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10th Basel AML Index Highlights Four Worrying Gaps In Global Anti-Money Laundering Efforts |
The 10th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index was released on September 13, 2021. The Basel AML Index is an independent assessment and ranking of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF)... |
Kateryna Boguslavska |
37 |
10 |
2021-09-24 |
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Financial Crimes, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Sanctions Russian-Owned Crypto-Exchange for Ransomware Activities |
On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the first virtual currency exchange for laundering cyber ransoms and updated its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-09-24 |
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Cybercrime, Economic Sanctions, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Court in Philadelphia Holds Liberian Civilly Liable for Lutheran Church Massacres |
On September 17, 2021, U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker, ruled that Moses Thomas, who had lived in Philadelphia since emigrating from Liberia in 2000, is liable under the Victim and Torture... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
10 |
2021-09-24 |
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Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights |
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U.S. Indicts Former Ericsson Employee for Bribes and Laundering in Djibouti |
On September 8, 2021, United States law enforcement officials announced the unsealing in the Southern District of New York of an indictment, charging a former employee of the Swedish multinational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-23 |
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Bribery, Corruption |
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G7 and EU Security Ministers Agree to Cooperate on Countering Racially and Ethnically Motivated Extremism |
On September 8-9, 2021, the G7 and EU Security Ministers, along with the Secretary General of INTERPOL, and U.S. Attorney General Merrick B.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-18 |
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Conferences, Corruption, Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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The Gambia Will not accept Expelled Gambian Nationals from the EU |
In late August 2021, the Gambian government announced that any migrants wanting to return home to The Gambia would not be allowed to enter. The Banjul administration said it would not... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-16 |
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Asylum, European Union, Immigration |
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Spain Arrests Former Venezuela Intelligence Chief on U.S. Extradition for Narcotics Charges |
On September 10, 2021, United States law enforcement announced that the Spanish police arrested the day before former Venezuelan official Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, a/k/a “El Pollo... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-14 |
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Drug Enforcement, Extradition |
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U.S. Prosecution of Three Wildlife Trafficking Violations Shows the Rising Incidence of Violations |
In August and September, the United States has prosecuted three cases for wildlife trafficking. On August 11, 2021, the U.S. Court in Anchorage, Alaska, sentenced an Anchorage man to six... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-14 |
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Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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French Supreme Court Overturns Dismissal of Complicity for Crimes against Humanity against Lafarge in Syria |
On September 7, 2021, the French Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) overturned the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, dismissing a charge of complicity in crimes against humanity against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-11 |
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Crimes, Crimes against Humanity |
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Director and Promoter of BitConnect Pleads Guilty in $2 Bn Cryptocurrency Scheme and SEC Brings Complaint |
On September 1, 2031, Glenn Arcaro of Los Angeles pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in San Diego for his participation in a massive... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-10 |
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Charged with Crimes, Cybercrime |
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U.S. Corporation Sentenced for Importing Illegal Amazonian Wood from Peru |
On September 3, 2021, Global Plywood and Lumber Trading LLC (Global Plywood) received a sentence for importing illegally-sourced timber from the Peruvian Amazon into the United States in violation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-09-10 |
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Crimes, Environment |
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Swiss Justice Ministry Approves Extradition to Germany Lawyer in “Cum-ex” Tax Case |
On August 27, 2021, the Swiss government approved the extradition to Germany of Hanno Berger, a German lawyer, whom the German government has requested in a tax evasion case.
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Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-31 |
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Court Conviction, Extradition |
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Mexican Government Sues U.S. Arms Manufacturers for Illicit Trafficking in Arms |
On August 4, 2021, the Mexican government filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts against six gun manufacturers and one wholesaler in the United States,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-31 |
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Crimes, Gang Activity |
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ECOWAS Demands Answers in Alleged Detention of Mali’s Former Interim Leaders |
Ex-leader Mali leaders Moctar Ouane and Bah Ndaw are allegedly detained without cause. The West Africa court of justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is now demanding... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-30 |
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Civil Rights, Human Rights |
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Qatar Imprisons Kenyan for Blogging about Low-Income Kenyan Migrants Work Conditions in Qatar |
In May 2021, Qatar discovered that a Kenyan security guard, Malcolm Bidali, was publishing blogs about migrant work conditions in Qatar. He was held in solitary confinement for three weeks with no... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-27 |
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Civil Rights, Human Rights |
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Justice Department Approves Return of Over $32 Million in Forfeited Funds to FIFA Victims |
On August 24, 2021, the United States Department of Justice announced it will start returning forfeited funds to FIFA, the world organizing body of soccer; CONCACAF, the confederation responsible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-26 |
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Corruption, Money Laundering |
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The UK and U.S. Sanction Russian Agents and Entities over Alexei Navalny Poisoning |
On August 20, 2021, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on seven Russian agents for their involvement in poisoning Alexei Navalny, a Russian political oppositionist and anti-corruption figure.... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-25 |
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Detention, Economic Sanctions |
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U.S. Indictments and Interpol Pursue International Enterprise and Individuals Involved in Online Sexual Exploitation |
In August 2021, U.S. indictments against an international enterprise based in Florida, a man in southern California, and collaboration by countries with Interpol’s International Child Sexual... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-25 |
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Abuse of Children, Sex Crimes |
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Money Laundering Prosecution of Motsepe-Radebe in Botswana |
In 2020, allegations of money laundering and fraud were brought against Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe, a South African businesswoman,. Motsepe-Radebe is the wife of former justice minister, Jeff Radebe... |
Jamie Jang |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-20 |
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Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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The Second Circuit Opens the Door a Bit to Non-citizen Defendants Challenging a Court’s Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases |
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Fred Davis[1] |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-20 |
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Crimes, Jurisdiction |
