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4 Countries Form International Foreign Bribery Task Force |
In May 2013, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, establishing the International Foreign Bribery Taskforce that will meet... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
Corruption |
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G8 Roma-Lyon Group Addresses Key Issues of International Law Enforcement |
The G8 Roma-Lyon Group, including the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, Russia, and the European Union, pursues practical projects in counterterrorism,... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
G-8 member countries |
International Cooperation, International Organizations |
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EUROPOL Releases Report on Italian Organized Crime |
In the end of June, 2013, EUROPOL released its report “Threat Assessment: Italian Organized Crime”.[2] Italian organized crime is known all over the world, to the point that the term... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
European Union, Europe, Italy |
Europol, Organized Crime |
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First Meeting of the Council of Europe’s Special Group of Experts on Organized Crime |
The Council of Europe’s Ad hoc Drafting Group on Transnational Organized Crime (PC-GR-COT)[2] held its first meeting in Paris on June 24-26, 2013. |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Council of the European Union, Organized Crime |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Corruption |
At its 23rd sitting on June 26, 2013, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted two significant documents concerning the obligation of member and observer states of the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Corruption, Council of the European Union |
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European Parliament Approves New OLAF Regulation |
On July 3, 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted – at a second reading – a legislative resolution on the position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Fraud, OLAF |
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PRC Arrests Four GlaxoSmithKline Executives in Bribery Investigations |
On June 15, 2013, China’s Ministry of Public Security announced the arrest of four high-level Chinese Glaxo-Smith Kline PLC executives, alleging that they “severely violated”... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Australia, Brazil, China, Poland, Russia |
Extradition |
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Panama Arrests Ex-CIA Operative on Italian Arrest Warrant for Extraordinary Rendition and Then Releases Him |
On July 19, 2013, Panama released and flew to the U.S.Robert Seldon Lady, a former CIA operative detained at the request of Italian authorities over his conviction in the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Egypt, Italy, Panama, United States |
Extradition |
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Hong Kong Customs Seizes More than 1,000 Baby Elephant Tusks |
On July 19, 2013, Hong Kong customs seized over 1,000 ivory tusks, primarily from baby elephants, making it the largest customs seizure in three years.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Hong Kong, Togo |
Endangered Species, Environment |
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US Issues Revised Timelimes and Other Guidance on FATCA Implementation |
On July 12, 2013, the Treasury and IRS issued Notice 2013-43 extending the start of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) withholding and account due diligence requirements by six months. |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Interpol and IFAW Target Criminal Organizations Involved in Ivory Trafficking in Africa |
On July 22, 2013, Interpol issued a press release that Project Wisdom and Project Wendi, an Interpol-led operation supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) targeting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Africa, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia |
Environment, INTERPOL |
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U.S. Court in N. Jersey Charges 5 in Hacking U.S. Companies Involved in Financial Transactions |
On July 25, 2013, an indictment in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey was unsealed and charged five defendants with seeking corporate victims engaged in financial transactions, retailers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Adopts Resolution on Cyber Security |
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – OSCE (the world’s largest regional security organization, with 57 member states) held its 22nd... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
European Union |
Cybercrime |
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Former U.S. Attaché Caught Smuggling Ivory out of Kenya |
On July 1st, 2013, President Barack Obama was in Tanzania, pledging $10 million in aid to combat wildlife trafficking. In neighboring Kenya that same day, David McNevin, a former defense attach... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
10 |
2013-10-01 |
Kenya, tanzania |
Endangered Species, Environment |
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European Parliament Approves New Directive Against Cyber Attacks |
At its regular meeting on June 6, 2013, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament (EP) endorsed a proposal for a directive of the EP and of the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Cybercrime, European Union |
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Anti-bribery Bill: Brazilian Senate approves final version |
On July 4, 2013, the Brazilian Senate approved Bill of Law 6,826/2010 ("Anti-bribery Law"), which imposes civil and administrative liability on legal entities for acts committed against... |
Esther Flesch, Bruno Maeda, Erica Sarubbi, Carlos Ayres |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
Brazil |
Bribery, Corruption |
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Organized Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering |
At its meeting on June 11, 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted an important document: Resolution on Organized Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering.[2] This is not the first time that... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Corruption, European Union, Money Laundering, Organized Crime |
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International Tribunal for Yugoslavia Reinstates Genocide Charge against Karadzic |
On July 11, 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reversed in part the acquittal of Radovan Karadzic on Count 1 of the indictment, which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Serbia |
International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal |
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European Commission Proposes Legislation on Automatic Exchange of Information As Mexico Requests to Join the Pilot Project |
On June 12, 2013, the European Commission proposed legislation to expand the amount of tax-related information automatically exchanged among all 27 European Union (EU) members to include... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
European Union, Mexico |
Economic Integration, European Commission, International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement |
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The Snowden Extradition Saga |
In June and July 2013, the U.S. government has been frustrated in its efforts to gain custody of Edward Snowden, former National Security Administration contractor and leaker of documents... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
9 |
2013-09-01 |
Argentina, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Russia, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela |
Extradition |