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We at the IELR send you best wishes for a new year.\u00a0 2023 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following along with our coverage during our 39th<\/sup> year of discussing international enforcement developments.<\/p>\n

We are grateful for the continuing long partnership with Professor Michael Plachta and for contributions from practitioners and professors, including the Aljohrh Al Abdulsalam, Basel Institute, Kayla de Alto, Dr. Ted Bromund, Frederick T. Davis, Uttam Dhillon, \u00a0Meg Hobbins, Valentina Lana, Elisabeth Lees, Luz E. Nagle,\u00a0 Konstantinos Magliveras, Gino Naldi, Yuri Nemets, \u00a0Linda Friedman Ramirez, Adriana Sanford, and Michel Sapin.\u00a0 Alexander Mostaghimi finished his tenure as assistant editor in July and is now doing his first year at law school at Boston College.\u00a0 Justin DePrado has capably served as assistant editor.\u00a0\u00a0 Other Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP interns, Jack Crovitz, Rachel Hage, Elena Maghsoodnia as well as legal assistants, such as Savannah Telfer and Regan Allen contributed articles.<\/p>\n

We are also grateful for our partnerships with LexisNexis, WestLaw, EBSCO, and William Hein & Co. in our distribution of the IELR.<\/p>\n

The following is a highlight of only some of the articles we covered.<\/p>\n

Crimes against humanity and international human rights abuses<\/em> had many articles: Mostaghimi discussed the sentencing by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers of a former KLA commander for war crimes as well as the trial against the former Kosovo head of state and 3 other leaders as well as the approval by a UN Committee of a resolution to establish a convention to prevent crimes against humanity.\u00a0 Plachta discussed the decision of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights allowing admissibility of the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia on the downing of the MH17 plane. \u00a0Mostaghimi discussed the suit in a U.S. court by a Syrian-American against the Syrian Government for torture in its detention centers. Hage discussed a French Supreme Court case clarifying \u201cuniversal jurisdiction\u201d standard for claims in France.\u00a0 DePrado discussed a German court sentencing a German national for crimes committed abroad while in membership of the Islamic state. \u00a0Plachta discussed the ICJ order on provisional measures requested by Armenia against Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh on the basis of racial discrimination.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the French arrest warrant issued for Assad and others for chemical attacks against civilians.<\/p>\n

Concerning Genocide and War Crimes, <\/em>Zagaris wrote about the enactment by the U.S. Congress of the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act.\u00a0 Mostaghimi covered a German court\u2019s sentencing of a Syrian-Palestinian war criminal. Plachta covered the new Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of Serious International Crimes as well as the torture case brought by the Netherlands and Canada against Syria in the ICJ.\u00a0 Maghsoodnia discussed the S. African authorities arrest of a Rwandan genocide suspect to stand trial in Rwanda.\u00a0 Allen discussed Belgium and the Netherlands joining the EU-based joint investigation team to prosecute perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Yazidi people.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>With respect to international human rights enforcement<\/em>, Mostaghimi covered the dismissal by a U.S. court of a lawsuit against the Saudi Crown Prince due to the Head-of-State immunity in the Khashoggi murder. At the same time, Hage discussed the suit brought by Khashoggi\u2019s husband against NSO Group Technologies for the use of spyware Pegasus and allegedly hacking her phone. Telfer discussed the Inter-American Court of Human Rights decision holding Bolivia responsible for forced disappearances.\u00a0 Telfer also discussed the verdict against a Haitian ex-mayor under the Victim & Torture Protection Act. \u00a0Zagaris discussed U.S. charges against 30 Chinese police officers for operating an illegal police station in the U.S. Plachta discussed the UN Special Rapporteur\u2019s critical appraisal and recommendations following her visit to Guantanamo. Zagaris discussed the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention \u00a0report, demanding that the U.S. release Abu Zubaydah from Guantanamo.\u00a0 Plachta covered the CoE\u2019s demanding an investigation into PEGASUS spyware abuse, while Zagaris discussed the Government Accountability Office\u2019s calls for better enforcement of U.S. laws against transnational repression in the U.S. Crovitz covered the settlement between a former Bolivian President and victims of 2003 extrajudicial killings after a civil trial in U.S. court.\u00a0 Plachta covered the European Court of Human Rights judgment against Turkey for prosecution of individuals for the attempted coup in 2016.<\/p>\n

