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FinCEN Imposes Penalty against Compliance Officer for U.S. Bank |
On February 26, 2020, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imposed a fine of $450,000 against former compliance officer Michael LaFontaine, after he agreed that... |
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2020-03-12 |
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ICC Appeals Chamber Authorizes the Prosecutor’s Request to Investigate War Crimes in Afghanistan |
On March 5, 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court) decided unanimously to authorize the Prosecutor to commence an investigation into alleged crimes under... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-03-12 |
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Britain Detains Founder of Russian Bank on U.S. Expatriation Tax Charges |
On March 5, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a week earlier British authorities arrested Oleg Tinkov, the founder of a Russian bank, charging him with filing false... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-03-12 |
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Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone Grants Early Release to Inmate |
On January 10, 2020, the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leona (RSCSL) granted the application of inmate Augustine Gbao for conditional early release from his confinement in Rwanda.[1] In... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-03-05 |
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Spain Approves U.S. Extradition Request for the Disappeared Venezuelan Ex-General for Narcotics Charges |
On March 3, 2020, the Spanish government approved an extradition request from the United States for General Hugo Carvajal, Venezuela’s former intelligence chief. However, he has now... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-03-04 |
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EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of “Double (Dual) Criminality” in the European Arrest Warrant’s Procedure |
On March 3, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (the Court) delivered a judgment giving its interpretation of one of the key concepts underlying the European Arrest... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-03-04 |
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UN Human Rights Report Alleges Deliberate Starvation as a War Crime in South Sudan |
On February 20, 2020, the UN Council on Human Rights (UNCHR) released a report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan finding that millions of South Sudanese civilians “have been... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-03-03 |
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Mexico Extradites El Menchito and Many Alleged Top Narcotics Traffickers to the U.S. |
On February 20, 2020, Mexico extradited another alleged top figure in the Jalisco New Generation cartel to the United States, one of approximately 40 alleged organized-crime figures it has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-03-02 |
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M.Y. Safra Bank Settles with OCC on AML Cryptocurrency Violations |
On January 30, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and M.Y. Safra Bank, FSB, New York, entered into a consent order concerning alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-03-01 |
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Audit Exposes Financial Irregularities in African Soccer and FIFA’s Continued Issue with Corruption |
In early February 2019, a report was released showing that the governing body for soccer in Africa, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), uncovered millions of dollars of financial... |
Alexandra Haris |
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2020-02-29 |
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EU Revises its List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes |
On February 18, 2020, the European Council adopted revised conclusions on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Besides the eight jurisdictions on the list, the EU... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-29 |
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Panama Papers Investigation Yields Guilty Plea from Prior U.S. Taxpayer |
On February 18, 2020, a former U.S. resident and taxpayer who was charged along with three other individuals in connection with a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Mossack Fonseca &... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-29 |
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UK Appellate Court Upholds UWO against Azerbaijani Banker’s Wife |
On February 5, 2020, the England and Wales Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the wife of a jailed Azerbaijani banker to discharge the unexplained wealth order (UWO) against her property in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-18 |
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U.S. Treasury Issues National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and other Illicit Financing |
On February 6, 2020, the United States Department of Treasury issued the 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2020 Strategy), which provides a roadmap to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-18 |
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U.S. State Department Denies UK’s Request to Extradite Anne Sacoolas |
On January 23, 2020, the United States State Department rejected a request from the British Home Office to extradite Anne Sacoolas, who fled the United Kingdom under the protection of diplomatic... |
Miranda Bannister |
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2020-02-18 |
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New York Times Journalist Allegedly Targeted by Spyware Linked to Saudi Arabia |
On January 28, 2020, a report[1] was released alleging that a New York Times journalist, Ben Hubbard, was sent spyware in 2018 that was embedded in a text message on his cellphone. This... |
Alexandra Haris |
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2020-02-17 |
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U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit Rules Congress Lacks Standing on Emoluments Case |
On February 7, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a per curiam ruling decided the 215 Members of Congress did not have standing to sue... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-13 |
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U.S. Indicts Four Members of China Military for Hacking into Equifax |
On February 10, 2020, United States Attorney General William P. Barr announced the indictment[1] of four Chinese military hackers for breaking into the computer systems of the credit-reporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-13 |
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Brazil Extradites Terrorist Wanted in 1977 Atocha Massacre to Spain |
On February 6, 2020, Brazil extradited Carlos García Juliá, wanted for participating in the 1977 Atocha massacre in Madrid, to Spain. On his arrival, he was sent to the Soto del... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-10 |
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International Court of Justice Indicates Provisional Measures in the Rohingya Genocide Case |
On November 11, 2019, Gambia instituted proceedings against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming the maltreatment of the Rohingya community constituted genocidal acts in... |
Gino Naldi and Konstantinos Magliveras |
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2020-02-07 |
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