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U.S. Prosecutes 4 Americans Deported from Cambodia for Sex With Minors |
On September 8, 2009, Richard David Mitchell was arraigned after being deported from Cambodia, making him the fourth American prosecuted in September for international sex tourism in Cambodia...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Cambodia |
Sex Crimes, Deportation, Rape |
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U.S. District Court Rules Freeze against Charity Violates Due Process Rights |
On August 18, 2009, U.S. District Judge James Carr issued a sweeping order, declaring the U.S. Treasury and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) wrongly froze the assets of an Ohio-based charity... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Israel |
Law of War, Prisoner Rights, Fraud, Asset Seizure |
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The Meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, Mexico, September 1-2, 2009 |
The OECD’s Global Forum on Taxation met in Mexico September 1-2, 2009 (“Meeting”) and was attended by representatives of about sixty-two jurisdictions, and eight international organizations. (... |
David Spencer |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
World, Mexico |
International Organizations, Taxation, Conferences, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes |
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U.S. Government Transfers More Than $750,000 in Forfeited Funds to Peru |
On September 2, 2009, the United States Department of Justice announced the transfer of more than $750,000 in forfeited funds to the Peruvian government from an embezzlement scheme by a Peruvian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Peru, Switzerland, Cayman Islands |
Money Laundering, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Embezzlement, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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D.C. Circuit Court Denies Recovery for Abuses to Interrogated Iraqis |
In an opinion on September 11, 2009, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the underlying complaints brought by Iraqi citizens against two United States government contractors, Titan and CACI... |
Erik Sapin |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, War Crimes, Prisoner Rights |
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U.S. and Mexico Develop Investigative Cooperation on International Firearms Trafficking Cases |
On August 13, 2009, the U.S. and Mexican governments announced the signing of a letter of intent to develop a coordinated and intelligence-based response to the threat of cross border smuggling and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Immigration, Arms Trafficking, Treaties |
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Corruption and Money Laundering: A Symbiotic Relationship by David Chaikin and J.C. Sharman (Palgrave/MacMillan, 234 pp., 2009) (ISBN: 978-0-230-61360-7, www.palgrave.com) |
The symbiotic relationship between corruption and money laundering is the theme of a new book. The interrelationship and ways in which transnational corruption and money laundering interact is both... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Extradition, Book Review |
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U.S. Indicts Swiss Attorney for Conspiring with U.S. Persons to Evade U.S. Taxes |
The United States indicted a Swiss banker, Hansruedi Schumacher, and a Swiss attorney, Matthias Rickenbach, for conspiring to defraud the U.S. (18 USC 371), on August 20, 2009, one day after the... |
David Spencer |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Former Corporate Executive Pleads Guilty in Bribe Case Paid to U.K. Defense Ministry Official |
On September 3, 2009, Leo Winston Smith, the former director of sales and marketing for Pacific Consolidated Industries LP (PCI) pleaded guilty to charges related to the bribery of a U.K. Ministry of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Bribery, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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Spanish Judge Tries to Re-Arrest Missing ETA Terrorism after French Judicial Error |
On September 1, 2009, Spanish High Court Judge Baltasar Garzón issued an arrest warrant for Maite Aranalde, an ETA member who had been released on August 27, 2009, from detention due to a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
France, Spain |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism |
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U.S. Delivers Extradition Papers for Former Antiguan Regulator |
On August 26, 2009, the extradition documents by the U.S. government for former administrator of Antigua and Barbuda’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) regulator Leroy King were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, Antigua & Barbuda |
Extradition, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes |
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Switzerland Refuses French Request for Tax Information Outside of International Standards and Detailed Showing of Tax Investigations |
A recent controversy between the Swiss and French governments over French officials claims that French authorities have obtained a list of 3,000 names of French tax persons with bank accounts in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
France, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations, Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Film Executives Are Guilty of Bribing Senior Thai Tourism Official |
On September 11, 2009, after a trial Gerald Green and Patricia Green, film executives from the Los Angeles area, were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
11 |
2009-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Thailand, Singapore, Jersey |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Bribery, Financial Crimes |
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China Issues Arrest Warrant for Rio Tinto’s Employees on Bribery and Stealing Commercial Secrets |
On August 12, 2009, China issued an arrest warrant for Australian mining executive Stern Hu and three other staff members in the Shanghai office for “obtaining commercial secrets from Chinese steel... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
Australia, Brazil, China |
Bribery, Corruption |
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U.S. and Israel Break U.S. Tax Refund Ring Conspiracy |
On August 4, 2009, a superseding indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago revealed a massive scheme between a ring of persons operating in the U.S. and Israel for approximately six years.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
United States, Israel |
Money Laundering, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Forgery, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes |
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Namibia Suspends Army Chief and Expands Criminal Inquiries of Chinese Contracts |
At the end of July 2009, Namibia suspended the chief of the Namibian Defense Force, and expanded its criminal investigation of Chinese-financed contracts in Namibia. In July 2009, Namibia started... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
China, Namibia |
Bribery, Corruption |
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Company Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle FCPA Case on Bribes to Venezuela and Argentine Officials |
On July 29 and 30, 2009, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (H&P), an international drilling contractor and energy-oriented company, mostly in the United States and South America, agreed to pay $1,375,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Securities Law, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Export Enforcement , Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision |
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U.S. and Mexico Cooperate on Prosecuting Persons for Smuggling Mexican Oil |
During the last two years the U.S. government has investigated and prosecuted persons involved in smuggling millions of dollars worth of petroleum products that were stolen from the Mexican state... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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EU Customs Actions Increase to Enforce Intellectual Property Rights |
On July 9, 2009, the European Commission published a report on EU Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, showing an increase of almost 13% of detentions of goods infringing intellectual... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
Europe, China |
Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, European Union, Customs |
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EU Council Issues Framework Decision on Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters |
On June 30, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued a draft Council Framework Decision on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
10 |
2009-10-01 |
Europe |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Prisoner Rights |