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U.S.-El Salvador Sign Agreement to Force Asylum Seekers to El Salvador |
On September 20, 2019, the United States and El Salvador governments signed a Protection Cooperative Agreement.[1] The Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Kevin... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
10 |
2019-09-25 |
El Salvador, United States |
Immigration |
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ICC Partially Grants Prosecutor’s Request to Appeal and Authorize Afghanistan Investigation |
On September 17, 2019, the Pre-Trial Chamber II (PTC) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) partially granted the Prosecutor’s request for leave to appeal the PTC’s refusal to... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
10 |
2019-09-23 |
Afghanistan |
International Criminal Court |
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Spain’s High Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for ex-Venezuelan General on Vague Grounds |
On Monday, September 16, Spain’s National Court rejected the United States’ extradition request of Venezuela’s previous head of military intelligence, General Hugo Armando... |
Alexandra Haris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-21 |
Spain, United States, Venezuela |
Extradition, Treaties |
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International Law Enforcement against Business Email Compromise Scheme Results in 281 Arrests |
On September 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. law enforcement announced that a significant coordinated effort to disrupt business email compromise (BEC) schemes designed to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-18 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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The Impact of the Federal Crackdown of Foreign Influence on U.S. Universities |
The United States Department of Education recently initiated investigations of Georgetown, Texas A&M, Cornell, and Rutgers. The Education Department bulletin has requested information on... |
Miranda Bannister |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-18 |
China, United States |
Financial Enforcement, Transparency |
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Nicaragua Prosecutes Dual National Fleeing U.S. after Apparent Murder |
On September 3, 2019, a Nicaraguan court held a hearing for the first time for Orlando Tercero in Managua, Nicaragua, where he will be tried for the murder of his former girlfriend Haley Anderson... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-17 |
Nicaragua, United States |
Extradition, Murder |
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Bill to Curb INTERPOL Abuse Follows Helsinki Commission Hearing |
On September 12, 2019, the Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) and Ranking Member Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced the Transnational Repression Accountability and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-17 |
United States |
International Crimes |
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UN Commission of Inquiry Reports Grave Human Rights Violations in Burundi |
On September 4, 2019, the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (COIB) released its latest report on the situation in Burundi.[1] The report concludes that serious human rights... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-13 |
Burundi |
Human Rights, United Nations |
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Updated Executive Order Provides Enhanced Counterterrorism Sanctions and Targets Foreign Financial Institutions |
On September 10, 2019, President Donald Trump issued a revised Executive Order 13224,[1] furnishing the Treasury and State Departments new mechanisms permitting the U.S. Government to better... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-12 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, Terrorism |
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions in Effort to Curb Flow of Fentanyl from China |
On August 21, United States Department of Treasury imposed financial sanctions on three Chinese nationals and two companies accused of producing and shipping fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid, to... |
Alexandra Haris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-11 |
China, United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: AN INTRODUCTION by Frederick T. Davis (Cambridge U. Press. 2019 ISBN 978-1-108-71747-2 165 pp.) |
The book gives a general and practical overview of how criminal justice in the United States operates. The book targets readers who have not studied the subject and who may not have a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-10 |
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Book Review |
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Italy Arrests Russian and Italian Nations for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets from U.S. Aviation Company |
On September 5, 2019, a United States court unsealed a criminal complaint,[1] charging a Russian and an Italian national for conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from a United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-09 |
France, Italy, Russia |
Espionage, Trade Crimes |
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EIA’s Reports on Ghana’s Illicit Rosewood Trade Triggers Action from Ghana Government |
On September 4, 2019, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomed two recently started investigations in Ghana with respect to the illegal rosewood trade from Ghana to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-07 |
China, Ghana |
Trade Enforcement |
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European Court of Human Rights Finds Russia’s Multiple Violations in Magnitsky Case |
On August 27, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights – Third Section (ECtHR or “the Court”) delivered a judgment in the case of Magnitsky and Others v. Russia (... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-06 |
Russia |
Human Rights |
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UN Expert Group Blames All Parties in the War in Yemen for War Crimes and Other Violations |
On September 3, 2019, the Group of International and Regional Eminent Experts (“Group of Experts”) on Yemen released its report on the situation of human rights in Yemen, including... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-05 |
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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Swiss Federal Prosecutor Indicts Beny Steinmetz for Bribery for Mining License in Guinea |
On August 12, 2019, the Swiss federal prosecutor Claudio Mascotto brought an indictment against Beny Steinmetz and two other defendants, charging them with foreign bribery and forgery offenses in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-04 |
Guinea, Switzerland |
Bribery, Forgery |
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Chinese Businessman Waives Extradition from N. Zealand to Australia for Tax Charges |
On August 30, 2019, Li Zhang, 56, who was living undetected in New Zealand, waived extradition and agreed to voluntarily return to Australia to face charges concerning an alleged multimillion-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-09-03 |
Australia, China |
Extradition |
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FinCEN Starts Global Investigations Division |
On August 28, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the start of its Global Investigations Division (GID), which will have responsibility to implement targeted... |
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2019-08-30 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Deutsche Bank Settles FCPA Violations for Hiring Children of State Enterprises |
On August 22, 2019, Deutsche Bank AG agreed to a settlement on enforcement actions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), complying to pay $16 million in penalties and to take remedial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
9 |
2019-08-29 |
China, Russia |
Banking Supervision, Settlement |
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Former-MLB Players’ Alleged Involvement in Drug Trafficking Ring Brings Attention to OFAC’s Kingpin Act |
On Tuesday, August 20, the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed economic sanctions on a notorious drug kingpin’s organization and members, including two former Major League Baseball (MLB)... |
Alexandra Haris |
35 |
9 |
2019-08-28 |
Dominican Republic, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Sanctions |
