Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
A U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Conviction Due to Failure of Government and Counsel to Notify Defendant of Consular Rights On September 9, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated the conviction of a defendant for ineffective assistance of counsel and remanded the case to the district court because... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Nigeria Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking
World Bank Ends Aid Efforts to Chad On September 9, 2008, the World Bank ended its financing of Chad’s oil pipeline to Cameroon after a dispute with the government over broken pledges to use profits on health, education, and easing... Philip Mayer 24 11 2008-11-01 Africa, Chad Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery
Colombia Seizes Counterfeit Euro Notes in Joint Operation with Spain On August 28, 2008, Colombian National Police (DIJIN) jointly supported by officers of the Spanish Brigada de Investigación del Banco de España (BIBE) and Europol made the largest ever seizure of... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Colombia, Spain Administration of Justice, Counterfeiting, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Indicts Philadelphia Export Company and Employees for Alleged Bribes to Vietnamese Officials On September 5, 2008, the Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich and Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced four individuals were arrested... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Vietnam Customs Enforcement, Bribery
International Organizations, Governments, and Private Sector Try to Combat Somalia Maritime Piracy in Gulf of Aden On September 15, 2008, European Union foreign ministers approved plans for a possible naval mission to the Horn of Africa to prevent and arrest pirates attacking and hijacking ships and kidnapping... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Europe, Somalia International Organizations, Maritime, European Union, Kidnaping
Brazil Extradites Alleged Colombian Cocaine Capo to the U.S. "On August 22, 2008, Brazil extradited Juan Carlos Ramírez-Abadía, 45, allegedly a leader of Norte del Valle (NVC), a notorious cartel in Colombia, to the United States where he has been indicted on... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Brazil, Colombia, Latin America and South America, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Money Laundering Charges for Tax Crimes "On June 17, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit overturned a dismissal of a case charging defendants with money laundering related to tax offenses involving legal sources. The... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Virgin Islands Fraud, Money Laundering, 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 2008-11-01 World, Africa, Sudan Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Immunity, Law of War, Murder, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, White Collar Crime
Canada Deports U.S. Draft Deserter and U.S. Sentences Him to 15 Months "In July 2008, Canadian authorities deported Private Robin Long, 25, of Boise Idaho, who left his U.S. Army unit in 2005 because of his moral opposition to the war and fled to Nelson, British... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Canada, Iraq, United States Extortion
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 2008-11-01 World, France, Africa, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Somalia Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Maritime, National Security, European Union, United Nations, Kidnaping
Swiss Prosecute Bankers for Brazilian Tax, Money Laundering and Corruption Crimes During the first week of August 2008, a Swiss trial resumed against five Zurich bankers for allegedly helping a group of corrupt Brazilian tax officials launder $45 million. Although the trial... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Brazil, Switzerland Money Laundering, Corruption, Taxation
House of Lords Upholds Extradition of Alleged Hacker to the U.S. "On July 30, 2008, the House of Lords, Britain?s top court, upheld the extradition of Gary McKinnon, to the United States, where he is indicted for allegedly breaking into Pentagon and NASA computers... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 United Kingdom Cybercrime
Eurojust Seminar Shows Best Practices for Joint Investigation Teams and Sharing Procedures On July 17-18, 2008, Eurojust held a seminar in Toulouse, France, on ways to improve and give new impetus joint investigation teams and sharing procedures. Joint investigation teams (JITs) combine... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Europe Due Diligence, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
FATF, Eurasian Group and Moneyval Evaluate Russian AML-CFT Progress "On June 20, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Eurasian Group (EAG) and Moneyval issued their joint evaluation of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures of... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Russia Money Laundering, Terrorism
U.S.-Mexico Border Conference Focuses on U.S. Weapons Smuggling On August 15, 2008, a United States-Mexican conference of border-state governors focused on the transnational crime problems, including the problem of gun trafficking from the U.S. across the border... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Immigration, National Security, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
European Gaming and Betting Association Issues New Regulatory Standards On July 15, 2008, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) issued a comprehensive set of standards on all aspects of Internet gaming, including player protection, fair gaming and... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Europe International Gaming, European Union, Fraud
Genocide Fugitive’s Spouse Moves to Overturn Asset Freeze "On July 29, 2008, Josephine Mukazitoni, the spouse of alleged genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga, asked Kenya?s High Court to overturn an order freezing the couple?s local assets.. Ms. Mukazitoni,... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Kenya, Rwanda Asset Forfeiture
Brazil Prosecutor Charges Cargo Airline Employees with Criminal Cartel Activities In August, the Office of the Prosecutor of the State of São Paulo filed a formal complaint in the state court system against eight employees of airlines that operate in the cargo sector. The... Jorge Nemr 24 10 2008-10-01 Switzerland, Brazil Corruption, Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Organized Crime
German Police Arrest Rwandan Genocide Fugitive "On July 7, 2008, German border police at the Frankfurt airport arrested Callixte Mbarushimana, the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice (or international wanted persons notice) issued at the request of... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Germany, Rwanda Genocide
Canada No Longer a Haven for U.S. Military Deserters "The case of James Corey Glass, a 25-year-old sergeant in the California National Guard, has become the symbol of a Canadian government that no longer automatically welcomes deserters of the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Canada, United States Extradition

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