Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security Creating Unit to Investigate Major Crimes, Adding to Its Many Projects Speaking at the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement, which was held along with the Meeting of the Resource Mobilization Ministerial Sub-Committee, Francis Forbes... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 Caribbean National Security, International Cooperation, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement, Customs, Crimes, Investigation, Evidence Sharing, Border Security
Panama and the U.S. Sign a Tax Information Exchange Convention On November 30, 2010, the United States and Panama signed a new tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) that would allow for access to information about Panamanian bank accounts and information on... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Panama Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Information Exchange, U.S. Federal Government
Spain Releases Former Minister after Guatemala Fails to Meet Deadline On November 23, 2010, Spanish authorities released Carlos Vielman, detained since October 13 in Madrid on a judicial request by the Guatemalan Public Prosecutor’s Office (GPPO), supported by the UN-... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 Guatemala, Spain Extradition, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Undercover Sting Operation Traps German Smuggling Tarantulas On December 3, 2010, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California reported the arrest of a German national on federal animal smuggling charges after he allegedly used the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 United States, Germany Environment, Endangered Species, Wildlife Smuggle, Arrest, Undercover Operations
EU Convenes Meeting on Joint Investigation Teams On December 2 and 3, experts from the European Union Members met in the Hague to discuss and share knowledge on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs).  Europol and Eurojust jointly organized the... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 European Union Border Security, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Eurojust, European Union, Investigation
U.K. National Pleads Guilty to Nigerian Bribes in KBR Joint Venture On December 6, 2010, Wojciech J. Chodan, a former commercial vice president and consultant to a United Kingdom subsidiary of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom Corruption, Extradition, Bribery, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, International Crimes, Conspiracy, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
ICC Prosecutor Presents Charges Against 6 High Level Offices in Kenya’s Post Election Violence On December 15, 2010, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested the International Criminal Court to issue summonses to appear against six Kenyan citizens for crimes against humanity committed... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 Kenya Crimes against Humanity, Election Fraud, International Criminal Court
ICC Investigating North Korea for Two Incidents On December 6, 2010, International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo issued a statement that the ICC has started a preliminary investigation into the allegations that North... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 World, United States, China, South Korea, North Korea War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, Investigation
Europol Initiates Action to Disrupt Traveling Sex Exploitation of Children On November 22, 2010, Europol started Project HAVEN -Halting Europeans Abusing Victims in Every Nation.  The project was unveiled at Europol’s annual meeting of Child Sexual Exploitation Experts and... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 European Union, World Europol, Human Trafficking
World Bank Hosts Meeting of Governments on Anti-Corruption On December 6, 2010, the World Bank Group hosted a meeting of the International Corruption Hunters Alliance, a network of more than 200 anti-corruption officials from 134 countries. They met for the... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 World, United States, Europe, European Union Corruption, United Nations, Fraud, Bribery, International Convention, Banking Supervision, Investigation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Prosecution, Information Exchange, World Bank
EU Adopts Conclusions on Framework for Gambling and Betting in the EU Members On December 10, 2010, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted conclusions of the framework for gambling and betting in the EU members. While it addresses all kinds of betting, the conclusions... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 Europe, European Union International Cooperation, Betting, Online Gambling, Online Gaming, Gambling, Internet Crime, Regulation, European Commission, Legislation
EU Reaches Political Agreement on Draft Directive on Strengthened Mutual Assistance and the Exchange of Tax Information On December 7, 2010, the Council of the European Union at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council reached political agreement on a draft directive aimed at strengthening... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 Europe, European Union Taxation, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement, Cross-Border Communication, European Commission, Policy/Directives, Information Exchange
U.S. Court Dissolves Restraining Order for Russian Government On November 12, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge John G. Koetl of the Southern District of New York issued an order, dissolving a restraining order entered on April 9, 2010, on the U.S. government?s... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 United States, Russia Asset Forfeiture, Tax Crimes, Economic Crimes, Seizure, Conspiracy, Indictment, Freezing of Assets
EU Council Proposes Directive on Administrative Cooperation in Taxation On October 6, 2010, the Council of the European proposed a Council Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation that has significant improvements from the current cooperation,... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 Europe, OECD, European Union Taxation, European Union, United Nations, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, European Commission, Policy/Directives, Information Exchange, OECD
Fugitive Kobi Alexander Agrees to $53 Million Settlement of Options Backdating Charges On November 23, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that fugitive Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, co-founder of Comverse Technology, Inc., has agreed to a $53.6 million settlement of... Bruce Zagaris 27 2 2011-02-01 United States, Namibia Fraud, Economic Crimes, Securities Exchange Commission, Settlement, Disgorgement of Profits, Fugitive
The Federal Code of Criminal Procedure: Overhaul of Swiss Criminal Procedure On 1 January 2011, the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure will enter into force. The unification of the Code of Criminal Procedure will lead to a fair amount of amendments, some of which are formal in... Benjamin Borsodi and Simon Ntah 27 2 2011-02-01 Switzerland Crimes, Prosecution, Policy/Directives, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Federal Code
Review: Pierre-Laurent Chatain, John McDowell, Cedric Mousset, Paul Allan Schott, and Emile Van Der Does de Willebois, PREVENTING MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BANK SUPERVISORS (The World Bank, 271 pp. 2009). The book is designed for bank supervisors who are devising and implementing a program of anti-money laundering (AML)/counter-financial terrorism (CFT) supervision.  The book is also a reference tool... Bruce Zagaris 27 1 2011-01-01 World Banking Supervision, Book Review
FATF Plenary Meeting Discuses Changes to the FATF Standards, Corruption, and Trust and Company Service Providers, New Payment Programs, and Voluntary Tax Compliance Programs On October 20-22, 2010, the Financial Action Task Force met in Paris and took action on a number of fronts...(more)... Bruce Zagaris 27 1 2011-01-01 World Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, FATF, Oversight, Compliance
Mexico Transfers Convicted Drug Offender to Spain On October 23, 2010, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office announced the transfer on October 21, 2010, of Camil Cadenas Alcaide, also known as the “Catalán”, to the Spanish government to serve the... Bruce Zagaris 27 1 2011-01-01 Mexico, Spain Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle
U.S. Trial Court Denies Extradition Request on Murder Charges On November 2, 2010, the U.S. District Court in Miami issued an order denying the Argentine extradition request of Robert Guillermo Bravo. Bruce Zagaris 27 1 2011-01-01 Argentina, United States Extradition, Murder

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