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New York Bar Censures Lawyer Involved in 2016 Global Witness Video for Counseling Client to Engage In Fraudulent Conduct |
On January 15, 2019, the Attorney Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department, New York State Bar censured Marc S. Koplik for his conduct in participating in counseling a client to engage... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-08 |
United States |
Fraud |
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Court Awards $302,511,836.00 in Damages to Family of Journalist Marie Colvin |
As previously reported in the International Enforcement Law Reporter, Marie Colvin, an internationally renowned American journalist, was killed on February 22, 2012 while on assignment... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-08 |
Syria, United States |
International Law, Murder |
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U.S. Files Charges against Russian, Ukrainian Defendants for Role in Illegal Trading Scheme |
Federal authorities have filed charges against eight individuals, several of whom are of Russian or Ukrainian nationality, for hacking into a government database as part of an illegal trading... |
Zarine Kharazian |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-08 |
Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Cybercrime, Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law |
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ICC Releases Gbagbo and Blé Goudé on Conditions |
On February 1, 2019, the Appeals Chamber (AC) of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) unanimously ruled that conditions are to be imposed on Mr. Laurent Gbagbo and Mr. Charles Bl... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-08 |
Ivory Coast |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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U.S. Unseals Two Indictments Against Huawei Corporate Entities – One for Money Laundering, Obstruction of Justice, and Sanctions Violations; Another for Theft of Trade Secrets, Wire Fraud |
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice partly unsealed two indictments against Huawei corporate entities and the Huawei Chief Financial Officer Wanzhou Meng. In the U.S. Court Eastern... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-01 |
China, United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions, Trade Crimes, Trade Enforcement, White Collar Crime |
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Council of Europe Voices Concerns with Deprivation of Nationality As an Anti-Terror Measure |
At its 9th sitting held on January 25, 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2263 (2019) and Recommendation 2145 (2019). These policies... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-01 |
Europe |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) |
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European Court of Human Rights Orders Italy to Pay Damages to Amanda Knox |
On January 24, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment, awarding €18,400 to Amanda Knox, a U.S. national and former student who spent years in detention... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
2 |
2019-02-01 |
European Union, Italy, United States |
European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights |
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China-Canada Extradition Tensions Increase as China Sentences Canadian to Death |
On January 14, 2019, diplomatic tensions between Canada and China increased as a Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national. The latter sentence appears to be an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
Canada, China, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Canadian Supreme Court Confirms Law Enforcement Power to Collect Terrorist Communications |
On November 30, 2018, a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in R v Vice Media Inc, which will support law enforcement officials in terrorism investigations and prosecutions.... |
Peter Bowal, Carter Czaikowski, and Marcus Smith |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
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Troubling Acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé at the ICC |
On January 15, 2019, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted Laurent Gbago, former President of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and his right-hand man... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
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Skadden Agrees to Civil Settlement with DOJ over FARA Violations |
On January 17, 2019, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demerks announced Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-25 |
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Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Fighting Impunity by Targeted Sanctions in the Magnitsky Case and Beyond |
At its 4th sitting held on January 22, 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution on fighting impunity of perpetrators of serious human rights... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
2 |
2019-01-25 |
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U.S. District Court Allows Danish Tax Authority to Pursue Fraud Action |
On January 9, 2019, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by the Danish Customs and Tax Administration (SKAT... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Fraud |
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Danske Bank Under Investigation in France While Estonia Arrests 10 Former Employees and European Community Agrees to Increase its Financial Supervision Powers |
On December 19, 2019, the Estonian state prosecutor announced the arrest of ten former employees of the local branch of Danske Bank as part of an ongoing international investigation into money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Money Laundering |
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China-Canada Extradition Tensions Increase as China Sentences Canadian to Death |
On January 14, 2019, diplomatic tensions between Canada and China increased as a Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national. The latter sentence appears to be an escalation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Extradition |
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U.S. Arrests Brazilian Bribery Suspect on Brazil Extradition Request |
On December 20, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested Luiz Eduardo Loureiro Andrade, who is wanted on an extradition request by Brazil on allegations of bribing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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Extradition |
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OSCE Reports on Impact of Cross-Border Counter-terrorism Operations on Human Rights |
In January 2019, the Civic Solidarity Platform’s Counter Terrorism Working Group, coordinated by Fair Trials and the SOVA Center for Information and Analysis, released a report focusing on the impact... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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UN Secretary-General Reports on the United Nations Mission in Colombia Amid Mounting Challenges to the Peace Process |
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Michael Plachta |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-18 |
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IDB Expert Group Reports on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean |
In December 2018, the Inter-American Development issued a report of an expert advisory group on a comprehensive approach to combating anti-corruption and bringing enhanced transparency and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-12 |
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CBP Acquitted in Second Jury Trial, Bivens Action Still in Question |
What are the criminal or civil consequences when a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent, shooting from the US, kills a Mexican national on the other side of the border?
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Linda Friedman Ramirez |
35 |
1 |
2019-01-12 |
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