Better Enforcement of U.S. Laws against Transnational Repression in the U.S. |
On October 3, 2023, the General Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, recommending better reporting under Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to assist the United States Government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrant for Former US-Based Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó |
On October 5, 2023, Venezuelan authorities announced the issuance of an arrest warrant for former opposition leader and former interim president Juan Guaidó. Venezuelan Attorney... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States, Venezuela |
INTERPOL |
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Treasury Extends Filing Beneficial Ownership Reports and Contemplates Alternative Forms |
On September 28, 2023, FinCEN proposed to amend the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule to extend the filing deadline for certain BOI reports. On September 30, 2023, FinCEN... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
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FinCEN Proposes Special Rule under Sec. 311 for More Transparency in Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing |
On October 19, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that identifies international Convertible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Council of Europe Demands Investigation into the PEGASUS Spyware Abuse |
At its 22nd sitting held on October 11, 2023, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution and recommendation on the use of Pegasus and similar spyware for... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
European Union |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Council of Europe Takes Action on the Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh |
At its 23rd sitting held on October 12, 2023, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution and Recommendation on the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-20 |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, European Union |
Targeted Killings, War Crimes |
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Dominican Republic Asks the U.S. to Curb Firearms Trafficking and 7 Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Curb U.S. Firearms Trafficking to the Mexican Cartels |
Slowly foreign governments are joining the effort to curb illegal firearms trafficking from the United States. On October 4, 2023, the Dominican Republic requested the U.S. to curb smuggling of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Dominican Republic, Mexico |
Arms Trafficking |
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U.S. Justice Department Unseals 8 Indictments against China-Based Chemical Companies & Employees |
On October 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced the unsealing of eight indictments in the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, charging China-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
China, Mexico |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Former Bolivian President Settles with Victims of 2003 Extrajudicial Killings After Standing Trial in U.S. Civil Court |
On September 28, 2023, former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and his defense minister Jose Carlos Sanches Berzain settled with the families of victims of extrajudicial... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-13 |
Bolivia, United States |
Human Rights |
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U.S. and Albemarle Enter into NPA for $218 Million to Resolve FCPA Case |
On September 29, 2023, the United States Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Albemarle Corporation (Albemarle) a publicly-traded specialty chemicals... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
India, Indonesia, United States, Vietnam |
Crimes |
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UN Human Rights Council Fails to Extend a Mandate to Investigate into Ethiopia Amid Continuing Atrocities |
On October 3, 2023, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) released an alarming report warning that there is an overwhelming risk that human rights atrocities... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
Ethiopia |
Human Rights, Targeted Killings, War Crimes |
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Swiss Banker Arraigned for Helping US Taxpayer Conceal Assets Extradition from Italy |
On September 29, 2023, former Swiss banker Rolf Schnellmann was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of York before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang after Italy extradited him... |
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2023-10-06 |
Switzerland, United States |
Extradition, Tax Enforcement |
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Security Council Authorizes Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti |
On October 2, 2023, the United Nations Security Council authorized deployment of a Multinational Security Support Mission, which Kenya will lead in close cooperation with the skeletal Government of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
Haiti, Kenya |
Organized Crime |
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FinCEN Extends Deadline for Initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting |
On September 27, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to extend the deadline for certain reporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-06 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
