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Closure of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Raises Questions about International Tribunals |
On June 2 and 3, 2021, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced that, due to an unprecedented financial crisis, it would not be able... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
9 |
2021-08-20 |
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International Criminal Tribunal |
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform, BitMEX, Settles Lawsuit and Agrees to Pay $100 Million for Violating U.S. trading laws |
On August 10, 2021, BitMEX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, agreed to pay $100 million for not abiding by U.S. laws... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-17 |
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Crimes, Cybercrime, Data Privacy |
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Council of Europe’s Committee on Crime Problems Progresses on Several Cooperation Issues |
On June 30, 2012, the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) published its decisions following its 79th Plenary Session on June 28-30, 2021, which occurred remotely due to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-17 |
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Economic Integration |
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British High Court Allows U.S. to Expand Grounds to Appeal Denial of Assange Extradition |
On August 11, 2021, Britain’s High Court allowed the United States government to expand the bases for appealing a district court decision to deny extradition of WikiLeaks found Julian Assange... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-17 |
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Crimes, Espionage, Extradition |
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The Xizhi Li Case: An Application of Money Laundering Techniques and Combatting Money Laundering Strategies |
Xizhi Li, a Chinese national and naturalized United States citizen, pleaded guilty yesterday to... |
Austin Max Scherer |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-14 |
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Crimes, Money Laundering |
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Global Financial Integrity Publishes a Critique of U.S. AML Application to Real Estate |
On August 2, 2021, the Global Financial Integrity published an incisive report showing serious gaps in the application of money laundering laws in the United States with respect to real estate and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-14 |
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Money Laundering |
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Nigerian Government Starts Voluntary Offshore Assets London Declaration Facilities |
On July 26, 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced its Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme of Nigeria (VOARS) London Declaration Facilities. [1]
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Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-14 |
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Offshore Banking, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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U.S. Returns Additional $452 Million in Forfeited 1MDB Funds to Malaysia |
On August 5, 2021, the United States Department of Justice announced it has returned an additional $452 million in embezzled 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds it has forfeited to the people... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-14 |
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Financial Crimes, Money Laundering |
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The U.S. To Return Artifacts to Iraq Stolen After the Invasion |
On August 3, 2021, Iraq announced that the U.S. would return more than 17,000 looted artifacts, some of which were stolen during the 2003 invasion.
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Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-13 |
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Art and Cultural Property, Theft |
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U.S. District Court Approves John Doe Summons for Panamanian Law Firm Dealing with U.S. Clients |
On July 28, 2021, U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of New York Gregory Wood entered a revised order authorizing the IRS to serve Internal Revenue Service “John Doe”... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-10 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Indian Tax Authority Takes Action against Undeclared Assets in Swiss Banks |
The Indian government has filed over 107 prosecution complaints and raised about $1.1 billion from assessment orders in its efforts to uncover undisclosed foreign assets. In a July 26 press... |
Austin Max Scherer |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-05 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Syrian Military Doctor Indicted in Germany for Crimes Against Humanity in the Arab Republic |
Alaa Mousa, a former Syrian military doctor now living in Germany, was indicted on July 28, 2021, on charges of crimes against humanity by the German federal prosecutor.[1] Dr. Mousa has been... |
Sara Kaufman |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-05 |
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Human Rights, International Crimes |
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Alleged Rhino-horn and Hunter Arrested & Granted Bail for Illegal Possession of Rhino Horns |
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, a rhino kingpin and a game hunter were arrested while illegally transporting rhino horns valued over R2.6-million. South African law enforcement charged the duo with... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-04 |
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Cultural Property, Environment |
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Conviction of Liberian Warlord Puts Spotlight on Universal Jurisdiction and Liberian Accountability |
On June 18, 2021, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah, 46, of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s first civil war, fought from 1989 to... |
Theodore David |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-03 |
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Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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Spanish Court Advises Banco de Chile to Set Aside $103M for Money Laundering from Pinochet Expropriations |
On July 29, 2021, the Seventh Court of Guarantee of Santiago (El Séptimo Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago) reopened an investigation into whether the Banco de Chile helped the former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-08-03 |
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Crimes, Money Laundering |
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Nigerian High Court Sentenced 10 Pirates for the Hijack of Chinese Vessel |
On July 23, 2021, a Nigerian Federal High Court sentenced 10 Pirates for their involvement in hijacking a Chinese Vessel merchant vessel FV HAILUFENG II in 2020. The pirates each received... |
Marwah Adhoob |
37 |
8 |
2021-07-30 |
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Crimes, Piracy |
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Charges against Professionals Illustrate the Shifting Legal Landscape for Professional Enablers |
Two recent cases show efforts of tax authorities to hold professional enablers accountable. The first concerns the Danish tax authority’s civil fraud charges against U.S. lawyer Michael... |
Austin Max Scherer |
37 |
8 |
2021-07-29 |
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Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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UK’s Westminster Magistrates Court Orders Extradition of UK ‘Batman’ Investor to Germany for Tax Fraud |
On July 19, 2021, District Judge Michael Snow of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court ordered the extradition of Peter Singh Virdee from the United Kingdom to Germany to face tax fraud charges... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-07-27 |
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Extradition, Tax Enforcement |
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EU Commission Proposes Major Revisions for Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing |
On July 20, 2021, the European Commission presented a significant set of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-07-27 |
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Economic Integration, Terrorism |
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U.S. Grand Jury Returns Superseding Indictment against 9 Chinese Persons for Illegally Exercising Law Enforcement Activities |
On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York announced the filing by a federal grand jury of a superseding indictment charging nine defendants with acting and conspiring... |
Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2021-07-27 |
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Extradition, Human Rights |
