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Swiss Attorney General Will Request Mutual Assistance from Egypt on Mubarak Assets |
On January 31, 2014, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland announced it will request help from the Egyptian judicial authorities in obtaining evidence of possible predicate offenses to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Egypt, Switzerland |
Asset Forfeiture, Corruption, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Focuses on Information Exchange and Enforcement Aspects of Pending Tax Treaties |
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, with Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Senator Barrasso (R-Wyo) attending, held a hearing on pending U.S. income tax treaties. In particular, they... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Chile, Hungary, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Curacao Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for 3 Persons Accused of Narcotics Offenses |
On February 6, 2014, the Court of Justice in Curacao denied an extradition request by the United States for 3 people identified as K., R., and F. The U.S. government had requested their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Curaçao, Netherlands |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Files Suit to Forfeit Italian Antiquity Linked to Convicted Smuggler |
On February 27, 2014, the United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York filed a civil complaint in federal court seeking forfeiture of an ancient Italian sarcophagus lid, an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Italy, United States |
Cultural Property |
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Aisan Industry Co. Ltd Agrees to Guilty Plea and 6.86 Million Fine for Price Fixing on Automobile Parts |
On February 3, 2014, Aisan Industry Co. Ltd., company based in Obu, Japan, agreed to plead guilty and to pay a criminal fine of $6.86 million for its participation in a price-fixing conspiracy... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Japan, United States |
Antitrust Cooperation |
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Mexico Arrests El Chapo with Help from the U.S. |
On February 22, 2014, Mexican marines and U.S. agents arrested Joaquín Guzman Loera, “El Chapo”, an alleged major drug kingpin of Sinaloa. He was arrested in the early... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Lithuanian Court Allows Investigation in the Mustafa al-Hawsawi Case |
Mustafa al-Hawsawi was seized in Pakistan in 2003, and – together with 13 others – was sent to Guantánamo in September 2006. He has stated that he was rendered to a CIA torture... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Lithuania, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States |
Human Rights, Torture |
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Senate Permanent Investigative Subcommittee Holds New Hearing on Offshore Tax Evasion, Calling for Improved Prosecution |
On February 26, 2014, Senator Carl Levin (D-Wis.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, opened the hearing by stating that the hearing was a supplement to the 2008... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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European Parliament Adopts Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation |
On February 4, 2014, the European Parliament adopted a new directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation.[2]
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Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
European Union, Sanctions |
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German Justice Minister Proposes Abolition of Statute of Limitation and Independent Center to Search for Looted Art |
On February 7, 2014, German authorities proposed a new law to abolish its 30-year statute of limitations for certain cases involving stolen property, which would facilitate efforts to seek the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Germany |
Cultural Property |
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President Obama Issues National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking |
On February 11, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking.[1] The strategy involves three elements: strengthening enforcement;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
United States |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Netherlands Arrest Genocide Suspect for Extradition to Rwanda |
On January 23, 2014, the Dutch law enforcement arrest Jean Baptist Mugimba in connection with the mass slaughter of Tutsis in Nyakabanda, a district in a suburb of Kigali, Rwanda’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Netherlands, Rwanda |
Extradition, Genocide |
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OECD Issues Common Reporting Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information |
On February 13, 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) unveiled the first half of its model framework for automatic exchange of tax information, which the U.S. and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
G-10 member countries, United States |
OECD |
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World Wildlife Summit Hosted in London by the UK Government |
The UK called together global leaders for a major conference in London on February 13, 2014 to help eradicate illegal wildlife trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species from... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Botswana, Chad, Gabon, Tanzania, United Kingdom |
Wildlife |
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European Data Protection Supervisor’s Opinions on Two Documents of the European Commission on Mass Surveillance |
On February 21, 2014, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), released his Opinion on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
Data Privacy |
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European Commission Reveals Its First Anti-Corruption Report |
On February 3, 2014, the European Commission released its first “EU Anti-Corruption Report”.[2] The Report covers all 28 EU Member States. It consists of: (i) a general chapter... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
European Union |
Corruption |
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U.S.-Italian Enforcement Cooperation Breaks Italian Organized Crime Syndicate |
On February 11, 2014, Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and George Venizelos, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
5 |
2014-05-01 |
Italy, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Court Prevents Taxpayers Right to Leave the U.S. Without Liquidating Overseas Property to Discharge Tax Debts |
On January 29, 2014, U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of the U.S. District Court in Denver ordered two former Colorado residents who had moved to Ecuador to remain in the U.S. until they... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Ecuador, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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INTERPOL Issues First Purple Notice for Commercial Fraud |
On January 10, 2014, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) issued its first Purple Notice in connection with commercial fraud. The notice was issued at the request of... |
Lucas Balchun |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Qatar |
INTERPOL, Trade Enforcement |
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U.S. District Judge Orders Homeland Security to Remove Alien’s Name from No-Fly List and Give Reasons for Inclusion |
On January 14, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup ruled in favor of Rahinah Ibrahim, a former doctoral student at Stanford University, finding that she is “entitled by due process... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
4 |
2014-04-01 |
Malaysia, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights |