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EU’s Reaction to Recent Terrorist Attacks: Strengthening Police Partnership and Law Enforcement Cooperation |
On November 13, 2020, the European Union released a “Joint Statement by the EU Home Affairs Ministers on the recent terrorist attacks in Europe” and “Draft Council Conclusions on... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-11-21 |
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Government Research Institution with Connections to Triton Malware |
On October 23, 2020, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a Russian government research laboratory that created the Triton malware.[1] The lab... |
Julia Brock |
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11 |
2020-11-17 |
Russia |
Cybercrime |
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European Committee on Crime Problems Acts on Artificial Intelligence, Environment and International Cooperation |
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 78th plenary session on November 3-4, 2020, in the form of a teleconference.[1]
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Michael Plachta |
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11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Environment |
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OFAC Issues Advisory and Guidance on Use of High-Value Artwork to Circumvent Sanctions |
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control made an advisory to underscore sanctions risks arising from dealings in high-value artwork[1]... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Sanctions |
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Belgian Police Seize 11.5 of Cocaine from Ship in Guyana as It Penetrates Organized Gang |
On November 5, Belgian federal prosecutors told the media it had tracked the transatlantic trip of 11.5-tons of cocaine from Guyana, seized it on its arrival in Antwerp and arrested some 22... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Organized Crime |
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German Presidency Chairs of FATF Chairs 1st Plenary as FATF Prioritizes Pandemic Threats and Postpones Its MERs |
On October 23, 2020, Dr. Marcus Pleyer, the FATF President, chaired his first three-day virtual Plenary meeting of the two-year German Presidency of the FATF.[1]
[1] For... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Money Laundering |
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U.S. Seizes $24 Million of Virtual Currency Pursuant to Brazil MLAT |
On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $24 million on behalf of the Brazilian government.[1]
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Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Asset Forfeiture |
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Airline Services Ltd. Agrees to DPA with SFO and to Pay Over £2.2 Million in Penalties |
On October 30, 2020, Mrs. Justice May DBE issued an judgment in the Crown Court at Southwark approving the Deferred Prosecution Agreement made between the Director of the Serious Fraud Office... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Corruption |
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Germany Requests the Extradition of Panama Paper Lawyers |
On October 19, 2020 the German government announced that it has issued international arrest warrants for Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca, the founders of Mossack Fonseca, the firm... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-14 |
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Extradition |
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Dutch Ministry of Culture Recommends the Restitution of Stolen Cultural Property to Former Colonies |
On October 7, 2020, a Committee established by the Dutch Minister of Culture, Education, and Science called for the return of cultural objects stolen from former colonies that are currently... |
Bruce Zagaris and Miranda Bannister |
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11 |
2020-11-07 |
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Art and Cultural Property |
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Group of Experts’ Report Recommends Reforms to the ICC and the Rome Statute System |
On September 30, 2020, the Group of Independent Experts released its final Report on the review of the International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute system, as requested by the Assembly of... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-07 |
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International Criminal Court |
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UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism |
On October 15, 2020, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ni Aoláin, presented her report to... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-11-07 |
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United Nations |
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U.S. Charges 8 Persons as Illegal PRC Agents Conducting Law Enforcement Operations in the U.S. |
On October 28, 2020, prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging eight persons with conspiring to act in the U.S. as illegal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2020-11-05 |
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Goldman Sachs Enters Into DPA and Agrees to Pay Over $2.9 Billion in Penalties over 1MDB Affair |
On October 22, 2020, the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman Sachs or the Company), a global financial institution headquartered in New York,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
2020-10-31 |
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Bribery |
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UK Bill Limiting Liability for Servicemen in Armed Conflict Progresses |
The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, which contains several controversial provisions, had its 2nd Reading in the UK House of Commons on September 23, 2020 and started its... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-10-31 |
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Human Rights |
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European Parliament Acts on Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing, and Combating Fraud |
In a resolution adopted on July 10, 2020, with 534 votes to 25 and 122 abstentions, Members of the European Parliament welcomed the European Commission’s Action Plan on how to fight... |
Michael Plachta |
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11 |
2020-10-31 |
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Money Laundering |
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Council of Europe Adopts Recommendation on the Transfer of Prisoners between States |
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2020)3 to Member States concerning the practical application of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
11 |
2020-10-31 |
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Council of the European Union |
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Dominican Republic Extradites Politician to the U.S. on Heroin Distribution Charges |
On October 9, 2020, United States Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon arraigned Yamil Abreu Navarro in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York on an indictment charging him with international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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10 |
2020-10-23 |
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Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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United States Charged with Human Rights Abuses for Killings at U.S.-Mexico Border |
On October 1, 2020, attorneys at Hilliard Shadowen LLP and Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to hold the United States... |
Julia V. Brock |
36 |
10 |
2020-10-23 |
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Human Rights |
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Open Society and Academicians Sue Trump Administration for Sanctions against the ICC |
On October 1, 2020, the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and four academicians who work with the International Criminal Court (ICC) brought a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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10 |
2020-10-23 |
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Sanctions |
