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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Exiled Hotel Executive Makes a Plea Involving No Jail Time After Winning Extradition Case On November 24, 2008, Stanley S. Tollman, pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges relating to his participation in a multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme utilizing foreign bank accounts. Most... Bruce Zagaris 25 2 2009-02-01 United States, United Kingdom, Taxation, Fraud
Somali Maritime Piracy Continues to Plague International Community The rising incidence of Somali maritime piracy continues to plague international shipping despite efforts from several international organizations and major national governments to take enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 25 2 2009-02-01 World, France, United Kingdom, Africa, Cambodia, India, Yemen, Somalia Customs Enforcement, Economic Sanctions, Maritime, Terrorism, Kidnaping, Organized Crime
Brazil Convicts Banker of Attempted Bribery During Money Laundering and Related Offenses On December 1, 2008, Judge Fausto Martin De Sanctis of the Sixth Federal Criminal Court of São Paulo found banker Daniel Dantas and two of his representatives guilty of attempted bribery. Dantas was... Bruce Zagaris 25 2 2009-02-01 United States, Brazil, Italy Money Laundering, Corruption, White Collar Crime, Bribery
Anti-Corruption Complaint Brought Against Three African Presidents in France On December 2, 2008, Transparency International France, the SHERPA Association, other non-governmental organizations, and a Gabonese citizen announced the filing of a complaint with “civil party... Bruce Zagaris 25 2 2009-02-01 France, Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Gabon Corruption, International Courts, Bribery
German Arrest and Extradition of Rwandan Chief Protocol Officer to France Produces Diplomatic Tensions with Rwanda On November 9, 2008, the German arrest of Rose Kabuye, the chief protocol officer for the Rwandan government on French charges that she participated in the 1994 assassination of then Rwandan... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 France, Germany, Africa, Rwanda Extradition, Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
OECD Lauds 16 New TIEAs On October 30, 2008, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lauded the signing that week of sixteen new bilateral agreements on the exchange of information for tax purposes... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Taxation, Conferences, Treaties
Liechtenstein Close to Tax Enforcement Agreement with the EU and TIEA with the U.S. On November 4, 2008, ECOFIN announced that the EU is close to finalizing an agreement to combat tax fraud with Liechtenstein. The Liechtenstein government has announced it expects to conclude a tax... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, Europe, Liechtenstein Administration of Justice, Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Treaties
Sudan Arrests Militia Chief Indicted by ICC On October 13, 2008, Sudanese officials announced that the Sudanese government has arrested Ali Kushayb, a notorious Janjaweed militia leader charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC) with... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, Africa, Sudan Administration of Justice, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
OECD Issues Paper on High Net Worth Individuals for Public Comment On October 30, 2008, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued a discussion paper on the treatment of high net worth individuals (HNWIs). The paper has significance for... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, Europe, Australia Taxation, European Union, White Collar Crime
UBS Executive Indicted as the US Obtains Names of 70 Clients to the IRS On November 12, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of Raoul Weil, a senior executive of UBS almost simultaneously with an announcement that either the Swiss government or... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, Switzerland, Liechtenstein Administration of Justice, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
U.S. Issues Internet Gaming Rules, Setting Up Renewed International Trade Disputes On November 11, 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve issued rules that prohibit financial companies from processing payments from most gambling Web sites, effectively making... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, United States, Europe International Gaming, Jurisdiction, European Union, White Collar Crime
UNODC Report Warns that West Africa Is New Hub for Cocaine Trafficking On October 28, 2008, a report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime revealed that West Africa is becoming the epicenter of an illegal drug trade transporting massive amounts of narcotics... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, Latin America and South America, Colombia, United Kingdom, Africa, Nigeria, Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana Corruption, Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, Due Diligence, International Organizations, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Courts, Organized Crime, Conferences
U.S. District Court Requires Due Process in U.S. Terrorism Designation and Blocking Case On November 6, 2008, a U.S. District Court in Oregon (Judge Garr M. King) held that the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) designation of plaintiff Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. (AHIF-... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, Saudi Arabia Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, Terrorism
A Brief Review of U.S.-U.K. Extradition Under the Extradition Act 2003 From a Human Rights Perspective Since January 2004, any extradition request made to or by the United Kingdom must be dealt with under the Extradition Act 2003 (the “EA”). The EA brought in radical changes to U.K. extradition law... Catherine Heard 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, United Kingdom Administration of Justice, Extradition, Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners, Prisoner Rights, Capital Punishment, Treaties
Law and Politics in Sudan There are times when events in the legal and political systems entwine. This interplay of systems is very apparent right now with the situation in Darfur, particularly since mid-July, when the... Becky Farrar 25 1 2009-01-01 World, Africa, Sudan Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Immunity, Jurisdiction, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Cleveland Museum of Art Returns Artifacts to Italy After long discussions, the Cleveland Museum of Art has agreed to relinquish 13 ancient artifacts and an early Renaissance cross to the Italian Culture Ministry. Over the next three... Philip Mayer 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, Italy Art and Cultural Property, Customs Enforcement, Due Diligence
French Capture 9 Somali Pirates and NATO and Russia Send Naval Patrols to Gulf of Aden On October 22, 2008, In an effort to combat and prevent international maritime piracy, the French navy have captured nine suspected Somali pirates as NATO and Russia have dispatched ships to patrol... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, Europe, France, Africa, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Somalia Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, Human Rights, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Law of War, Maritime, European Union, Kidnaping
British Court Criticizes US Over Failure to Disclose Exculpatory Documents to Guantánamo Detainee On October 22, 2008, a British appellate court criticized the U.S. government for failing to turn over intelligence documents that could help show a detainee’s confession was involuntary and resulted... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan Administration of Justice, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Torture, International Courts, Prisoner Rights
European Court Annuls EU Ruling to Blacklist Iranian Group On October 23, 2008, the European Court of First Instance annulled the European Council’s decision to freeze the funds of the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI), which is on a EU... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 World, United States, United Kingdom, Iran Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture
GAO Report Shows Plan Colombia Did Not Meet Drug Reduction Goals and Recommends U.S. Cease Military Support Operations At the end of October 2008, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, showing that “Plan Colombia,” the Colombian government initiative announced in September 1999 has not... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2009-01-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Colombia Administration of Justice, National Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime

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