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Seizure and Forfeiture in Rem Brought against Lobbyist for African Countries |
On May 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section brought a civil forfeiture in rem case against bank accounts in which Joseph Szlavik, a lobbyist, controlled... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-26 |
Gabon, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Money Laundering |
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Sweden Drops Assange Rape Investigation, as Assange Remains in the Ecuadorean Embassy |
On May 19, 2017, Swedish prosecutor Marianne Ny announced that Sweden is dropping the rape investigation and revoking the arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange because it was impossible... |
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2017-05-26 |
Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
Espionage, Extradition, Rape |
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Challenges in the Field of Economic and Financial Crime in Europe and the US (Katalin Ligeti & Vanessa Franssen, eds.), Hart Publishing, 294 pp., 2017. |
The book has detailed information on developments in financial criminal law in a number of European jurisdictions, in the United States and in the European Union, spanning several themes. The first... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-26 |
Europe, United States |
Book Review, Financial Crimes |
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International Court of Justice Initiates Proceedings Against Pakistan and Indicates Provisional Measures in a Death Sentence Case |
On May 8, 2017, the Government of India filed in the Registry of the Court an “Application instituting proceedings before the International Court of Justice” (the Court) in the Case Concerning the... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-26 |
India, Pakistan |
Capital Punishment, International Courts |
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Former CONCACAF Official Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering |
On May 24, 2017, Costas Takkas, 60 years old and a former general secretary of the Cayman Islands soccer federation, pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy linked to his receiving and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
6 |
2017-05-26 |
Cayman Islands, Switzerland, United States |
Bribery, Money Laundering |
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UN Secretary-General Reports to the General Assembly on the Implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy |
On April 3, 2017, the Secretary-General of the United Nations submitted to the General Assembly his report regarding the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The present report considers... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
6 |
2017-05-26 |
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Terrorism, United Nations |
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European Parliament Rejects 4AMLD-based Blacklist Submitted by the European Commission |
On May 17, 2017, the European Parliament adopted its resolution rejecting the Delegated Regulation of March 24, 2017, submitted by the European Commission. The Commission initiative was rejected for... |
Michael Plachta |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-19 |
Ethiopia, Europe, Guyana |
European Union, FATF, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Jury Convicts Former Guinea Minister of Receiving and Laundering $8.5 Million in Bribes |
On May 3, 2017, a federal jury in New York City convicted Mahmoud Thiam, a former Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea, for his role in a scheme to launder bribes paid to him by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-19 |
Guinea, United States |
Bribery |
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ICC Unseals Warrant against Libyan Suspect and May Investigate Migrant-Related Crimes in Libya |
On April 24, 2017, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unsealed the warrant of arrest for Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled (Al-Tuhamy), who is allegedly responsible for war crimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-19 |
Libya |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, War Crimes |
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INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse: Which Member Countries are the Primary Offenders? |
During the past two years, INTERPOL has carried out important reforms. It has expanded the rights of individuals who seek access to or deletion of information about them in the organization’s... |
Yuriy Nemets |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-12 |
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International Organizations, Law Enforcement |
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A Critical Reading of UNSC Resolution 2347(2017) on Unlawful Attacks Against and Looting of Religious and Historic Sites |
On 24 March 2017, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution 2347(2017), whose operative part, inter alia, affirmed that directing unlawful attacks against sites and buildings... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-12 |
Libya, Syria |
Counter-terrorism, Cultural Property, United Nations |
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OECD Announces Initiative to Combat CRS Avoidance Activities |
On May 5, 2017, the OECD announced the establishment of a facility to disclose Common Reporting System (CRS) avoidance schemes. The facility will enable interested parties to report potential... |
OECD Announces Initiative to Combat CRS Avoidance Activities |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-12 |
United States |
OECD, Tax Enforcement |
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Florida Legislature Passes Law Reclassifying Bitcoin Transactions to Prevent Money Laundering |
On Friday, May 5, 2017, the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida passed legislation designed to reclassify transactions involving Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies so they cannot be used to... |
Jacob Rasch |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-12 |
United States |
Computer Crimes, Money Laundering |
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UK Blacklists 3 Ghanaian Lawmakers over Visa Fraud |
On April 26, 2017, the media disclosed a confidential letter from the British High Commissioner in Ghana, John Benjamin, to the Speaker of the Parliament in Ghana, Aaron Mike Oquaye, accusing three... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-12 |
Ghana, United Kingdom |
False Papers, Fraud, Immigration |
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SEC Suspends Conflict Minerals Reports Due to Litigation Decisions |
On April 7, 2017, Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Michael S. Piwowar announced that, as a result of a final judgment declaring an SEC rule requiring reporting... |
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2017-05-12 |
United States |
Compliance, Disclosure |
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Investigations Into Trump’s Former National Security Advisor Intensify |
On April 26, 2017, the release of documents by the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee and statements by its members show that investigations into the activities of retired Lt. Gen.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-05 |
Russia, Turkey, United States |
Conspiracy, Investigation |
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Kuwaiti Olympic Organizer Resigns from FIFA Role Over Bribery Scandal |
On Sunday, April 30, 2017, Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah announced that he was resigning from his post on the governing council for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (... |
Jacob Rasch |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-05 |
Kuwait, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Court Conviction |
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E. Caribbean Supreme Court Denies Former Antiguan Financial Regulator’s Extradition Appeal |
On April 19, 2017, the East Caribbean Supreme Court, in a decision rendered by Justice Darshan Ramdhani, denied an application for judicial review by Leroy King, the former head of the Financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-05 |
Antigua and Barbuda, United States |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Extradition, Financial Crimes |
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Jamaica Extradites 8 Persons to the U.S. on Lottery Scam Charges |
On April 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that eight Jamaicans charged in a transnational organized crime advance fee “lottery scam” fraud are now in federal custody in the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
5 |
2017-05-05 |
Jamaica, United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Guatemala Arrests Former Mexican Governor on Extradition Warrant |
On April 15, 2017, Guatemala arrested Javier Duarte, the 43-year old former governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, in Panajachel, a tourist town on Lake Atitlan in the Guatemalan highlands, with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
33 |
4 |
2017-04-28 |
Guatemala, Mexico |
Arrest, Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
