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Justice Department Program for Voluntary Compliance for Swiss Banks Produces Many Participants as Initial Deadline Passes As the initial deadline of December 31, 2013 passed for Swiss banks to participate in the Voluntary Compliance program for Swiss banks, it has produced a lot of applications by Swiss banks, guidance... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Switzerland, United States Tax Enforcement
U.S. Attorney in N. Jersey Announces Unsealing of Foreign Bribery Charges Against Former CEOs of Oil Services Company On January 6, 2014, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Colombia, Philippines, United States Bribery
Croatian Court Allows Extradition of a Former Communist Intelligence Chief to Germany On January 8, 2014, a Croatian court ruled that a communist-era intelligence chief could be extradited to Germany where he is wanted over a killing of a Yugoslav dissident in the 1980s. Josip... Michael Plachta 30 3 2014-03-01 Croatia, European Union, Germany European Union, Extradition
Destruction of Six Tons of Ivory Signals China’s Willingness to Aid in Elephant Conservation In a statement to the world, China, the world’s biggest consumer of illegal ivory, crushed six tons of ivory tusks and carved ornaments in public on January 6, 2014.[2] The event signaled... Sara Hefny 30 3 2014-03-01 China, Gabon, Kenya, Philippines Environment, Wildlife
Practical Problems of Prisoner Transfer Discussed at the Council of Europe On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons[2], the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the... Michael Plachta 30 3 2014-03-01 European Union Council of the European Union, Prisoner Rights
Archer-Daniels-Midland Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violations and U.S. Parent Enters into Non-Prosecution Agreement On December 20, 2013, Alfred C. Toepfer International Ukraine Ltd.)(ACTI Ukraine), a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), pleaded guilty and agreed to pay more than $17 million in... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Germany, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela Corruption
French Appeal Court Says Kazakh Ex-Banker Should Be Extradited to Russia on Fraud Charges  On January 9, 2014, a French appellate Court in Aix-en-Provence ruled that Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive former Kazakh banker and political activist wanted on fraud charges, should be... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom Extradition, Human Rights
World Bank President Announces Reorganization for Anti-Corruption Work   On December 19, 2013, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced that the World Bank is establishing a new division to combat corruption as part of a major reorganization.[1]   Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Afghanistan, China, United States, World Corruption, International Organizations, World Bank
Secretary of State Kerry Warns Texas Over Plan to Execute Another Mexican On December 11, 2013, counsel for Mexican national, Edgar Arias Tamayo, in a letter requested Texas Governor Rick Perry to grant him a 30-day reprieve and petitioned the Texas Board of Pardons and... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Mexico, United States Human Rights
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Adjournment in Kenyatta Trial Which Is Unraveling  On December 19, 2013, the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked for an adjournment in the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, which is in danger of completely unraveling due to witnesses... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Kenya International Criminal Court
Snowden Offers to Help Brazil on U.S. Surveillance in Exchange for Asylum On December 18, 2013, the media revealed that Edward J. Snowden, the former contractor for the National Security Agency now living temporarily in Russia, has sent an “open letter”... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Brazil, Russia, United States Extradition
SFO Starts Foreign Bribery Investigations of Rolls-Royce On December 23, 2013, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced it had started a criminal investigation into accusations of bribery and corruption at Rolls-Royce, which makes jet engines... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 British Commonwealth, China, Indonesia, United Kingdom Corruption
Former UBS Wealth Management Head Agrees to Extradition to the U.S.  On November 25, 2013, at a court hearing in Bologna, Italy, former UBS wealth management head Raoul Weil agreed to be extradited to the United States to face trial for aiding and abetting tax... Bruce Zagaris 30 2 2014-02-01 Italy, Switzerland, United States Extradition, Tax Enforcement
Two Executives Indicted for Fixing Prices in Automobile Parts in the U.S. While Three Executives Plead Guilty to Participating in Global Seatbelt Price Fixing Conspiracy On November 21, 2013, the United States Department of Justice announced that a Cleveland federal grand jury returned an indictment against two executives of a Japanese automotive supplier for their... Bruce Zagaris 30 2 2014-02-01 Japan, United States Antitrust Cooperation
OECD Global Forum Blacklists 4 Jurisdictions and Establishes Group for Automatic Exchange of Information On November 22, 2013, the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held its sixth meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, at which it reported that four jurisdictions (... Bruce Zagaris 30 2 2014-02-01 OECD Tax Enforcement
Thailand Extradites 5 Persons to the U.S. on Meth Trafficking Charges On November 21, 2013, the Thai government extradited five persons charged with conspiracy to import 100 kilograms of nearly pure North Korean-made methamphetamine into the United States. [1... Bruce Zagaris 30 2 2014-02-01 Hong Kong, North Korea, Thailand, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
Setback for Europol: European Parliament Rejects Council’s Bid for Entering Into External Agreements On October 23, 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its resolution calling on the Council of the European Union (the Council) not to authorize the opening of negotiations on new cooperation... Michael Plachta 30 2 2014-02-01 European Union, Europe Council of the European Union, Europol
UN Secretary-General Reports on Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea off the Coast of Somalia On October 21, 2013, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNS-G) submitted to the Security Council (the Council) his report on the situation with respect to piracy and armed robbery at sea off the... Michael Plachta 30 2 2014-02-01 Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia Maritime
U.S. Indicts Former Mexican Governor of Tamaulipas and Two Former Politicians from Coahuila in Two Different Cases of Corruption and Money Laundering  On November 27, 2013, and December 2, 2013, the Office of the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas announced indictments against former high-level Mexican officials.  On... Bruce Zagaris 30 2 2014-02-01 Mexico, United States Corruption
U.S. Judges Authorize IRS to Issue John Doe Summons for Records of U.S. Taxpayer Accounts at Zurcher Kantonalbank and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son. Limited and Affiliates On November 7 and 12, 2013, two U.S. District Court judges issued orders authorizing the IRS to issue summons to banks to produce information about U.S. taxpayers who may be evading or have evaded... Bruce Zagaris 30 2 2014-02-01 Switzerland, United States Tax Enforcement

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