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E.U. Directive Highlights Action Toward Addressing Unexplained Wealth and Money Laundering |
On April 15, 2024, a directive issued by the Council of the European Union set forth a new policy for member states on unexplained wealth, including conditions for... |
Kenneth Boggess |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
European Union |
Money Laundering |
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Canada and U.S. Arrest Persons in $20 Million Gold Heist |
On April 17, 2024, the Peel Regional Police in Canada announced that the U.S. and Canada have arrested nine persons in connection with a theft on April 17, 2023 of a cargo... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
Canada, United States |
Cross-Border Communication, International Cooperation |
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Mexico Submits Application to the UN Court Against Ecuador Over Kidnapping of Vice-President |
On April 11, 2024 Mexico filed an Application instituting proceedings against Ecuador before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) with regard to a dispute... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-19 |
Ecuador |
United Nations |
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Honduras Extradites Main Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 and U.S. Unseals Superseding Indictment Against High-Ranking MS Leaders |
On April 10, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed a superseding indictment charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-19 |
Honduras, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Germany Arrests Alleged ISIS Members for Enslaving Yazidi Girls |
On April 10, 2024, German police arrested two Iraqis suspected of serving as “Islamic State” members for allegedly enslaving two Yazidi girls between 2015... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-18 |
Germany, Iraq, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, Genocide |
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Brazilian Federal Police Operation Uncovers International Arms Trafficking Network Between the U.S. and Brazil |
On April 4, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police uncovered, under “Operation Fiction or Reality,” a sophisticated international arms trafficking network... |
Marco Stewart Lopez |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
Brazil, United States |
Arms Trafficking |
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New Europol Report Presents the Most Threatening Criminal Networks in the EU |
On April 5, 2024, Europol released its new report, entitled “Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks.” It presents the characteristics of... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
European Union |
Europol |
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World Court Held Hearings in the Case Brought by Nicaragua Against Germany over Aiding Genocide in Gaza |
On April 8 and 9, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held public hearings on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Nicaragua in... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
Nicaragua |
Genocide |
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Mozambique Makes Large Seizure of Elephant Ivory as Botswana Threatens to Send Elephants to Germany |
On March 22, 2024, law enforcement officials from Mozambique’s Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) and the Tax Authority seized a container at Maputo port that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-12 |
Germany, Mozambique |
Wildlife |
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European and Russian Allegations for Genocide Before and During World War II |
The so-called ‘special military operation’ that the Russian Federation has waged against Ukraine since February 2022 has had, directly or indirectly, several consequences... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-05 |
Europe |
Genocide |
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U.S. Charges 41 Persons in South Texas Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Jalisco Cartel |
On April 1, 2024, the United States Department of Justice announced the detention of 23 persons after the return of a 50-count indictment alleging the trafficking of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-05 |
Mexico, United States |
Crimes |
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U.S. Court Sentences Gun Trafficker and Bill Introduced on Caribbean Arms Trafficking |
On April 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the sentencing of two persons for gun trafficking charges. In February 2024, the U.S. prosecuted and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-05 |
Caribbean |
Arms Trafficking |
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E.D.N.Y. Indictment Alleges Seven Chinese “APT31” Hackers Compromised Foreign Targets, Critics of China |
On March 25, 2024, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment in the Eastern District of New York dated January 30, 2024, in which seven nationals of the People... |
Kenneth Boggess |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-05 |
China, United States |
Cybercrime |
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English Appellate Court Requests Assurances from the US on Assange Extradition |
On March 26, the King’s Bench Division issued a 66-page opinion, stating that Julian Assange has a real prospect of success on 3 of the 9 grounds of appeal. It has given the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition |
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UK FCA Imposes £5.95 Million Fine and Industry Ban for CEO in Cum-Ex Case |
On March 18, 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decided to impose a fine of £5.95 Million on Nailesh Teraiya, formerly the sole controller and chief executive of Indigo Global... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
United Kingdom |
Fraud, Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. District Court in Arizona Allows Mexico to Continue Suit Against Gun Dealers |
On March 25, 2024, a U.S. District Court in Arizona denied the motion to dismiss by five gun dealers. It ruled that the Government of Mexico could continue its lawsuit to hold the gun... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
Mexico, United States |
Arms Trafficking |
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Romania Agrees to Extradite Tates to the UK After Romania Trial |
On March 12, 2024, a Bucharest court approved the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom to answer charges of sexual aggression. The court ruled that the Tate brothers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
Romania, United Kingdom |
Extradition |
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Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Lacey Act Violations for Cloning Mountain Sheep from Central Asia |
On March 12, 2024, a Montana man pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act. The charges resulted... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
United States |
Wildlife Smuggle |
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Michigan Suit the 4th to Challenge the Corporate Transparency Act |
On March 26, two business groups and several limited liability companies and individuals brought an action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, challenging the Corporate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
United States |
Transparency |
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Waste Management Company Former Finance Director Indicted for FCPA Violations |
On March 19, 2024, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment charging a former finance director of the Latin America division of Stericycle Inc., an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
4 |
2024-03-29 |
Argentina |
Corruption |
