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U.S. Settles Bribery Cases With Oil and Gas Service Companies for More than $156 Million in Criminal Penalties |
On November 4, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with a global freight forwarding company and five oil and gas service companies and subsidiaries. They agreed to pay a total... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
World, United States, Switzerland, Nigeria, Netherlands, Cayman Islands |
Corruption, Bribery, Law Enforcement, Investigation, Penalties, Prosecution |
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Suspects’ Rights in Criminal Proceedings in the European Union: Translation and Interpretation |
At its 3034th meeting on October 7, 2010, the Council for Justice and Home Affair adopted EU wide rules on the rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings.3 An agreement has... |
Michael Plachta |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
European Union |
Asset Forfeiture, Charged with Crimes, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, Prisoner Rights |
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Dominican Republic Arrests U.S. Environmental Fugitive |
On November 2, 2010, the Dominican Republic government arrested Albania Deleon, who was convicted in November 2008 in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts on environmental and other... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
United States, Dominican Republic |
Environment, Fraud, Arrest, Fugitive |
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Developments in International Cooperation in Combating the Illicit Trade of Tobacco |
On September 27, 2010, the European Commission (EC) and Imperial Tobacco Limited (ITL) signed a multi-year agreement to cooperate in efforts to combat the illegal trade of tobacco products. The... |
Cassandra Sheehan |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
European Union, United States |
European Commission, European Union |
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OECD Drafts Guidelines for Reducing Conflicts in Mineral Supply Chain |
On September 29-30, 2010, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Africa and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a Consultation on... |
Sara Harr |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Africa, OECD |
Terrorism, Smuggle, Economic Crimes, Trade Crimes, Regulation, Oversight |
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Kosovo Indictment Charges 7 with International Organ-Trafficking |
In mid-October 2010, European Union prosecutor Jonathan Ratel filed an indictment against seven persons in a Kosovo Court, charging them with five counts, ranging from trafficking in persons and body... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
European Union, Kosovo |
Charged with Crimes, Crimes, European Commission, European Union, Human Trafficking |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Multinational Operation Seizes $55.9 Million in Heroin But Karzai Protests |
On October 29, a multinational operation among the United States, Russia, and Afghan enforcement officials led to the seizure of $55.9 million in heroin at four clandestine laboratories located in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
United States, Russia, Afghanistan, Afghanistan |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Seizure, Sovereignty, Protests, Political Leaders |
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Mexico Deports Ohio Executive Fugitive Convicted of Fraud |
On October 27, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest and deportation by Mexican authorities of former National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) executive Rebecca S. Parrett,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Deportation, Conspiracy, Investigation, Arrest, False Papers, Fugitive |
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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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EU Prepares Unified Anti-Corruption Policy |
On September 15, 2010, Cecilia Malmström, member of the European Commission responsible for Home Affairs, and Algirdas Śemeta, European Union (EU) Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Europe, European Union |
Corruption, European Union, Fraud, International Cooperation, Financial Supervision, International Crimes, European Commission, OLAF |
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EU Calls For Stricter Conditions on Sharing of Airline Passenger Name Records |
On October 19, 2010, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an opinion on the European Commission’s communication on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to third countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Europe, European Union |
Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism, European Union, Privacy, Data Privacy, Data Sharing |
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Swiss Government Issues Guidance on Risks in International Financial Services |
On October 22, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) issued a position paper on legal and reputational risks in cross-border financial services (“Position paper on legal risks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
International Cooperation, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, Cross-Border Communication, Oversight |
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Thai Government Extradites Bout to the U.S. |
On November 16, 2010, the Thai government extradited Victor Bout, a Russian national accused of arms trafficking to the United States the same day that the Thai Cabinet approved the extradition. |
Bruce Zagaris |
27 |
1 |
2011-01-01 |
Russia, Thailand, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Extradition |
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African Union Asks UN Security Counsel to Delay Al-Bashir Prosecution |
On September 24, 2010, the African Union sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council, requesting a delay for one year the prosecution of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on charges of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Africa, Sudan |
United Nations, Genocide, International Criminal Court, Prosecution |
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Thai Criminal Court Ruling Prepares Bout Extradition |
On October 5, 2010, the Thai Criminal Court dismissed additional money-laundering and fraud charges against alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, thereby eliminating one of the last hurdles to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
United States, Russia, Thailand |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Fraud, International Cooperation, International Criminal Court |
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European Commission Demands Implementation of Mutual Recognition to Confiscation Orders |
On August 23, 2010, the European Commission issued a report, showing ineffective enforcement implementation of the Council Framework Decision 2006.783/JHA on the application of the principle of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
Europe, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Latvia, Romania, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Netherlands Antilles, European Union |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Economic Integration, Law Enforcement, Economic Crimes, International Crimes, European Commission |
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Eurojust Coordinates Take Down of Computer Servers Hosting Computer Piracy in 13 Countries |
On September 7, 2010, Eurojust coordinated police and judicial action in thirteen countries against groups of computer servers hosting pirated material and networks disseminating it...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
12 |
2010-12-01 |
France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Norway, Sweden, European Union |
European Union, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Computer Crimes, International Crimes, Internet Crime |
