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TCI Makes 8 U.S. Tourists Bite the Bullet for Importing Firearms and Ammunition |
On April 24, 2024, the Turks and Caicos Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions released a statement that “8 firearms and ammunition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
6 |
2024-05-24 |
Turks and Caicos |
Arms Trafficking |
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DEA Issues Report on Fentanyl and Focuses on Assigning Blame to Other Actors |
The Drug Enforcement Administration released on May 9, the National Drug Threat Assessment 2024 (NDTA-2024). The DEA portrays Mexican transnational criminal... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
40 |
6 |
2024-05-24 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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U.S. Law Enforcement Completes Annual Money Mule Initiative Against Transnational Fraud |
On May 10, the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and other federal law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-17 |
United States |
Fraud |
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Mexico Extradited CJNG’s Precursor Chemical Broker to the U.S. |
On May 10, 2024, the Mexican government extradited to the U.S. Francisco Pulido Caracero, 66 and a Mexican national, to the United States. Pulido Corocoro is charged with furnishing the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-17 |
Mexico |
Drug Enforcement |
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Canadian Police Arrest Three Indian Nationals Suspected of Murdering Hardeep Nijar, a Sikh Separatist Leader |
On Friday, May 3, 2024, Canadian police arrested three Indian nationals — Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, and Karanpreet Singh — for the murder of... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-17 |
Canada |
Targeted Killings |
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Rep. Henry Cuellar and Wife Charged with Bribery, Unlawful Foreign Influence, and Money Laundering |
On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Texas unsealed an indictment charging U.S. Congressman Enrique Roberto “Henry”... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-17 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Beyond the Alps: Understanding Fishing Expeditions and Attorney-Client Privilege in U.S.-Swiss Tax Administrative Assistance |
On April 3, 2024, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court rendered a judgement on tax administrative assistance, regarding the topics of fishing expeditions and attorney-... |
Paul Gully-Hart and Adrienne Hababou |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Switzerland |
Tax Enforcement |
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European Parliament Adopts New Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters |
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Europe |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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Commerce Interim Final Ruling Tightening Firearm Exports Excludes Haiti from License Restrictions, Acknowledges Urgency of Haitian & Caribbean Firearm Smuggling |
Amid concern from Caribbean governments over the destabilizing potential of U.S. firearm exportations, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and... |
Kenneth Boggess |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
United States |
U.S. Federal Government |
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ICJ Refuses to Indicate Provisional Measures Against Germany |
On April 30, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an 15–1 Order rejecting a request by Nicaragua for the indication of provisional measures in... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Germany, Israel |
Geneva Convention |
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The Establishment of Special Courts in Liberia and the Gambia: Recent Developments |
In recent months, there has been considerable activity in Liberia and in The Gambia towards establishing courts of a criminal remit to prosecute and try those allegedly... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Gambia, Liberia |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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Liberia Establishes a War Crimes Court for Human Rights Violations Committed During the Liberian Civil Wars |
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, President Joseph Bokai signed an executive order to establish a war crimes court in Liberia. The establishment of this court is in direct... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
Liberia |
War Crimes |
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U.S. Unseals Indictment against Russian Charged with Developing LockBit Ransomware |
On May 7, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of charges against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator,... |
Brewster Zaras |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-11 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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European Parliament Adopts AML/CFT Package, including 6th AML Directive |
On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament adopted a package of laws buttressing the European Union’s mechanisms to combat money laundering and terrorist financing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
European Union |
Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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European Parliament Adopts New Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters |
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Europe |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files’ Mandate Over Government Requests for International Police Cooperation: When Does It Begin and When Does It End? |
Those who have tried to warn INTERPOL of a potentially incoming abusive Red Notice, diffusion or other government request most probably already know that the Commission... |
Yuriy L. Nemets |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Europe |
INTERPOL |
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Miami Jury Convicts Former Comptroller General of Ecuador in Bribery and Laundering Scheme |
After the bribery and money laundering accusations, Polit was arrested in March 2022. Court documents and evidence presented at the trial show that, between 2010 to 2015,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Ecuador, United States |
Corruption |
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The Met Initiates Return of Sumerian Sculpture to Iraq and Signs MOU with Thai Government |
In April 2024, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) took two actions with respect to recovering and returning stolen and embezzled... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Iraq, Thailand, United States |
Art and Cultural Property, Property Restitution |
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Spain Arrests Bitcoin Investor on U.S. Tax Fraud Charges |
On April 29, 2024, Spain arrested Roger Ver, an early investor in bitcoins, on a U.S. extradition warrant. In an indictment... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
5 |
2024-05-03 |
Spain, United States |
Extradition, Tax Enforcement |
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EU General Court Annuls Sanctions on Two High-Profile Russian Oligarchs |
On April 10, 2024, Russian billionaires Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman won their appeal in the European General Court to have their inclusion on the European Union (EU)... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
4 |
2024-04-26 |
European Union |
Sanctions |