International tax enforcement<\/em> was prominent.\u00a0 Zagaris wrote several articles about the cum-ex dividend scandal, including the extradition by the UAE of Shah to Denmark. Zagaris covered the deportation by Costa Rica of a U.S. tax fugitive. Ramirez discussed the European Court of Human Rights\u2019 decision overturning the conviction of a whistleblower in Luxembourg. Zagaris discussed a U.S. court\u2019s order to enforce a subpoena against Banco Santander concerning an Argentine tax dispute.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed the Spanish tax authorities\u2019 allegations of tax fraud against Shakira as well as the agreement by 48 countries to implement a global tax transparency framework for reporting and exchange of information for crypto assets. Zagaris covered the entering into a DPA by the Swiss private bank Pictet for tax crimes conspiracy as well as the Danish Supreme Court ruling a Danish law firm liable for advising a German bank on cum-ex dividend transactions.<\/p>\n

International securities enforcement<\/em> continues to receive attention.\u00a0 Mostaghimi discussed IOSCO\u2019s enactment of cryptocurrency regulation.<\/p>\n

Transnational corruption, transparency, and international asset forfeiture<\/em> loomed large in coverage.\u00a0 Valentina Lana and Michel Sapin wrote about the impact of the Sapin II Act on the extraterritorial application of U.S. law and on cooperation between France and the U.S. in combating transnational corruption. Mostaghimi and Plachta wrote articles about Qatargate: a shock test to the EU\u2019s transparency and accountability framework as well as one on the European Parliament\u2019s recommendations and adoption of reforms arising out of Qatargate.\u00a0 Zagaris covered Angola\u2019s recovery of $5 billion of stolen and embezzled assets. Zagaris discussed LM Ericsson\u2019s guilty plea for FCPA violations in a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.\u00a0 Zagaris wrote about the U.S.\u2019s decision to share funds forfeited from former Bayelsa governor with Nigeria.\u00a0 Mostaghimi wrote about the seizure in S. Africa of assets of Equatorial Guinea\u2019s Vice President to compensate damage awards to a torture victim.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the first joint resolution between the U.S. and Colombia in the Odebrecht bribery case.<\/p>\n

Human trafficking<\/em> remained important.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the international police operation, arresting the head of a human smuggling network in Sudan.<\/p>\n

On Counterterrorism and International Human Rights, <\/em>Plachta discussed the action of the Council of Europe (COE) on former foreign (ISIL) terrorist fighters returning to Europe as well as the COE\u2019s adoption of a new counter-terrorism strategy for 2023-2027.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the Canadian Prime Minister\u2019s accusation of the Indian government\u2019s involvement in the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada triggering diplomatic tension as well as the U.S. Government\u2019s indictment of an Indian national after thwarting an alleged plot by Indian Government agents of a Sikh on U.S. territory.\u00a0 Crovitz discussed ACLED\u2019s release of the second-ever conflict index assessing global levels of political violence.<\/p>\n

Cybercrime <\/em>was on the rise.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed the waiver by Bankman-Fried of extradition from the Bahamas to the U.S.\u00a0 as well as \u00a0the U.S., Europol, and 12 countries taking down the hive ransomware infrastructure as well as the U.S. and Europol takedown of a darknet cryptocurrency mixer.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the unsealing of an indictment against a Bulgarian woman extradited to the U.S. for her role in a crypto pyramid scheme.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the CFTC administrative suit against Binance as well as the guilty pleas by Binance and its CEO as well as the disruption by the U.S. Justice Department and foreign governments of Russian malware.\u00a0 Zagaris and Sanford discussed the imposition by the Irish Data Protection Commission of a U.S. $1.3 billion fine on Meta for GDPR violations.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed INTERPOL\u2019s Africa Cyber Surge II, which resulted in 14 arrests and disrupted thousands of illicit cyber networks.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the U.S. indictment of the administrator of \u2018bulletproof\u2019 web hosting domain charged with facilitating Netwalker ransomware as well as the U.S. and allies\u2019 disruption of Qakbot malware.<\/p>\n

Concerning Child Sexual Exploitation, <\/em>Zagaris discussed the arrest in Malaysia of a Bangladeshi national indicted in the U.S. for sextortion (operating a child exploitation enterprise).<\/em><\/p>\n

On the Recovery and Return of Stolen Cultural Property<\/em>, Zagaris discussed the settlement between the Latchford estate and the U.S. Attorney for the S.D.N.Y. on the civil forfeiture action on Southeastern Asian antiquities.\u00a0 Telfer discussed the German bank returning a Kandinsky painting sold in1940 at auction back to Jewish heirs.\u00a0 DePrado covered Illinois museum repatriating statues to Kenya.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed the Manhattan D.A. seizing bronze antiquities from the Cleveland Museum on behalf of Turkey. Crovitz covered the seizure by Spain of Ukrainian artifacts after attempted trafficking to Spain and the U.S.<\/p>\n

