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SEC Charges Pang with Fraud and Orders Repatriation of Assets and Surrendering Passports |
On April 27, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency order freezing the assets of Danny Pang and his two Irvine, California-based firms Private Equity Management Group, Inc... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, China, Taiwan |
Administration of Justice, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime |
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Former U.S. Government Employee Sues for Immunity in CIA Rendition Case |
On May 14, 2009, Sabrina De Sousa, a former U.S. government employee, accused by Italy of participating in a CIA-organized kidnapping of radical Muslim cleric, has sued the State Department,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Italy |
Administration of Justice, Immunity, Kidnaping, International Courts, International Cooperation |
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Clinton List Snares Innocents in Its Impersonal Web |
An innocent Colombian man has found his name placed on the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control’s list of Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficking Kingpins, known as the Clinton List, due... |
Luz Nagle |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Cybercrime, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Drug Enforcement, Computer Crimes |
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U.S. Congress Passes Fraud Enforcement Bill After Removing International Tax Crime Provisions |
On May 18, 2009, prior to a House vote Congress passed a fraud enforcement bill (S. 396) after removing provisions making movement into or out of the U.S. money for the purpose of committing tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Obama Proposes International Tax Enforcement Initiative |
On May 4, 2009, the Obama Administration released its plan to increase international tax enforcement. On May 12, 2009, the U.S. Department of Treasury released a green book on the proposals...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States |
Fraud, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Three Bills Introduce to Regulate and Tax Internet Gaming |
On May 6, 2009, three bills were introduced in Congress to regulate and tax Internet gaming. Barney Frank (D-Ma.) is again leading the effort...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, International Gaming, Taxation, Fraud |
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European Court of Human Rights Declines Application of Mauritanian to Overturn French Torture Conviction |
On March 30, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights found inadmissible the application brought by Ely Ould Dah, a Mauritanian national concerning the case of Ould Dah v. France. A French court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, mauritius |
Human Rights, United Nations, Torture, International Courts |
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Curaçao Authorities Arrest 17 for Involvement in Hezbollah-Linked Drug Activities |
On April 29, 2009, Curaçao law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of seventeen persons for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization with links to Hezbollah...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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Beyond the Law: The Bush Administration’s Unlawful Responses in the “War”on Terror by Jordan J. Paust, Cambridge Univ. Press, 311 pp., 2007 |
The book discusses violations of international law authorized and assisted by secret memos, authorizations and orders of the Bush Administration. The book focuses on why several Executive claims... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan |
Terrorism, War Crimes, International Courts, Book Review, Treaties, International Cooperation, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Stanford Receiver’s Report Shows Fraud and Disputes with Antigua and Venezuela |
The report of the Receiver Ralph S. Janvey filed on April 23, 2009, in the case of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (SIBL) indicates confirmation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Venezuela, Antigua & Barbuda |
Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Asset Seizure |
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U.N. Special Tribunal Releases Suspects in Hariri’s Death Due to Lack of Evidence |
On April 29, 2009, Judge Daniel Fransen of the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon ordered the release of four Lebanese generals, who were arrested in August 2005 as suspects in the assassination of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Syria, Lebanon |
Terrorism, United Nations, International Courts |
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Darfur Rebel Leader Reports to ICC Voluntarily |
On May 17, 2007, Abu Garda, a suspected Darfurian war criminal arrived voluntarily in the Netherlands. Upon arrival, International Criminal Court (ICC) officials notified him of the order to appear... |
Philip Mayer |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Sudan, Netherlands |
Administration of Justice, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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French Court Rules Lawsuit Against Three African Presidents for Embezzlement Admissible |
On May 5, 2009, a French magistrate ruled that an action against three African leaders accused of embezzlement is admissible despite the opposition of the Paris prosecutors’ office when the case was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Gabon |
Corruption, International Courts, Embezzlement, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Credit Card Fraud Grows in Latin America |
In 1994, credit card fraud, which has long been a problem and a growth industry in the United States, has started to accelerate in Latin America. The magazine Semana reported that more than US$4.9... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America |
Fraud |
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Controversy in Liberia Over Asset Seizure from Nigerian Visitor |
On May 5, 2009, a French magistrate ruled that an action against three African leaders accused of embezzlement is admissible despite the opposition of the Paris prosecutors’ office when the case was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, Nigeria, Liberia |
Corruption, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture, Embezzlement, Asset Seizure |
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Bank Supervisors Agree to Accelerate Implementation of Minimum Standards for International Banking Supervision |
On June 13, 1996 at the biennial International Conference of Bank Supervisors in Stockholm (Stockholm Conference), Mr. Tomasso Padoa-Schioppa, chairman of the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Switzerland, Sweden, G-10 member countries |
Bank Secrecy, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Italy Prioritizes International Tax enforcement for the Next G-8 Meeting |
On May 12, 2009, Minister of Finance Giulio Tremonti announced it will have the development of international standards for fighting tax evasion the top priority at July’s Group of Eight Summit near... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, Italy |
International Organizations, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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ICTY Appellate Chamber Increases Officer’s Sentence for Not Protecting Croat Detainees |
On May 5, 2009, an Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia increased the sentence of Veselin Šljivančanin, a major in the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army (JNA), for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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EU Council Issues Work Strategy and Practical Measures against Cybercrime |
On March 17, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued conclusions setting forth a work strategy and practical measures to combat cybercrime...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Reintroduced in U.S. Congress |
On March 2, 2009, the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (STHAA) was introduced as S. 506 and H.R. 1265 on the following day in the 111th Session of the U.S. Congress. The bill is quite similar to its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
6 |
2009-06-01 |
Canada, United States, Barbados, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Panama, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Liechtenstein, Bermuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cyprus |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |