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IRS Issues Details on Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program |
On June 26, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued details, in the form of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQs), with respect to its offshore voluntary disclosure program (OVDP).[1... |
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Interpol Red Notice Issued for Developer Wanted For Corruption Allegations in Turks and Caicos |
On July 12, 2012, the media reported that an Interpol Red Notice has been issued for the arrest of Dr. Cem Kinay concerning the ongoing corruption investigation in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Council of Europe’s Stocktaking on European Conventions |
On May 16, 2012, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe released his Report on the review of the Council of Europe conventions.[1] Its importance derives from a specific characteristic of... |
Michael Plachta |
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2012-09-01 |
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European Commission Proposes Wide Ranging Initiatives to Combat Tax Crimes |
On June 27, 2012, the European Commission issued a communication on initiatives to strengthen the efforts against tax crimes, including in relation to third countries.[1] The Commission’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Mexico Arrests U.S. Fugitive After 24 Years |
On July 15, 2012, Mexican authority arrested Vincent Legrend Walters in Cancun. U.S. authorities had sought him since he... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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UK Court Rejects US Extradition Request Due to Restrictive Treatment Program for Sex Offenders |
On June 28, 2012, the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division Administrative Court reversed a decision to extradite U.S. national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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OECD Revises Art. 26 of Model Treaty to Allow Group Requests for Exchange of Information |
On July 18, 2012, the OECD announced that it has updated Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention, which sets out the international standard on exchange of information. The standard provides for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Tunisia President Rebukes Prime Minister for Extraditing a Former Libyan Official to Libya |
On June 26, 2012, the media reported that Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has criticized Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali for permitting a former Libyan official, Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Fighting Corruption in Egypt – Necessary Legal Reform |
Corruption is a serious hindrance to development, siphoning off resources meant for public services.[1] It is like a cancer that spreads in all aspects of life in every country, whether developed or... |
Judge Adel Maged |
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2012-09-01 |
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African Union Debates Adding An International Criminal Law Section to its Court |
The African Union (A.U.), the Continent’s political and security organization, is considering adopting an instrument[1] to revise the... |
Gino J Naldi & Konstantinos D Magliveras |
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2012-09-01 |
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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Cuban-American with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering |
On June 11, 2012, the FBI arrested a Cuban-American in Miami for his alleged key involvement in a money laundering scheme. Federal prosecutors claim that Oscar Sanchez, 46, helped launder $31... |
Linda Dryden |
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2012-09-01 |
Cuba, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Money Laundering |
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Online Poker CEO Surrenders to U.S. in $430 Million Ponzi Scheme Indictment |
On July 2, 2012, Raymond Bitar, the Chief Executive Officer of Full Tilt Poker, surrendered to U.S. authorities when he landed at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Libya Releases Four International Criminal Officials |
On July 2, 2012, the Libyan government released four International Criminal Court (ICC) officials who had been detained for almost four... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Financing Terrorism: Afghanistan and the Haqqani |
In this article we introduce the reader to some basic concepts about the financing of terrorism. The first part of the article, written by Professor Istvan Laszlo Gal of the University of Pecs,... |
Istvan Laszlo Gal and James Park Taylor |
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U.S. Justice Department Pursues Forfeiture of Obiang Assets |
On June 11, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a second amended verified complaint for forfeiture in rem against real and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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U.S. Justice Department Pursues Forfeiture of Obiang Assets |
On June 11, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a second amended verified complaint for forfeiture in rem against real and personal property held for the benefit of Teodoro Nguema Obiang... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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FATF Publishes Results of Private Sector Consultative Forum |
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published the result of the private sector consultative forum, which was convened to give an opportunity for the FATF to provide further feedback to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-09-01 |
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Ex-Colombian Security Chief Indicted for Drug Trafficking |
Mauricio Santoyo Velasco, the former commander of the Colombian National Police (CNP) anti-kidnapping and anti-terrorism unit, has been indicted by the United States for exporting cocaine to the... |
Andrew Baskin |
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2012-08-01 |
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U.K. Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against U.S. Extradition Despite Procedural Irregularity |
On June 7, 2012, the U.K. Supreme Court published an opinion issued May 23, 2012, allowing Kevin Halligen, a British citizen against whom an extradition order was made, to make the appeal despite a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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2012 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report Focuses on Victim Protection |
On June 20, 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled the 2012 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report,[1] stating that the report especially focused on that third P, victim protection. And in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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