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Montenegro Arrests Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon on S. Korea Charges |
On March 23, 2023, Montenegrin authorities arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in both South Korea and the United States after a $40 billion crash of his firm’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-04-07 |
South Korea, United States |
Cybercrime, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement |
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Dubai’s Court of Cassation Affirms Extradition of Sanjay Shah to Denmark |
On April 3, the Dubai attorney general, Essam Al Humaidan, issued a statement that the Dubai Court of Cassation has ruled that British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah must be extradited to Denmark,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-04-07 |
Denmark, United Kingdom |
Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York Unseals Indictment against Bulgarian Woman Extradited to the U.S. for Role in Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme |
On March 21, 2023, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of charges against Irina Dilkinska relating to her participation in the massive OneCoin fraud scheme.[1] OneCoin,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-31 |
Bulgaria, United States |
Cybercrime, Extradition, Indictment |
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Philippines Cuts Contact with the International Criminal Court Over the “War on Drugs” |
On March 28, 2023, Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced that he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected an appeal... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-31 |
Philippines |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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Haitian ex-Mayor Found Guilty in U.S. Civil Suit, Required to Pay $15.5 Million in Damages |
The jury found Jean Morose Viliena, a former Haitian mayor, guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boston on March 21st and ordered him to pay $15.5 million in damages. Viliena was charged... |
Savannah Telfer |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-31 |
Haiti, United States |
Human Rights, Torture |
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Montenegro Arrests Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon on S. Korea Charges |
On March 23, 2023, Montenegrin authorities arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in both South Korea and the United States after a $40 billion crash of his firm’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-31 |
South Korea |
Cybercrime, Extradition |
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U.S. CFTC Brings Suit Against Binance |
On March 27, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought suit against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange based in Malta, alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-31 |
Malta, United States |
Cybercrime |
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UN Commission Finds Wide Range of War Crimes by Russian Forces in Ukraine |
On March 15, 2023, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its final report outlining the main findings since the outset of its mandate.[1]
* Professor... |
Michael Plachta |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-22 |
Russia, Ukraine |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin for Deportation of Ukrainian Children |
On March 17, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the President of the Russian Federation and Ms. Maria... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-22 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Deportation, War Crimes, Warrants |
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Guatemala Extradites Alleged Human Smugglers to the United States |
On March 16, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the U.S. on charges of human smuggling resulting in death and the first... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
4 |
2023-03-22 |
United States |
Human Trafficking |
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Finnish Court Conducts Appeals Trial in Liberia Against Accused War Criminal |
On January 31, a Finnish Appeals Court arrived in Liberia to begin a trial against Sierra Leonean rebel commander Gibril Massaquoi. A lower Finish Court acquitted Massaquoi of war crimes and... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-22 |
Finland, Liberia |
War Crimes |
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Swiss Prosecute Bankers for Assisting Putin’s Strawman |
On March 8, 2023, a trial started in which Swiss prosecutors are prosecuting four banking executives for allegedly managing accounts that assisted move millions of dollars of money belonging to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-17 |
Russia, Switzerland |
Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering |
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English High Court Deny Abraaj Founder’s Efforts to Stop Extradition to U.S. for Fraud |
On March 8, 2023, an English High Court rejected final efforts of Arif Naqvi, the founder of a failed private equity firm, to block his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-17 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud |
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Equatorial Guinea’s Vice Presidents Assets Seized To Compensate Damage Awards to Torture Victim |
On February 13, a South African court ordered the seizure of a superyacht and two palatial homes owned by Equatorial Guinea's Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang. The suit which drove... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-17 |
Equatorial Guinea, South Africa |
Seizure, Torture |
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U.S. and Europol Takedown Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer |
On March 15, 2023, the United States Department of Justice, Europol, and the German Federal Criminal Police (the Bundeskriminalamt) cooperated in taking down ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-17 |
European Union, United States, Vietnam |
Cybercrime, Europol, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision |
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U.S. Increases Sanctions, Export Control and Support for Ukraine on Anniversary of Russian Invasion |
On February 24, 2023, the White House and several agencies announced a series of additional sanctions on Russia on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and announced... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-10 |
Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Export Enforcement, International Cooperation, Sanctions |
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FATF Upgrades Beneficial Ownership Standards, Acts on Ransomware, Improves Implementation of Requirements for Virtual Assets and Service Providers, and Laundering in Art and Antiquities Markets |
On February 22-24, 2023, the second plenary of the FATF under the Singapore presidency concluded.
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Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-10 |
Russia, Singapore |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering |
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LM Ericsson Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $206M for Violation of 2019 FCPA DPA |
On March 2, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-10 |
Switzerland, United States |
Financial Crimes, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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HMRC Arrests Two Men in Tax Fraud Investigation of Customers of Collapsed Puerto Rican Bank |
On February 20, 2023, the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers arrested two men in a multi-million-pound tax fraud investigation involving customers of the collapsed Puerto Rican-based Euro... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-03 |
Puerto Rico, United Kingdom |
Arrest, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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EU Issues Revised List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes Adds 4 New Ones |
On February 14, 2023, the European Council issued a revised list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. It added to its list the British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall... |
Bruce Zagaris |
39 |
3 |
2023-03-03 |
Costa Rica, European Union, Marshall Islands, Russia |
European Union, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
