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U.S., Jersey, and Nigeria Make Agreement to Repatriate Over $300 Million of Stolen Abacha Funds |
On February 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a trilateral agreement with the governments of Nigeria and Jersey to repatriate approximately $308 million of embezzled and/or... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-06 |
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Embezzlement |
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ICC Prosecutor Requests the Court to Rule on Jurisdiction in the Palestine Situation |
On January 22, 2020, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) re-submitted its request pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Rome Statute for a ruling on the Court’s territorial... |
Michael Plachta |
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2020-02-06 |
Palestine |
International Criminal Court |
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Airbus Settles Corruption and Other Charges with U.S., UK, and France |
On January 31, 2020, Airbus SE (the Company), a global supplier of civilian and military aircraft headquartered in France, agreed to pay penalties of more than $3.9 billion to resolve transnational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-05 |
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Bribery |
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U.S. Obtains another Guilty Plea to FCPA and Money Laundering in PetroEcuador Case |
On January 23, 2020, Armengol Alfosno Cevallos Diaz (Cevallos), an Ecuadorian businessman living in Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty in connection with a $4.4 million bribery and money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-01 |
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Bulgaria Charges 3 Russians over Attempted Murder by Nerve Agents |
On January 23, 2020, Bulgarian prosecutors charged three Russians in absentia for the attempted murder of a weapons manufacturer, his son, and the production manager of the company.[1] According to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-02-01 |
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Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Charged with Drug Trafficking |
On December 9, 2019, Genaro Garcia Luna, former Secretary of Public Security under President Felipe Calderon from 2006 to 2012, was arrested in Dallas, Texas. His indictment, released the next day... |
Esther Bouquet |
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2 |
2020-02-01 |
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Drugs & Trafficking |
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Forthcoming in 36 Int’l Enforcement Law Rep. (Feb. 2020) www.ielr.com Civil Society Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trumps “Safe Third Country” Agreements |
On January 15, 2020, the American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Human Rights First brought a lawsuit in U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
2020-02-01 |
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Asylum |
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J5 Chiefs Conduct First Coordinated Tax Enforcement Actions Arising from Investigations into a Central American Financial Institution |
On January 23, 2020, the members of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) announced its first coordinated set of enforcement actions undertaken on a global scale on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
36 |
2 |
2020-01-27 |
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Tax Enforcement |
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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Increases IP and Environmental Enforcement |
As the ratifications of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) continue, professionals are focusing on the enforcement cooperation improvements in intellectual property and environmental... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-01-25 |
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More than 300 People Arrested in Connection with ‘Ndrangheta Mafia |
On December 19, 2019, a major mafia crackdown involving more than 3,000 Italian police officers resulted in 334 arrests across Germany, Bulgaria, Switzerland, and 12 provinces in Italy. Out of the... |
Esther Bouquet |
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2020-01-25 |
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Former Barbados Minister and Parliamentarian Convicted of Receiving and Laundering Bribes from Barbados Insurance Company While Company Must Disgorge |
On January 16, 2020, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn found a former Minister of Industry and member of the Barbados Parliament... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2020-01-25 |
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Icelandic Seafood Company Withdraws from Namibia After Bribery Charges |
On January 17, 2020, Samherji’s acting chief executive Björgólfur Jóhannsson issued a statement, confirming his company’s withdrawal from its businesses in Namibia, including a N$400 million[1] ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-01-25 |
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NGOs Submit a Communication to the ICC Alleging Responsibility of EU Arms Companies for War Crimes in Yemen |
In a historic step on December 11, 2019, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) along with its partner organizations – Mwatana for Human Rights from Yemen, the... |
Michael Plachta |
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1 |
2020-01-18 |
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International Criminal Court |
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Sudan to Open Investigations into Crimes Committed under Omar al-Bashir |
In late December, Sudan announced it opened an investigation into the crimes committed in Darfur by the former president Omar al-Bashir, 75, and his regime.[1] This move aims to end years of... |
Alexandra Haris |
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1 |
2020-01-15 |
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Investigation |
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U.S. Homeland Security Orders Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala over Mexico’s Objections |
On January 6, 2020, the same day the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it plans to send some Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala to slow or block migration to the United States,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-01-14 |
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Asylum |
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France Extradites Suspected Torturer to Argentina |
On December 15, 2019, the French government extradited Mario Sandoval to Argentina, where he is suspected of participating in around 500 crimes against humanity in the Clandestine Center of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-01-13 |
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Extradition |
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A 2019 HOLIDAY RETROSPECTIVE FROM THE EDITORS (Bruce Zagaris and Alexandra Haris) |
The IELR sends everyone best wishes for 2020. 2019 proved to be yet another important year for the international enforcement community.
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Bruce Zagaris & Alexandra Haris |
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2020-01-11 |
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U.S. Homeland Security Orders Mexican Asylum Seekers to Guatemala over Mexico’s Objections |
On January 6, 2020, the same day the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it plans to send some Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala to slow or block migration to the United States,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-01-10 |
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Immigration |
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Angola Freezes Assets of Daughter of Former President |
On December 23, 2019, a court in Luanda, Angola ordered an asset freeze of the personal bank accounts of Isabel dos Santos, her husband, Sindika Dokolo, and Mario da Silva in Angola, and the stakes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
2020-01-09 |
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Embezzlement |
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U.S. Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream Pipeline Projects (NDAA 2020) |
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) into law. Title 75 of the NDAA contains the “Protecting Europe’s Energy... |
Hdeel Abdelhady |
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2020-01-02 |
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Sanctions |
