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U.S. Homeland Security Returns Hundreds of Looted Artifacts to Mali |
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation announced that, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, it repatriated a trove of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Art and Cultural Property, Crimes |
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U.S Attorney Office in S. Diego Indicts Drug Money Laundering Cartel and Convicts Leader of Drug-Smuggling Money Laundering Organization |
On November 16, 2021, the U.S. Attorney in San Diego partially unsealed an indictment in a U.S. District Court, charging 29 alleged members of an international money laundering organization linked... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Crimes, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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EU Court of Justice Greenlights Request for Information Without Taxpayers Specific Name and Identity |
On November 25, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary judgment on what information must be provided by the requesting tax authority soliciting tax information on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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A Dutch Woman Appears in U.S. Court to Face Charges Related to Terror Financing |
On October 29, 2021, a Dutch woman, Farhia Hassan, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to face charges related to her alleged involvement in Somalian terrorist... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
12 |
2021-12-02 |
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Court Conviction, Terrorism |
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ICC Prosecutor Closes Preliminary Examination in Colombia and Concludes Agreement with Bogota |
On October 28, 2021, in Bogota, Colombia, two events took place, which is significant for both Colombia and the International Criminal Court (ICC). ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan QC, head of... |
Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-30 |
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Crimes against Humanity, International Crimes, International Criminal Court |
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Council of Europe has Adopted the Second Protocol to the Cybercrime (“Budapest”) Convention |
As the Convention on Cybercrime (“Budapest Convention”) turns 20, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, at its 1417bis meeting on November 17, 2021, has adopted a Second... |
By Michael Plachta |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-23 |
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Cybercrime |
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More than Twenty years later, Colombia found responsible for Journalist’s Abduction, Judgment in the Jineth Bedoya Lima case |
Jineth Bedoya Lima is an internationally known Colombian journalist whose notoriety has come at enormous personal cost. In 2011, the Bedoya Lima y Otra v. Colombia was brought on her... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-23 |
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Crimes, Human Rights |
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FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions to Report Environmental Crimes and Associated Illicit Financial Activity |
On November 18, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice calling attention to the increasing trend in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
12 |
2021-11-23 |
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Financial Enforcement |
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German Court Convicts Woman of Crimes against Humanity in Death of Yazidi Girl |
On October 25, 2021, a German Court sentenced a German woman turned Islamic State (ISIS) supporter to 10 years of imprisonment for her involvement in the death of a Yazidi girl. This is the first... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-16 |
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Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity |
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Brazil Extradites Mexican Cartel Leader to U.S. on Cocaine Trafficking Charges and Mexico Arrests His Sister |
On November 12, 2021, the United States Department of Justice announced the extradition on November 10, 2021, of a Mexican national to face international drug trafficking charges. Jose Gonz... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-16 |
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Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Financial Situation Deteriorates, CEO Quits after U.S. Commerce Department Blacklists Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Group |
Israeli technology firm, NSO Group, faces an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Commerce blacklisted the firm on November 3, 2021, causing CEO-designate Isaac Benbenisti to quit and... |
Kenneth Boggess |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-15 |
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Crimes, Sanctions |
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Mashreqbank Settles with OFAC, Federal Reserve, and New York Department of Financial Services |
On November 9, 2021, Mashreqbank entered into joint settlements with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), and the New York State Department of Financial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-15 |
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Banking Supervision, Settlement |
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Guilty Plea in Arkansas the First Successful Prosecution of Exportation and Manufacturing of Mexican Cartel Firearms |
On November 9, 2021, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas announced that Andrew Scott Pierson, 47, of Jay, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-13 |
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Arms Trafficking |
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U.S., 16 Countries and 3 International Organizations Make Arrests and Seizures of Alleged Ransomware Extortionists |
On November 8, 2021, the Justice Department announced law enforcement actions against two foreign nationals charged with using Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to attack businesses and government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-11 |
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Cybercrime |
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International Enforcement Operation Leads to U.S. Arrest of 2 DRC Nationals for Trafficking Ivory and Rhino Horn |
On November 8, 2021, United States law enforcement officials announced the arrest on November 3 of Herdade Lokua, 23, and Jospin Mujangi, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-11 |
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Cultural Property, Environment |
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Belgian Government Is Latest Government to Bring Cum-Ex Dividend Tax Case in the U.S. |
On July 27, 2021, the Federal Public Service Finance of Belgium (FPSF Belgium) brought seven lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against pension plans... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-09 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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ICC Prosecutor Opens an Investigation into the Situation in Venezuela |
On November 5, 2021, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan Q.C., announced his office has decided to start an investigation into the situation in Venezuela. His... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-08 |
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Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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International Dark Web Bust Operation DarkHunTOR Sees 150 Arrests in Follow-up to DarkMarket Seizure |
On October 26, 2021, agencies in the U.S. and European Union (EU) announced the seizure of cash, virtual currencies, and goods, in addition to the arrests of 150 alleged suspects, in a follow-up... |
Kenneth Boggess |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-06 |
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Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Spain’s Supreme Court Agrees to Extradite Former Venezuelan Intelligence Chief to the U.S., Only to Suspend It |
On October 20, 2021, the Spanish Supreme Court ruled that Hugo Carvajal Barrios, the former head of intelligence in Venezuela, should be extradited to the United States.[1] However, on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-06 |
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Extradition |
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European Parliament Proposes New Enforcement Actions in the Wake of Pandora Papers |
On October 21, 2021, the members of the European Parliament approved a resolution on the Pandora Papers: implications for the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
11 |
2021-11-02 |
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Corruption, Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement |