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International Court of Justice Orders Provisional Measures Against Syria |
On November 16, 2023. The International Court of Justice delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the case... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Canada, Netherlands, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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UN Court Orders Measures Against Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh |
On November 17, 2023, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or the Court) delivered its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by Armenia in the case... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
Armenia, Azerbaijan |
Civil Rights, Human Rights |
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France Arrests Sanctioned Russian Oligarch |
On October 31, 2023, the French Financial Prosecutors’ (PNF) office announced it detained for questioning Russian oligarch and billionaire Alexey Kuzimichev in connection with alleged... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-12-01 |
France, Russia |
Economic Sanctions, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes |
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ICE Issues Updated Guidance on Use of INTERPOL Red Notices |
On September 29, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new agency-wide guidance on the use of INTERPOL Red Notices and Wanted Person Diffusions (WPD). While questions... |
Meg Hobbins and Ted R. Bromund |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
United States |
INTERPOL, Immigration |
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12TH Basel AML Index Shows Money Laundering Trends and Concerns |
Global money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks just keep on rising, according to the 2023 Public Edition of the Basel AML Index, released on November 13, 2023. And that... |
Basel Institute |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Resigns over Information About Accused Narcotics Trafficker and Fugitive |
On November 1, 2023, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo resigned after the publication of audio messages in which he seemed to ask a former official to not furnish evidence in an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
Paraguay, Uruguay |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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French Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Ukraine’s Extradition Request of Ukrainian Billionaire |
A French appellate court affirmed the denial of an extradition request from the Ukrainian government, ruling that Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago should not be extradited. In 2019,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
France, Ukraine |
Extradition |
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48 Countries Agree to Implement a Global Tax Transparency Framework for Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
On October 11, 2023, the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed the announcement that 48 countries and jurisdictions have agreed to implement the OECD’s global tax transparency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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Cybercrime, Tax Enforcement |
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South and Southeast Asian Nations Struggle to Enforce International Anti-Wildlife Smuggling Treaty Reporting and Exchange of Information for Crypto Assets |
Recent reports indicate that wildlife smugglers are taking advantage of ineffective enforcement of wildlife protection treaties to smuggle protected species through South and Southeast Asian... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
India, Thailand |
Customs Enforcement |
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FATF Consultation Presages Enhanced Transparency with Respect to Trusts |
On October 31, 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released a draft Risk-Based Guidance on Beneficial Ownership and Transparency of Legal Arrangements with respect to FATF Recommendation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-17 |
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FATF, Money Laundering |
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Georgia Extradites Serbian Leader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud to the U.S. |
On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that Georgian authorities extradited Kristijan Krstic, 48, a Serbian national to the U.S., where he is charged with two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Georgia, Serbia, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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Two batches of Ukrainian artifacts recovered after attempted trafficking to Spain and the U.S. |
On October 23, 2023, the National Police of Spain and the Security Service of Ukraine announced that officers had seized gold artifacts belonging to Ukraine, worth more than €60 million ($64... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Spain, Ukraine |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Parents of Parkland Mass Shooting Victim File Lawsuit against U.S. in Inter-American Human Rights Commission |
On November 9, 2023, Manny and Patricia Oliver, parents of the then 16-year-old son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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UK Supreme Court Holds Danish Tax Authority Can Proceed with Claims to Recover Fraud in the UK |
On November 8, 2023, the U.K. Supreme Court held that the Danish tax authority can proceed with claims in U.K. courts to recover approximately $1.9 billion in dividend tax refunds that were... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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FATF Plenary Acts on Asset Recovery, Beneficial Ownership of Legal Arrangements, Abuse of NPOs for Terrorist Financing, Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing, Cyber-Enabled Fraud, and CBI and RBI |
On October 27, 2023, the fourth Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) under the Presidency of T. Raja Kumar of Singapore concluded and acted on a number of items, which this article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-10 |
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FATF |
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UN and EU React to the Terrorist Attack on Israel and the Israeli Military Actions |
On October 27, 2023, by a recorded vote of 121 in favor to 14 against, with 44 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (GA or Assembly) adopted the resolution titled “Protection of civilians and... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Israel, Palestine |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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D.C. Grand Jury Indicts Haitian Gang Leader with Hostage Taking and Death of U.S. Citizen |
On October 24, 2023, the Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a grand jury indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia, charging Vitel’homme Innocent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Haiti, United States |
Kidnaping, Murder |
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U.S. Brings Civil Forfeiture Complaint against $300M Superyacht of Russian Oligarch |
On October 23, 2023, the United Staes Department of Justice brought a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the motor yacht Amadea,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure |
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U.S. Treasury Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Hamas and FinCEN Issues An Alert on Hamas |
On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a second round of sanctions on key Hamas-linked officials and financial networks.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
12 |
2023-11-03 |
Iran, Palestine, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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U.S. Department of Justice and Fish and Wildlife Service Boost Enforcement of International Endangered Species Trafficking Laws |
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York unsealed a six-count indictment charging Charles Limner, 75, with internationally smuggling more than $200,000 worth of... |
Jack Crovitz |
39 |
11 |
2023-10-27 |
United States |
Crimes |
