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Venezuela Deports Pro-Ukrainian Foreign Fighters to Russia |
Two Columbian soldiers, José Medina, and Alejandro Ante, who had allegedly fought for Ukraine, have been deported to Moscow by Venezuelan authorities. ... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
9 |
2024-09-06 |
Russia, Venezuela |
Extradition, Geneva Convention |
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France Indicts Telegram CEO as U.S. Conducts Criminal Investigation of Russia State Media |
On August 24, 2024, French judicial investigators arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov just days after the United States Department of Justice... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-30 |
France |
Regulation |
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Germany Issues Arrest Warrant for Man Suspected of Bombing the Nord Stream Pipelines |
In June 2024, Germany issued an arrest warrant for Volodymyr Zhuravlov, a Ukrainian man suspected of being involved in the bombing of... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-30 |
Germany |
Charged with Crimes |
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Supreme Court Decision That Defendants Are Entitled to Jury Trial in SEC Antifraud Case Has Major Implications in International Enforcement |
On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, finding that when the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)... |
Bruce Zagaris and Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-30 |
United States |
U.S. Federal Government |
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The Safe Third Country Agreement Creates Challenges for Migrants Seeking Asylum |
On August 14, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Canadian authorities enacted two policy changes regarding the Safe... |
Katherine Scher |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-30 |
Canada |
Asylum |
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Guatemala Arrests Seven in Connection with San Antonio Human Smuggling Tragedy |
On August 21, 2024, Guatemalan authorities apprehended seven individuals linked to the tragic deaths of 53 migrants in San Antonio,... |
Emily Hong |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-30 |
Guatemala |
Smuggle |
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German Government Pursues Money from Cum-Ex Dividend Fraud Cases |
The German Government is continuing to proactively pursue enablers involved in the cum-ex dividend cases. On June 24, 2024, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-23 |
Germany |
Tax Crimes |
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Cameroonian Activist Likely Disappeared by Authorities |
According to Human Rights Watch, popular social media activist Steve Akam of Cameroon, who goes by the alias Ramon Cotta, has... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-23 |
Cameroon |
Crimes against Humanity |
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Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty to Evading Sanctions on Aircraft Parts |
On August 20, 2024, George Semere Quintero (Semerene), 60, of Venezuela, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-23 |
Venezuela |
Sanctions |
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The International Crimes Division of Uganda Finds Thomas Kwoyelo Guilty of Crimes He Committed as a Member of the Lord’s Resistance Army |
On August 13, 2024, the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Gulu, a northern city in Uganda, found Thomas... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-23 |
Uganda |
War Crimes |
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The Parents of a Girl Tragically Killed by a U.S. Diplomat in Zimbabwe Demand a Formal Apology |
In an exclusive interview with BBC News, the parents of an eleven-year-old girl, who was allegedly killed by a U.S... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
9 |
2024-08-23 |
Zimbabwe |
Immunity |
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New Zealand Justice Minister Approves Extradition of Kim Dotcom to the U.S. |
On August 15, 2024, New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signed the extradition order of Kim Dotcom to the United States. Born in Germany, Dotcom... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
New Zealand, United States |
Data Sharing, Extradition |
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U.S. DOJ Starts Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Project Targeting Foreign Corruption and Fraud |
On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new initiative directed at corporate crime: the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program.[1]... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
United States |
Corruption, Financial Supervision |
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Pakistani Man Charged with Plotting to Kill US Officials |
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a Pakistani man, Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with conspiracy to assassinate US officials in retaliation for the 2020... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
United States |
Conspiracy |
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Greece Extradites Bulgarian National for Illegal Exports of Microelectronics to Russia |
On August 12, 2024, the United States Department of Justice announced that Bulgarian national Milan Dimitrov, 50, made his initial appearance in a federal court in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
Bulgaria, Greece, United States |
Export Enforcement, Extradition |
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UN Security Council Released Its Experts’ Report on ISIS and al-Qaeda |
On July 22, 2024, the UN Security Council released a report submitted to the President of the Security Council by the Chair of the Security Council Committee... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Europe |
United Nations |
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Israeli Soldiers are Detained for Violently Abusing a Palestinian Detainee |
On Monday, July 29, Israeli military police detained nine military reservists at a military base currently holding thousands of Palestinian prisoners from Gaza.... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Israel |
International Crimes, Prisoner Rights |
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Equatorial Guinea Refuses to Return South African Oil Engineers in Protest of Property Seizure |
Equatorial Guinea has rebuffed South African government requests to release from prison two oil engineers: Frik Potgieter, a South African, and Peter Huxham, a dual... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Equatorial Guinea, South Africa |
Lawsuits |
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Federal Jury in New York Convicts Former Finance Minister of Mozambique of Corruption |
On August 8, 2024, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted the former Minister of Finance of Mozambique for participating in a $2 billion fraud, corruption, and money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Mozambique, United States |
Bribery, Money Laundering |
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Department of Justice Announces Indictments Following Seizure of Iranian Advanced Conventional Weaponry |
On August 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictments of two Iranian nationals and one Pakistani national. Iranian brothers Shahab Mir... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
United States |
International Crimes, Terrorism |
