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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 |
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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]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
14 |
2016-08-17 |
Europe |
Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Interrogation, Terrorism |
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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 |
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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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U.S. Indicts Chinese Academics for Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets |
On May 16, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of Tianjin University Professor Hao Zhang upon his entry into the U.S. from the People’s Republic of China (PRC)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
5 |
2016-08-17 |
China, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Economic Espionage, Espionage, Indictment, Trade Crimes |
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FinCEN Extends and Expands the Reach of its Real Estate “Geographic Targeting Orders” |
On July 27, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) that will temporarily require U.S. title insurance companies to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
8 |
2016-08-12 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Regulation, Transparency |
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Second Circuit Rejects Forfeiture of Building Controlled by Government of Iran in Violation of Economic Sanctions |
On July 20, 2016, the Second Circuit overturned the District Court for the Southern District of New York’s decision to forfeit an approximately $1 billion dollar New York City office building on the... |
Scott Buzzard |
32 |
8 |
2016-08-12 |
Iran, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Compliance, Conspiracy, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Economic Sanctions, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement, Lawsuits, Sanctions |
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Mass Surveillance and Transatlantic Cooperation |
At its session on March 12, 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a comprehensive legislative resolution on mass surveillance and its impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights and on... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
6 |
2016-08-10 |
European Union |
Civil Rights, Computer Crimes, Counter-terrorism, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Intelligence |
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OLAF Requests Gibraltar and Spain to Start Judicial Proceedings on Cigarette Smuggling |
On August 11, 2014, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) called on Gibraltar and Spain to start judicial proceedings after it encountered evidence that organized crime was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
11 |
2016-08-10 |
Gibraltar, Spain |
Fraud, Organized Crime, Smuggle |
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European Commission on Negotiations on EU-U.S. Data Protection "Umbrella Agreement" |
In April 2014, the European Commission (the Commission) released information on state of play of negotiations on EU-U.S. data protection “Umbrella Agreement”.[2]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
European Union, United States |
Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Detention, Investigation |
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Swiss Provide France Data on UBS Client Accounts in French Criminal Investigation |
On October 5, 2014, the media reported that the Swiss government had transmitted to the French government documentations on 100 UBS clients pursuant to a French request. The transmission... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
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Confidentiality, Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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High Court of England and Wales Delivers Judgment in Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defense |
On May 2nd, 2014, the High Court of England and Wales, per Justice Leggatt, delivered a comprehensive judgment in Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defense, holding that the United Kingdom lacks... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Afghanistan, United Kingdom |
European Court of Human Rights, Fair Trial, Legal Ethics, Prisoner Rights |
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Swiss Provide France Data on UBS Client Accounts in French Criminal Investigation |
On October 5, 2014, the media reported that the Swiss government had transmitted to the French government documentations on 100 UBS clients pursuant to a French request. The transmission... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
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Confidentiality, Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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UK Parliament Reports on Counter-terrorism |
On May 9, 2014, the Home Affairs Committee appointed by the UK House of Commons released its seventeenth report on counter-terrorism.[2] It follows the CONTEST Annual Report published in April 2014.[... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Syria, United Kingdom |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, International Law, Jurisdiction, Terrorism |
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German-Swiss Tax Enforcement Cooperation Increases |
During October 2014, German tax enforcement against Swiss banks and bankers has increased. Significantly, Swiss authorities have cooperated with the German tax authorities in their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
Germany, Switzerland |
Antitrust Cooperation, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Deceased Holder of Disputed Nazi-Looted Art Leaves Collection to Swiss Museum in Will |
Cornelius Gurlitt, the ascetic German who turned the art world on its head when he revealed a huge collection of 19th and 20th century famous European works that had been hidden for decades, died at... |
Sara Hefny |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Germany |
Art and Cultural Property, International Law, Investigation, Property Restitution, Victims Compensation |
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U.K. Extradites Terrorist Suspect Aswat to the U.S. |
On October 21, 2014, the United Kingdom government extradited to the United States Haroon Aswat, 40, who is accused of conspiring with Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, known as Abu Hamza al-Masri,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Counter-terrorism, European Court of Human Rights, Extradition, Terrorism |
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Ukraine Accepts Limited Jurisdiction of ICC and ICC Opens Preliminary Investigation into Alleged Crimes against Humanity |
On April 17, 2014, the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Herman von Hebel, received a declaration lodged by Ukraine accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction with respect to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Ukraine |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Investigation |
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Council of Europe Experts Discuss Double (Dual) Criminality in the Context of Extradition |
The double (dual) criminality requirement has been discussed at the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the Penal Field (PC-OC) for several... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Extradition |
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European Commission Wants to Limit OLAF Powers |
The European Commission released its proposal aimed at setting reforms of the European Union anti-fraud office, OLAF.[2] The objectives of the proposal are to further strengthen... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
10 |
2016-08-10 |
European Union |
European Union, Fraud, OLAF |
