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U.S. District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss U.K. Parliamentary Group’s FOIA Suit for U.S. Extraordinary Rendition Program Information   On April 2, 2012, U.S. District Court for D.C. Judge Ricardo Urbina issued a memorandum opinion, granting the U.S. Department of Defense’s motion to dismiss and denying the plaintiffs’ efforts... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
U.S. Court Enters Final Forfeiture Order for Over $16 Million against Wegelin’s Correspondent Bank Account in the U.S.   On April 24, 2012, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered a default judgment and final order... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
France Extradites Tax Fraudster to the U.K. On April 20, 2012, the French government extradited a tax fraudster, who fled the U.K. four years ago after sending a judge a note that he was not prepared to go to jail, to the U.K. where he will... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
European Parliament Approves New PNR Agreement with the United States   On 19 April 2012, the European Parliament (EP) approved, by a hefty majority, the controversial agreement between the European Union and the United States on the use and transfer of Passenger Name... Michael Plachta 28 7 2012-07-01
Chile Financial Intelligence Unit Issues PEP Regulations On April 19, 2012, the Chilean Financial Intelligence Unit (La Unidad de Análisis  Financiero - UAF), in conjunction with the Superintendent of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF), the... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
President Obama Announces Measures to Prevent International Atrocities   On April 23, 2012, speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. to observe a Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust, U.S. President Barack Obama announced... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
Special Court for Sierra Leone Convicts Charles Taylor on All 11 Counts   On April 26, 2012, the Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted Charles Chankay Taylor, the former President of Liberia, on all counts of an 11-count indictment.  The Court found him... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
Wal-Mart Involved in Criminal and Congressional Investigations Due to Alleged Bribes Relating to Mexican Operations Wal-Mart’s failure to properly handle reports of corruption violations in Mexico has led to criminal investigations in the U.S. and Mexico, the start of Congressional allegations, and substantial... Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS Bruce Zagaris 28 7 2012-07-01
ICC Orders Libya to Comply with its Obligations re Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi   On April 4, 2012, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges ordered the Libyan government to comply with its obligations under the Rome Statute with respect to the continued detention of Seif al-... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
SEC Concludes MOU With the EU and Cayman   On March 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has established comprehensive arrangements with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and the European... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
OCC Issues Cease and Desist Order against Citibank N.A. for Anti-Money Laundering Violations On April 5, 2012, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a cease and desist order against Citibank, N.A., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
U.S. Attorney in New York City Sues For Forfeiture of 10th Cambodian Century Statue On April 4, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York brought a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of a 10th Century sandstone statue – the Duryodhana – in order to return it to... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
European Parliament’s Further Action on Organized Crime In a Resolution on organized crime in the European Union (EU) adopted on 25 October 2011[1], the European Parliament (EP) expressed its intention to set up, within three months of the adoption of... Michael Plachta 28 6 2012-06-01
U.S. and Colombian Governments Announce Action Plan on Regional Security Cooperation and Heads of Government Agree on Communique to Combat Transnational Organized Crime On April 15, 2012, in response to growing bilateral and multilateral dialogues on citizen security, the U.S. President Barrack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on the... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
SWISS CORRUPTION CASE SHOWS THAT CORPORATE CRIMINAL LAW IS A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING   In a Swiss criminal investigation into bribery offences committed abroad, Alstom accepted heavy sanctions ordered by the federal prosecutor’s office. Following the conviction of a Swiss financial... Michael Hess, Roland M. Ryser 28 6 2012-06-01
Swiss Federal Administrative Court Denies IRS Request for Bank Records from Credit Suisse               On April 5, 2012, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court affirmed the appeal of one of Credit Suisse’s (CS) depositors, who brought an action to prevent the disclosure of his bank... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
U.S. Issues Final Regulations on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens   On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS issued final regulations[1] and a revenue procedure[2] implementing the final regulations regarding the reporting requirements for... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
EHRC Allows Britain to Extradite Terrorist Suspects to U.S. In Spite of Likely Detention at Supermax Prison On April 10, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Britain can extradite five suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges.  The individuals had challenged the... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
Defining and Prosecuting Terrorism Under International and Domestic Law: Decision of UK Court of Appeal in Regina v Mohammed Gul   Defining terrorism, terrorist acts and terrorists has for decades created serious problems to both international and domestic lawyers and academics.[1] Recently, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal... Michael Plachta 28 6 2012-06-01

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