Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Money Launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited to San Antonio On July 26, 2016, Mauricio Sanchez-Garza made his initial appearance in federal court in San Antonio, TX following his extradition from Mexico the day before. In December 2010, Sanchez was charged in... Scott Buzzard 32 8 2016-08-18 Mexico, United States Arrest, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extortion, Extradition, Indictment, Money Laundering, Murder
Current Developments in the Counter-terrorism Efforts of the European Union On July 7, 2016, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted a resolution on a draft new counter-terrorism directive. The resolution was passed by 41 votes... Michael Plachta 32 8 2016-08-18 European Union Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching, Adjective Enforcement, Arms Trafficking, Border Security, Comparative and International Law, Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Commission, European Union, Europol, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, INTERPOL, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance, National Security, Organized Crime, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Sovereignty, Targeted Killings, Terrorism
Alstom Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $772 Million to Resolve FCPA Charges                 On December 22, 2014, Alstom S.A. (Alstom), a French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $772,290,000 fine to resolve charges concerning a broad... Bruce Zagaris 30 15 2016-08-17 Bahamas, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia Bribery, Charged with Crimes, Conspiracy, Corruption, False Papers, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Whistleblowers At its 21st sitting held on June 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on the protection of whistleblowers. The debate as well... Michael Plachta 31 6 2016-08-17 Europe Corruption, Human Rights, Legal Ethics, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Whistle-blowing, Witness Protection
24th Summit of the African Union Continues Tense Relationships between AU and the International Criminal Court At the 24th Summit of the African Union (AU) held January 23-31, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,[2] the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Governments discussed, among other issues on its agenda,... Michael Plachta 31 2 2016-08-17 Africa International Criminal Court
European Court of Human Rights Makes Its Judgement Against Poland Final in the Case of CIA Rendition and Use of Torture On February 16, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber panel of five judges decided to refer two cases and to reject requests to refer 19 other cases – including the judgment of July... Michael Plachta 31 2 2016-08-17 Europe European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Human Rights
Costa Rica Arrests and Extradites U.S. Citizen Charged with Business Opportunity Fraud                 On February 12, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) announced that Costa Rica has extradited Jon White, a U.S. citizen charged in connection... 2016-08-17 Costa Rica, United States Conspiracy, Extradition, Fraud
New German Document Discloses Fresh Information on European Undercover Policing Networks In January 2015 German Government revealed new document obtained from the German Parliament, Budestag, in response to the Minor Interpellation submitted by Member of the Bundestag Andrej Hunko and... Michael Plachta 31 2 2016-08-17 Germany Counter-terrorism, International Cooperation, Organized Crime, Terrorism, Undercover Operations
FinCEN Designates Banca Privada d'Andorra a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern                 On March 6, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Treasury, issued a notice of finding that the Banca Privada d’Andorra (BPA) is a financial institution of... Bruce Zagaris 31 3 2016-08-17 United States Banking Supervision, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering
French Court Charges RBC with Tax Fraud                 On April 22, 2015, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canada’s largest bank by assets, revealed that a French judge has referred its Bahamas unit to a French tribunal to face a charge of... Bruce Zagaris 31 4 2016-08-17 Compliance, Conspiracy, Fraud, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Drones and Targeted Killings in the Context of Human Rights and International Law At its 17th sitting held on April 23, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on drones and targeted killings in the context of human... Michael Plachta 31 4 2016-08-17 Europe Council of the European Union, Human Rights, International Law, Targeted Killings, Terrorism
Canada Extradites Executive on Fraud at U.S. EPA Superfund Site                 On November 17, 2014, Canada extradited John Bennett, a Canadian national, from Canada on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-17 Canada, United States Environment, Extradition, Fraud, Indictment
U.S. Charges English Futures Trader with Illegally Manipulating Stock Market and Requests His Extradition                 On April 21, 2015, the U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois announced the English law enforcement have arrested Navider Singh Sarao, 36, of Hounslow, United Kingdom on U... Bruce Zagaris 31 4 2016-08-17 United Kingdom, United States Economic Crimes, Extradition, Fraud, Trade Crimes, Trade Enforcement
Mexico Extradites Alleged Head of Drug Cartel to the U.S.                 On November 15, 2014, Mexico extradited to the United States Alfredo Beltran Leyva, one of the alleged heads of the Beltran Leyva Organization, a Mexican drug-trafficking cartel... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-17 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, International Cooperation, Organized Crime
U.S. Requests Extradition for Drug Charges of Nigerian Senator-Elect                 On May 23, 2015, Nigerian drug agents arrested Buruji Kashamu, 56 years old and a senator-elect, on charges in a 1998 indictment by a grand jury in Chicago for conspiracy to import... Bruce Zagaris 31 5 2016-08-17 Nigeria, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Indictment, Money Laundering
European Union Releases Discussion Paper on Counter-terrorism On November 13, 2014, the Italian Presidency of the European Union released its discussion paper on various aspects of counter-terrorism.[2] This revised draft takes into account comments made by... Michael Plachta 30 14 2016-08-17 European Union Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Data Sharing, European Commission, European Union, International Cooperation, Terrorism
Greenpeace Documents Chinese Illegal Fishing in Africa On May 20, 2015, Greenpeace issued a report, after a two-year investigation, stating that at least 74 fishing vessels owned and operated by four Chinese Distant Water Fishing (DWF) companies are... Bruce Zagaris 31 5 2016-08-17 Africa, China Environment, False Papers, Legislation, Maritime, Wildlife
Plenary Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Terrorism (CODEXTER) The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Terrorism (CODEXTER) held its 27th plenary meeting in Strasbourg on November 13-14, 2014 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Nicola Piacente (Italy).[2]   Michael Plachta 30 14 2016-08-17 Europe Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Interrogation, Terrorism
U.S. and Five Banks Agree on Guilty Pleas to Settle Manipulating LIBOR Charges                 On May 20, 2015, the U.S. government and five major banks – Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and UBS AG – have agreed to plead guilty... Bruce Zagaris 31 5 2016-08-17 United States Charged with Crimes, Conspiracy, Economic Crimes, Financial Crimes
Banks Reach Administrative Penal Settlement with the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland on Manipulation of Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates                 On November 12, 2014, the United States, United Kingdom and Swiss regulators reached an administrative penal enforcement settlement with some of the world’s largest banks involved in... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-17 Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States Banking Supervision, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Settlement

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