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Special Tribunal for Lebanon Delivers Verdict over 2005 Killing of Former PM Rafik al-Hariri |
On August 18, 2020, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) delivered a long-overdue judgment in the Ayyash et al. case concerning the February 14, 2005 attack in Beirut that killed former Lebanese... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-20 |
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Terrorism |
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INTERPOL, I-CAN Global Anti-Mafia Organization Take Down Fugitives |
INTERPOL’s Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta (I-CAN) has rounded up six fugitives in Albania, Argentina, and Costa Rica, following intelligence tips gathered in an operation targeting the... |
Julia Brock |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-19 |
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Organized Crime |
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U.S. Seizes Iran Oil on High Seas But Loses Effort to Extend Arms Embargo in Security Council |
On August 14, 2020, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-18 |
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Economic Sanctions |
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Terrorist Suspect Extradited from Jamaica and Arraigned in Manhattan State Court |
On August 14, 2020, the Manhattan State Court arraigned Trevor William Forrest, a/k/a “Shaikh Abdullah Faisal”, a/k/a/ “Shaikh Faisal,” 56, after his extradition from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-18 |
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Terrorism |
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U.S. Justice Department Dismantles 3 Terrorist Financing Cyber-Enabled Campaigns |
On August 13, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns, involving the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-18 |
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Counter-terrorism |
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The Senate Investigations Committee Issues Report on Russian Oligarchs Laundering Money Through the US Art Market |
On July 29, 2020, the Senate Permanent Investigative Subcommittee issued a report detailing how a prominent family of Russian oligarchs,... |
Miranda Bannister |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-15 |
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Fraud |
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U.S. Brings Civil Forfeiture Action Against Ukrainians for Embezzling from PrivatBank |
On August 6, 2020, the United States Department of Justice brought two civil forfeiture complaints in the U.S. District Court for the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-15 |
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Former Saudi Intelligence Officer Sues Crown Prince for Alleged Assassination Attempts |
On August 6, 2020, Dr. Saad Aljabri, a former top Saudi intelligence official, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-15 |
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The Netherlands Files Inter-State Application Against Russia in the MH17 Case Before the ECtHR |
On July 15, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) revealed that on July 10, 2020, the Government of the Netherlands had lodged an inter-State application under Article 33 (... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-07 |
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Human Rights |
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Guatemala Detains Sons of Former Panama President Martinelli on US Money Laundering Charges |
On July 6, 2020, Guatemalan law enforcement authorities detained two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli for their alleged roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-07 |
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Extradition, Money Laundering |
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European Commission Adopts a New EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025 and Three Action Plans |
On July 24, 2020, the European Commission published a new EU Security Union Strategy for the period 2020 to 2025, focusing on priority areas where the EU can support Member States in fostering... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-08-07 |
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European Commission |
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Terrorism and Counter-terrorism at the Times of COVID-19 Pandemic |
In June 2020, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) released its report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on terrorism and counter-terrorism.[1]
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Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Terrorism |
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Malaysia and Goldman Sachs Reach Settlement over 1MDB Scandal |
On July 24, 2020, Malaysia and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. concluded a settlement agreement to resolve the criminal investigation by Malaysia into Goldman Sach’s role in diverting money from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Financial Crimes |
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“Colonel of Colonels” in Darfur Conflict Surrenders Himself to the ICC |
On June 9, 2020, Sudanese Militia leader Ali Abd Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kousayb, surrendered himself to International Crime Court (ICC) authorities. The event occurred thirteen years... |
Afrah Tahir |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Crimes against Humanity, International Courts, International Criminal Court |
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New Weapon of Choice? Foreign Tax Authority Armed with Letters Rogatory Goes After U.S. Tax Fraud Scheme |
In the past, it has been notoriously difficult for foreign tax authorities to go directly after U.S. persons who are or were involved in fraudulent tax... |
Mitchell Beebe and Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Fraud |
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IACHR Finds U.S. Responsible for Torture and Refoulement of Guantanamo Detainee |
On April 22, 2020, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) found the United States responsible for violating the human rights of Djamel Ameziane, a former detainee at the Guant... |
Michael Plachta |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Torture |
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UK Court Upholds Disclosure Order on Corruption-Based Asset Forfeiture |
On July 10, 2020, Mrs. Justice Johannah Cutts DBE upheld a disclosure order sent to a Brazilian businessman allegedly using “corrupt... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Asset Forfeiture, Corruption |
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U.S. Arrests Fugitive Wanted by South Korea on Sewol Ferry Matter |
On July 22, 2020, the United States arrested Yoo Hyuk-kee, the second son of Semo Group’s late former chairman Yoo Byung-eun, on an extradition warrant for embezzlement offenses.[1... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Embezzlement |
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U.S. Charges 2 Chinese Hackers Working for Chinese Government with Global Hacking and Orders Closing of the Houston Consulate as China Retaliates |
On July 21, 2020, a federal grand jury in Spokane, Washington, returned an indictment that earlier in the month charged two nationals and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
8 |
2020-07-30 |
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Cybercrime |
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U.S. Task Force Brings Several Criminal Cases against MS-13 Operatives |
On July 15, 2020, President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr announced several indictments related to Joint Task Force Vulcan (JTFV), an initiative started in August 2019 aimed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
7 |
2020-07-25 |
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Crimes |
