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U.S. Extradites Noriega to France on Money Laundering Charges |
On April 27, 2010, the United States government extradited Manuel Noriega to France, where he will stand trial again after being convicted in absencia for money laundering.
Mr. Noriega was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, France, Panama |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Conspiracy |
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Swiss Highest Court Affirms Extradition to Germany for Tax Evasion |
On April 27, 2010, the Swiss Federal Court upheld the extradition of a German citizen living in Switzerland to Germany to face charges that he evaded value-added taxes of the state of Hamburg. It is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
Europe, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Iceland, Malta, Hungary, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Latvia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Slovenia |
Extradition, International Courts, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes |
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Simplified Extradition: A Proposal for the Third Additional Protocol to the 1957 Council of Europe Convention |
1. Background
The European extradition system has become cumbersome, and has made its procedures complicated, difficult, lengthy, and expensive. Several factors have significantly contributed to... |
Michael Plachta |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
Europe, European Union |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, European Union, International Courts, International Cooperation, Crimes |
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Mexico Extradites Former Quintana Roo Governor to the U.S. |
On May 8, 2010, the Mexican government extradited former Quintana Roo governor Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid to answer charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy pending in the U.S. District Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Conspiracy |
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The ICC Review Conference and the Changing US Policy Towards the Court |
On March 27, 2010, Professor Leila Sadat, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, opened as moderator. She explained that as the ICC has emerged, many of the big powers opposed it. It will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United States, Rwanda, Congo, Former Yugoslavia |
Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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US-Mexico Hold High-Level Meeting on Merida Initiative and Improving Cooperation against Transnational Organized Crime |
On March 29, 2010, the U.S. and Mexican heads of External Affairs (U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa) issued a joint statement at the conclusion... |
IELR Premium, Volume 26, Issue 6, June 2010 |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Canada, Mexico, North America, United States |
Arms Trafficking, Crimes, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Crimes, International Cooperation, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Smuggle |
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Daimler Settles U.S. Foreign Bribery Charges |
On April 1, 2010, Daimler AG, a German corporation, and three of its subsidiaries resolved charges related to a Foreign Corrupt Practice Act investigation into the company’s worldwide prices...more... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United States, Germany |
Corruption, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, Conspiracy |
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GAO Report Finds FinCEN Can Provide Better Support to Law Enforcement |
On April 28, 2010, Eileen R. Larence, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified that, while the majority of law enforcement agencies (LEAs)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
7 |
2010-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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European Data Protection Supervisor Makes Suggestions to Foster ACTA’s Compatibility with Data Protection and Privacy Requirements |
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has expressed concern that he was not consulted by the European Commission on the current negotiations regarding the adoption of an agreement, called... |
Cassandra Sheehan |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Europe |
Cybercrime, Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement, Privacy, Piracy, Trade Crimes |
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Jamaican Prime Minister Will Allow Court to Decide U.S. Extradition Request |
On March 31, 2010, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding revealed on a call-in radio program that he has changed his position on the U.S. extradition request for Jamaican Christopher “Dudus” Coke and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United States, Jamaica |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Privacy, Drug Enforcement, Evidence Gathering, Crimes |
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Antiguan Magistrate Delays Extradition of King in Stanford Case |
On March 25, 2010, Chief Magistrate Ivan Walters announced during an extradition hearing that he required another month to decide whether enough evidence exists to allow the extradition of former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Fraud, Financial Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Economic Crimes, Conspiracy |
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ICC Grants Prosecutor’s Request to Investigate Kenyan Crimes Against Humanity |
On March 31, 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Chamber II, by majority, granted the ICC chief prosecutor Louis Moreno-Ocampo’s request to start an investigation on crimes against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
World, Kenya |
Administration of Justice, Murder, International Courts, Sex Crimes, Evidence Gathering, Deportation, Crimes against Humanity, Rape, International Crimes |
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Shanghai Court Sentences Rio Tinto Executives and Rio Fires Staff |
On March 29, 2010, a Shanghai court sentenced four executives from the Australian mining multinational corporation Rio Tinto to between seven and fourteen years in prison on bribery and corporate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
China, Australia |
Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Crimes, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision, Conspiracy |
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UK Court Finds British Lawyer Extraditable to U.S. on Corruption Charges |
On March 25, 2010, District Judge Caroline Tubbs, sitting at City of Westminister Magistrates’ Court, found a British solicitor accused of paying $132 million in bribes to Nigerian government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
Nigeria, United Kingdom |
Corruption, Extradition, Bribery, Conspiracy |
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UK Law Enforcement Arrests ALSTOM Directors and Conducts Searches of Nine Properties |
On March 24, 2010, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the United Kingdom (UK) announced it had arrested three members of the board of ALSTOM in the UK on suspicion of bribery and corruption,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
United Kingdom, OECD |
Money Laundering, Corruption, United Nations, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Conspiracy |
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Multilateral Development Banks Agree on Cross Debarment |
On April 9, 2010, the five leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) signed an agreement agreeing to cross debar firms and individuals found to have engaged in corruption and related wrongdoing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
6 |
2010-06-01 |
World |
Economic Sanctions, Sanctions, International Convention, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Guatemala Arrests 2 Top Police Officials on Drug Corruption |
On March 2, 2010, Guatemalan law enforcement authorities arrested its national police chief, Baltazar Gómez, and the head of its antinarcotics unit, Nelly Bonilla, on drug-related corruption charges... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
5 |
2010-05-01 |
United States, Guatemala |
Administration of Justice, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Crimes |
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U.S. Court in Oregon Charges Russian Emigree With Illegal Money Transmitting |
On March 3, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that they had arrested and charged Victor Kaganov, who emigrated from Russia and established numerous shell corporations in Oregon on behalf... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
5 |
2010-05-01 |
United States, Russia |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Financial Crimes, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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Jamaican Prime Minister Defends Refusal to Process Extradition Due to Illegally Obtained Evidence |
On March 3, 2010, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding defended his administration’s decision to refuse to process the extradition request for Christopher “Dudus” Coke on the basis that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
5 |
2010-05-01 |
United States, Jamaica |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Evidence Gathering |
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Cross-border operations of law enforcement authorities within European Union |
1. Background
The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union has prepared a manual on cross-border operations. This document contains information on the different types of cross-... |
Michael Plachta |
26 |
5 |
2010-05-01 |
Europe, European Union |
Jurisdiction, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, International Cooperation, Crimes, International Crimes |