Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Repatriates Stolen Assets to the Kyrgyz Republic On February 26, 2019, the United States and Kyrgyz Republic announced the repatriation of $4,560,700 of stolen assets to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic arising from the corruption and theft... Bruce Zagaris 35 3 2019-03-09 Kyrgyz Republic, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Corruption
Effectiveness of Asset Recovery in the European Union On February 12, 2019, Eurojust, the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit, released its report on asset recovery. The report takes an in-depth look at the EU’s experience on the... Michael Plachta 35 3 2019-03-09 European Union Asset Seizure, Europol, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing
UN Report Urges ICC to Consider Charging Israeli Personnel with Crimes Against Humanity On February 28, 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) released a scathing report against Israeli security forces, condemning them for their deliberate use of excessive force against... Alex Psilakis 35 3 2019-03-09 Israel, Palestine Human Rights, International Criminal Court, United Nations
Estonia Orders Danske Bank to Close Operations and Investigates Allegations Linking Swedbank with Dankse Transactions On February 19, 2019, the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) gave Danske Bank 20 days to submit an action plan to close its local branch within eight months. In December, Estonian... Bruce Zagaris 35 3 2019-03-01 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden, United States Corruption, Money Laundering
U.S. Indicts Former President and Former Chief Legal Officer of High-Tech Firm for Alleged Corrupt Activities in India On  February 15, 2019, a grand jury in New Jersey returned an indictment against the former president and the former chief legal officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a... Bruce Zagaris 35 3 2019-03-01 India, United States Bribery, Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Securities Exchange Commission
Denying Authoritarian Regimes INTERPOL Presidency Won't Stop Them From Using INTERPOL to Persecute Political Opponents; in Fact, it Won't Even Slow Them Down Following his mysterious disappearance and arrest in China, Meng Hongwei resigned as INTERPOL’s President in October 2018, leaving INTERPOL no option but to find a successor.  Among the... Yuriy L. Nemets 35 3 2019-03-01 China, Russia Extradition, Human Rights, INTERPOL, Information Exchange
Stripping Citizenship, States Struggle to Confront Foreign Fighters On February 19, 2019, Shamima Begum heard the news. While nursing her newborn son at a Syrian refugee camp, her family – contacting her from the UK – informed her that they had received... Alex Psilakis 35 3 2019-03-01 France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States Human Rights, Terrorism, United Nations
Bahraini Soccer Star and Refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi Released Amidst INTERPOL Red Notice Complications On February 12, 2019, Hakeem al-Araibi returned home to Australia, bringing to an end a three-month legal struggle involving Bahrain, Thailand, and Australia. The 25 year old soccer player, who was... Zarine Kharazian and Alex Psilakis 35 2 2019-02-23 Australia, Bahrain, Thailand Extradition, Human Rights, INTERPOL
Laredo, Texas Jury Convicts 6 Persons for Black Market Peso Exchange Laundering Scheme On February 12, 2019, a federal jury in Laredo, Texas found four men and two women guilty for participating in a two-year multi-million dollar black market peso exchange (BMPE) money-laundering... Bruce Zagaris 35 2 2019-02-23 United States Drug Enforcement, Money Laundering
U.S. Grand Jury Indicts Chinese and U.S. persons for Theft of Trade Secrets and Wire Fraud On February 14, 2019, a grand jury in Greeneville, Tennessee returned an indictment against Xiaorong You, also known as Shannon You, 56, of Lansing, Michigan, and Liu Xiangchen, 61, of Shandong... Bruce Zagaris 35 2 2019-02-23 China, United States Conspiracy, Trade Enforcement
UN Secretary-General Releases Report on Threat Posed by ISIL (Da’esh) On February 1, 2019, the Secretary-General of the United Nations submitted to the Security Council his report on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and security. This is... Michael Plachta 35 2 2019-02-23 Middle East Counter-terrorism
U.S. Authorities Crack Darknet, Convicting Trafficker of Drug Importation Conspiracy On February 13, 2019 Christopher Bantli plead guilty to a conspiracy to import fentanyl into the U.S. Based in Calgary, Canada, Bantli was extradited to the U.S. from Canada on January 24, allowing... Alex Psilakis 35 2 2019-02-23 Canada, Netherlands, United States Conspiracy, Cybercrime, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
European Parliament Releases Report on the Misuse of INTERPOL’s Red Notices At the beginning of February 2019, the European Parliament released its study on the misuse of INTERPOL’s Red Notices, discussing their impact on human rights in the lights of recent... Michael Plachta 35 2 2019-02-23 European Union European Union, Extradition, International Organizations
Fortunes Turn Sour for 2 Ecuadorian High Net Worth Fugitives: ICE Detains Them and Florida Appellate Court Rules Against Them in Asset Recovery Case On February 13, 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested two high-net-worth fugitives from Ecuador who have battled for at least a decade to avoid returning to Ecuador where an... Bruce Zagaris 35 2 2019-02-23 Ecuador, United States Asset Forfeiture, Extradition
European Solutions Offer Little Hope for Iran in the Face of US Sanctions The decision by the United States to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) has left Iran and many European nations scrambling to salvage the agreement.  Soon... Farhad Mirzadeh 35 3 2019-02-23 European Union, Iran, United States Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering, Sanctions
European Commission Recommends Negotiating Treaty with U.S. on Access to Electronic Evidence On February 5, 2019, the European Commission published its recommendations for the Council to engage in two international negotiations on cross-border rules to obtain electronic evidence. Following... Michael Plachta 35 3 2019-02-23 European Union, United States Cross-Border Communication, Data Sharing
U.S. and Romania Take Down Online Organize Crime Ring Operating out of Romania On February 7, 2019, the United States law enforcement announced the unsealing of indictments, charging 20 people, including 16 foreign nationals, for their roles in an international organized... Bruce Zagaris 35 2 2019-02-15 Romania, United States Fraud, Identity Theft, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Racketeering/RICO
UK Forfeits £466,321 from Son of Moldova’s Former Prime Minister On February 7, 2019, upon the application of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) the City of London Magistrates Court, District Judge Michael Snow granted forfeiture orders on Vlad Luca... Bruce Zagaris 35 2 2019-02-15 United Kingdom Asset Forfeiture, Corruption
U.S. Jury Convicts El Chapo on All Counts for Leading the Sinaloa Organized Crime Cartel On February 12, 2019, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York convicted Joaquin Achivaldo Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo,” of leading a continuing criminal enterprise – the Mexican... Bruce Zagaris 35 2 2019-02-15 Mexico, United States Conspiracy, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering, Murder, Organized Crime
European Commission Extends Its Money Laundering Blacklist and Includes Saudi Arabia On February 13, 2019, the European Commission adopted Delegated Regulation (C(2019) 1326) identifying high-risk third countries that present strategic deficiencies in their regime on anti-money... Michael Plachta 35 2 2019-02-15 European Union, Saudi Arabia, United States Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering

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