Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Undercover Sting Results in Seizure of Stolen Matisse Painting Believed Stolen from Caracas Museum   On July 17, 2012, FBI agents in Miami arrested two persons in a sting operation and seized a Matisse painting worth approximately $3 million and believed to be stolen from a Caracas museum.[1... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 United States, Venezuela Cultural Property, Robbery
ICC Appeals Court Dismisses Prosecution’s Callixte Appeal On May 30, 2012, the Appeals Chamber of the ICC unanimously dismissed an appeal by the prosecution in the case against Callixte Mbarushimana. Mr. Mbarushimana was charged with various war crimes and... Bryan Reid 28 10 2012-10-01 Congo, Rwanda Human Rights, International Crimes, International Criminal Court
UK Supreme Court Rules on Children’s Fate in the Context of Extradition   In a series of recent judgments handed down on June 20, 2012, the United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) ruled on the interplay between Article 8 of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights... Michael Plachta 28 10 2012-10-01 Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, United States Charged with Crimes, Deportation, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Expulsion, Extradition
U.S. Makes $731 Million Settlement of Cybercomplaint With Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker as States Fight to Start Online Gaming Operations    On July 31, 2012, the United States government concluded settlement agreements with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker (“Full Tilt”), two of three online poker companies sued by the U.S. in... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 United States Cybercrime, Fraud, International Gaming, Money Laundering
The Nordam Group Enters into Non-Prosecution Agreement To Resolve PRC Bribes On July 18, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the NORDAM Group Inc., a provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 China, United States Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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... Istvan Laszlo Gal and James Park Taylor 28 10 2012-10-01 Afghanistan, Asia, Europe, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, United States Financial Crimes, Freezing of Assets, Human Trafficking, International Crimes, International Organizations, Kidnaping, Organized Crime, Targeted Killings, Terrorism, Violence
Museums Review Artifacts of Dealer Facing Charges American museums have been asked by federal authorities to review their collections, after it was discovered that experienced Manhattan art dealer, Subhash Kapoor possessed antiquities stolen from... Sara Hefny 28 10 2012-10-01 Germany, India, United States Art and Cultural Property, Cultural Property, Customs, Customs Enforcement, INTERPOL, Illegal Importation
U.S. Appellate Court Gives Victory to IRS on Foreign Bank Reporting Case On July 20, 2012, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court and found that the IRS had proved that the taxpayer willfully violated the requirement to file a... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
U.S. Treasury Publishes Model FATCA intergovernmental Agreement On July 26, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced it had reached and published a model agreement developed with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.[1] Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 European Union, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Europol, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Treaties
Bahamas to Monitor Haitian Human Smuggling In July, the Bahamian government repatriated 212 illegal Haitian immigrants to Port-au-Prince, the latest in a wave of human smuggling from Haiti to its wealthier, more stable neighbor to the north.... Andrew Baskin 28 10 2012-10-01 Bahamas, Haiti, United States Human Trafficking, Immigration, Smuggle
ICC Prosecutor Starts Preliminary Examination After Receiving Referral from Mali On July 18, 2012, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, announced she instructed her office to immediately start a preliminary examination after receiving a delegation from the... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 Africa, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo International Criminal Court, War Crimes
Australian Accountants Convicted of Offshore Tax Crimes On July 31, 2012, two accountants were convicted in Sydney, Australia, of defrauding the Australian government through the use of illegal tax schemes. After a trial of approximately five months,... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 Australia Fraud, Offshore Banking, Sentencing, Tax Crimes
“The Power of the Interpol Red Notice”: INTERPOL’S Comments In response to the article “The Power of the Interpol Red Notice” written by Catherine Heard and Alex Tinsley, 28 International Enforcement Law Reporter 299 (Aug. 2012), Interpol has made the... Interpol 28 10 2012-10-01 Africa, Asia, Australia, European Union, Europe, United States, World Human Rights, INTERPOL
Belize Enforcement Action against Guatemalans Engaged in Logging Sparks Diplomat Incident On July 18, 2012, an enforcement action and shootout between the Belize Defense Board and Luis Alberto Martinez Alonzo, a Guatemalan logger on the Belize-Guatemalan border, resulted in the death of... Bruce Zagaris 28 10 2012-10-01 Belize, Guatemala, United Kingdom Border Security, Cross-Border Communication, Environment
IRS Pays Convicted Felon Birkenfeld $104 Million as Whistleblower for UBS Case On September 11, 2012, the IRS announced it awarded paid the former UBS banker, and convicted felon, Bradley Birkenfeld $104 million for helping the IRS collect more than $5 billion in unpaid taxes... Bruce Zagaris 28 11 2012-09-14 Switzerland, United States Tax Enforcement
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 28 9 2012-09-01
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 28 9 2012-09-01
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 28 9 2012-09-01
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 28 9 2012-09-01
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 28 9 2012-09-01

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