Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Grand Jury in Denver Indicts Two for Smuggling Leopard Hides into the U.S. "On August 5, 2008, a U.S. grand jury in Denver returned an indictment charging two individuals with smuggling the hides and a skull of two leopards into the United States in violation of the... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Germany, South Africa, United States, Zimbabwe Endangered Species
Swedish Police Arrest Alleged Perpetrator in 1994 Rwandan Genocide "On July 19, 2008, police in Stockholm, Sweden arrested Sylvere Ahorugeze, the former Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, for his alleged role in masterminding the 1994 genocide.... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Rwanda Genocide
U.S. Indicts 11 in Credit Card and Identity Fraud Ring "On August 5, 2008, two grand juries indicted eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Turkey, Ukraine, United States Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Cybercrime, White Collar Crime
U.S. Grand Jury Indicts FARC Leader for Hostage-Taking of Three U.S. Citizens "On August 1, 2008, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted Hely Mejia Mendoza, also known as Martin Sombra, on seven counts of terrorism and weapons charges arising out of his... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 Colombia, United States Customs Enforcement, National Security, Terrorism
ABA White Collar Crime 2008 "On March 6-7, 2008, the American Bar Association held its 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. The materials are encyclopedic and contain many items useful to international... Bruce Zagaris 24 10 2008-10-01 United States Conferences, White Collar Crime
American Bar Association Adopts Resolution Opposing Bills on Company Formation and Tax Havens On August 12, 2008, the American Bar Association?s House of Delegates adopted a Recommendation that opposes two bills, S. 2956 (the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act and S... 24 10 2008-10-01 United States, Caribbean Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime
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
Brazil and Cuba Sign Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty (Decree 6,462, of May 21, 2008) Approximately one month ago, on May 21, 2008, a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) between the Brazilian and Cuban governments was approved as it had been signed in Havana on September 24, 2002... Jorge Nemr and Manoella Guz 24 9 2008-09-01 Brazil, Cuba Mutual Legal Assistance
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Holds Hearing on Tax Haven Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance On July 17, 2008, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing entitled Tax Haven Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance to consider how tax haven banks facilitate tax evasion by U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Caribbean Money Laundering, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Uses Hearing on Offshore Tax Evasion to Unveil Proposed Measures At a hearing on July 24, 2008, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) said he and ranking Republican Charles Grassley (IA) will introduce six new measures to reduce offshore tax evasion... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Caribbean, Switzerland Customs Enforcement, National Security, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
U.S. Congress Approves Counter-Narcotics Aid for Mexico, Central America, and Others On June 26, 2008, the U.S. Congress approved a package of $465 million in counter-narcotics assistance for Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, known as the Merida Initiative... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 World, United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Reform to the Mexican Judicial System and the Repercussion for Extradition After a full debate in the Mexican Senate and in the legislatures of the 31 states, plus the Federal District, on June 17, 2008, a reform of criminal system entered into force in Mexico, by means of... Alberto H. Villa 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Mexico Extradition
Eurojust Helps Dismantle Human Trafficking Organization in Iberia On May 27, 2008, the European Union reported the successful action of the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) in coordinating law enforcement action by Portuguese and Spanish... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Europe, Spain Human Trafficking, International Organizations, Immigration
ICJ Grants Provisional Measures Ordering U.S. Not to Execute Mexicans on Death Row On July 16, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) granted provisional measures to the Mexican government and agreed that the U.S. government has not done enough to assure the treaty rights... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, International Organizations, Capital Punishment
Trinidad Surrenders 3 Terrorism Suspects to U.S. On June 22, 2008, Trinidad and Tobago extradited three terrorism suspects to the U.S. to stand charges on conspiracy to blow up the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York (JFK)... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, United States Extradition, Terrorism
ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest of Sudanese President On July 14, 2008, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo presented evidence showing that Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir committed the crimes of genocide, crimes... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts

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