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IMF Issues Reports on Panama’s Anti-Money Laundering and Banking Regulatory System |
In July, the International Monetary Fund issued reports on anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) in Panama and a report on the Financial Sector... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Panama |
Banking Supervision, Money Laundering |
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INTERPOL CONDUCTS RECORD-BREAKING DRUG SEIZURE |
On July 30, 2024, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) announced that it had seized a record-breaking amount of drugs in 31 countries during... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking, INTERPOL |
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North Korean National Indicted for Ransomware Attacks against Health Care Providers |
On July 24, 2024, a grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging North Korean national, Rim Jong Hyok, for his participation in a conspiracy to hack... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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International Organizations and Others Act Against Human Trafficking |
Shortly before the Summer recess, some organizations and organs worked together to address a serious problem: human trafficking. The actors included: the European... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Europe, United States |
Human Trafficking, International Cooperation |
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European Court of Justice Upholds Reporting to Combat Cross-Border Aggressive Tax Planning |
On July 29, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld the validity of various provisions of the EU directive requiring all intermediaries and,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
European Union |
Taxation |
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Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for Violating Data Protection and Consumer Laws |
On Friday, July 19, 2024, the Nigerian government fined Meta Platforms $220 million after an internal investigation revealed the technology conglomerate had... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Nigeria |
Data Privacy |
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Mickey Bergman and Ellis Henican, IN THE SHADOWS: TRUE STORIES OF HIGH-STAKES NEGOTIATIONS TO FREE AMERICANS CAPTURED ABROAD (Center Street, 204 pp., 2024) |
Mickey Bergman shares behind the scenes stories of his tireless and creative work to free hostages held by foreign nations. In many cases the U.S. had terrible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, United States |
International Crimes |
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International Art Trafficking Sting Results in 85 Arrests; Over 6,000 Items Recovered |
With the help of Europol and INTERPOL, law enforcement officials from 25 countries recovered 6,400 cultural goods and made 85 arrests in yet another phase of Operation... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
Europe |
Art and Cultural Property, INTERPOL |
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Operation Jackal III Thwarts the Schemes of West African Cybercrime Syndicates |
Between April 10 and July 3, 21 countries ran an international law enforcement operation, Operation Jackal III, to thwart the schemes of West African cybercrime syndicates... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
Africa |
Cybercrime, INTERPOL, International Cooperation |
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Two PRC Nationals Pled Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agents and Bribing IRS Agents |
On July 25, two nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pleaded guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
China, United States |
Conspiracy, Money Laundering |
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FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ARRESTED FOR ACTING AS UNREGISTERED AGENT OF SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT |
On July 17, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of former government official, Sue Mi Terry, who allegedly accepted luxury gifts from South... |
Bruce Zagaris and Kaila Hall |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
South Korea, United States |
Bribery, Intelligence |
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FATF Horizontal Review of Gatekeepers’ Compliance re Corruption Exposes Big Gaps |
On July 8, 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a horizontal review of gatekeepers’ technical compliance related... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-19 |
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Money Laundering |
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UNODC 2024 World Drug Report |
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on June 26, 2024. The report summarizes a... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-19 |
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Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Bodies Concerned About Terrorism and Organized Crime in the Sahel |
Over the last two weeks (end of June until July 12, 2024) various UN bodies, including the Secretary-General, Security Council, United... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-19 |
Africa |
Terrorism |
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Amsterdam Museum to Return Matisse Painting Acquired during Nazi Era |
On June 25, 2024, the Stedelijk Museum announced it would return a rare Henri Matisse painting to the heirs of Jewish textile manufacturer Albert Stern[2]... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-12 |
Netherlands |
Art and Cultural Property |
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American Man Accused of Sexual Assault in 2013 is Detained in France for Possession of Stolen Goods and can be Extradited to the U.S. |
On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Court of Appeal in Metz determined that Ian Thomas Cleary can be extradited to the U.S. for pending sexual assault charges. When asked if he... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-12 |
France, United States |
Extradition |
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Justice Department Settles Civil Forfeiture Case against LA Mansion Linked to Former Armenian Tax Chief |
On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it has settled a civil forfeiture case against a mansion in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles belonging to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-12 |
Armenia, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Corruption |
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U.S. Department of Justice Cracks Down on Russian Government-Operated Social Media Bot Farm |
On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced[1] the seizure[2] of two domain names and the search[3] of 968 X (formerly Twitter) accounts... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-12 |
Russia, United States |
Cybercrime |
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U.S. and Assange Resolve Extradition with Plea to One Felony and Time Served |
On July 26, 2024, Julian Assange, who founded WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act in a U.S. court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-05 |
United States |
Extradition |
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Maryland Federal Grand Jury Indicts Amin Timovich Stigal |
On June 25, 2024, a Maryland Federal Grand Jury charged Russian national Amin Timovich Stigal with conspiracy to hack into and destroy the Ukrainian Government’s... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-05 |
Russia, United States |
Cybercrime |
