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Turkish Antiquities Returned by Dallas Museum as Part of International Exchange Program |
On December 3, 2012, the Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas agreed to return a first century marble mosaic of Orpheus to Turkey, after determining that the piece, donated to the museum in... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
2 |
2013-02-01 |
Italy, Turkey, United States |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents - March 2013 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS - March 2013
by Bruce Zagaris
I. BOOKS
II. ARTICLES
A. Aliens and Migration |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
3 |
2013-01-04 |
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ICE Returns Stolen Cultural Artifacts to Mexico |
On October 25, 2012, at a ceremony at the Consulate of Mexico in El Paso, Texas, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned more than 4,000 pieces of stolen and looted cultural... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Cultural Property |
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Germany Convicts 10 Somali Pirates in Hamburg Court |
On October 19, 2012, a German court convicted 10 Somalis of hijacking a German container ship during a 2010 Gulf of Aden attack. This piracy trial, which lasted 105 days[1], was the first of its kind... |
Sara Hefny |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Germany, Somalia |
Maritime, Piracy |
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France Arrests Seattle Couple on Extradition Warrant for Bankruptcy Fraud |
On October 25, 2012, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington, announced that a federal grand jury in Seattle returned a 43 county... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
France, United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Political Prisoners |
On October 3, 2012, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 1900 (2012), “The definition of political prisoner”. Both the debate and resolution were based on the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Prisoner Rights |
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Chinese Crackdown on US-Based Ponzi Scheme Allegedly Swindling 200,000 Chinese |
On October 27, 2012, Chinese authorities announced they had cracked down on a U.S.-based Ponzi scheme website Hootoot660, after allegedly swindling 200,000 Chinese people out of 2.4 billion yuan ($... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
China, United States |
Fraud |
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Argentina Arrests Alleged Colombian Drug Trafficker |
On October 30, 2012, Argentine law enforcement authorities arrested 41 year-old Henry de Jesús López, an alleged top Colombian drug trafficker. [1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Security Council Committee Adds Haqqani Network to Terrorist List |
On November 5, 2012, the UN Security Council Committee on Sanctions listed the Haqqani Network as a terrorist group, pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 1988 (2011), for participating... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Securities Exchange Commission, United Nations |
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Obama Executive Order Strengthens Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts |
On September 25, 2012, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order strengthening protections against trafficking in persons in federal contracts. The E.O. explains that over... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
United States |
Human Trafficking |
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U.S. Indicts S. Korean Company and Executives for Stealing DuPont’s Kevlar Trade Secrets |
On October 18, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and other law enforcement officials announced a grand jury indictment against Kolon Industries Inc., a company... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
South Korea, United States |
Intellectual Property |
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EU Committee Recommends Action to Combat Transnational Organized Crime |
On October 15, 2012, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Organized Crime made suggestions for combatting transnational organized crime in the European Union. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Organized Crime |
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FATF Makes Project Update on Vulnerabilities of the Legal Profession in Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing |
On October 16, 2012, the Financial Action Task Force Working Group on Typologies issued a Project Update on the vulnerabilities of the legal profession with respect to money laundering and terrorist... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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MoneyGram International Inc. Agrees to Deferred Prosecution on Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Crimes and to Forfeit $100 Million |
On November 9, 2012, MoneyGram International Inc., a global money services business headquartered in Dallas, agreed to forfeit $100 million and conclude a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
Canada, United States |
Fraud, Money Laundering |
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U.S. District Court Upholds Willfulness Penalty on Failure to File FBAR |
On November 8, 2012, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division Judge David Nuffer ruled in favor of the U.S. government that it could collect a civil penalty assessed to Jon... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2013-01-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Europol 2011 Annual Report Shows Involvement in Broad Criminal Justice Operations |
The issuance of the 2011 Europol review showed a number of achievements in criminal cooperation within the European Union. The highlight of 2011 was Europol opening its new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Europol |
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U.S. Extradition for Mr. Dotcom in N. Zealand Caught in Controversies |
The U.S. effort to extradite Mr. Dotcom from New Zealand has become bogged down in a series of controversies.
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Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
New Zealand, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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Colombian Prosecutor Pleads Guilty to International Drug Conspiracy After His Extradition to the U.S. |
On October 15, 2012, a former prosecutor pleaded guilty to providing law enforcement information to drug traffickers as part of conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.S.
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Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
Colombia, United States |
Corruption, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Switzerland and Enforcement of UN Security Council Sanctions |
On September 12, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber issued a judgment that the Swiss government’s application of UN Security Council sanctions’ resolutions against Al Qaeda and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
Egypt, European Union, Italy, Switzerland |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights |
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Interpol Initiates Global Enforcement Operation against Trade in Pharmaceutical Counterfeit Products |
On October 4, 2012, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) issued a release that it had finished Operation Pangea V, its largest international take down against illicit online... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
12 |
2012-12-01 |
European Union |
INTERPOL, International Organizations |