On International Environmental Enforcement and Illicit Financial Flows<\/em>, Zagaris discussed a U.S. court in Amarillo sentencing a former Texas professor for wildlife trafficking. Plachta discussed the European Committee on Crime Problems\u2019 actions on the environment.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed China\u2019s amendment of its wildlife protection law. Mostaghimi discussed the U.S. formation of a working group to address illicit international timber trade.\u00a0 Nagle covered the catalytic converter theft fueling a thriving recycling black market.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed India\u2019s increasing investigation of an alleged kingpin of red sandalwood smuggling.\u00a0 Crovitz discussed the U.S. DOJ\u2019s and Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s indictment concerning enforcement of the international endangered species trafficking laws as well as South and Southeast Asian nations struggling to enforce an international anti-wildlife smuggling treaty.<\/p>\n

With respect to Transnational Organized Crime (TOC), <\/em>Zagaris wrote about the EU and U.S. exerting pressure on the Kinahan cartel and the U.A.E.\u00a0 Mostaghimi discussed the designation by the U.S. Treasury of the Wagner Group as a TOC group.<\/p>\n

On Money Laundering<\/em>, Zagaris wrote several articles on the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act.\u00a0 Elisabeth Lees, a Cayman practitioner, discussed regulatory enforcement developments in the Cayman Islands resulting from FATF pressure.\u00a0 Zagaris covered FinCEN\u2019s renewal and expansion of real estate Geographic Targeting Orders and FinCEN proposing a special rule under Sec. 311 for more transparency in virtual currency mixing.\u00a0 The FATF consultation on enhanced transparency with respect to trusts was covered by Zagaris.\u00a0 The Basel Institute highlighted the 12th<\/sup> Basel AML Index showing money laundering trends and concerns. \u00a0Abdulsalam discussed Saudi Arabia\u2019s initiating financial compliance and enforcement initiatives.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the FATF reporting on the misuse of citizenship and residency by investment.<\/p>\n

There were multiple articles on Atrocity Crimes, especially in Ukraine, <\/em>Plachta discussed the European Parliament resolution calling for the establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine.\u00a0 Zagaris wrote about the U.S. arresting and charging British and Russian businessmen for sanctions evasion concerning an oligarch\u2019s yacht. Zagaris discussed the Swiss prosecution of bankers for assisting Putin\u2019s strawman.\u00a0 Mostaghimi wrote about Swiss proceedings to confiscate assets linked to former Ukrainian President Yanukovych.\u00a0 Plachta discussed the finding by the UN Commission of a wide range of war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the arrest warrant the ICC issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the deportation of Ukrainian children.\u00a0 Plachta discussed the UN Human Rights Council\u2019s failure to extend a mandate to investigate\u00a0 Ethiopia amid continuing atrocities.\u00a0 Plachta discussed the reaction of the UN and EU to the terrorist attack on Israel and Israeli military actions.\u00a0 Plachta discussed the ICJ\u2019s order of provisional measures against Syria for torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the U.S. indictment against 4 Russian soldiers for war crimes against a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n

With respect to International Narcotics Enforcement, <\/em>Zagaris discussed the multiple prosecutions by the U.S. against the Sinaloa cartel. Zagaris discussed U.S. and Europol breaking up darknet trafficking of fentanyl and opioids. Zagaris discussed the U.S. indictments against China-based chemical manufacturing companies with respect to fentanyl trafficking.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the Europol task force dismantling a multinational cocaine organization.<\/p>\n

Extradition<\/em> saw many articles.\u00a0 Plachta discussed an EU Court of Justice decision, allowing the extradition of EU citizens to third countries to serve a sentence.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed the U.S. obtaining custody of a Lockerbie suspect through an apparent abduction in Libya. Mostaghimi covered the extradition case in Italy of the son of the Russian Governor to the U.S.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed an English High Court\u2019s denial of the founder of Abraaj to stop his extradition to the U.S. for fraud.\u00a0 Zagaris covered the UAE denial of S. African extradition request of the Gupta brothers for state capture.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed Peru\u2019s extradition of van der Sloot to the U.S. in an extortion and wire fraud case.\u00a0 Mostaghimi discussed the U.S. extradition of ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo on corruption charges.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed the UK High Court\u2019s denial of Assange\u2019s latest effort to appeal against extradition to the U.S. as well as S. Africa extraditing former Mozambican Finance Minister to the U.S. in the tuna bond case. Zagaris covered Mexico\u2019s extradition of El Chapo\u2019s son to the U.S.\u00a0 as well as the decisions by Germany and Ireland to deny extradition to Britain and Scotland due to British prison conditions.<\/p>\n

With respect to Illegal Firearms Trafficking<\/em>, Zagaris covered the suit filed by parents of the Parkland mass shooting victim against the U.S. in the Inter-American Human Rights Commission with respect to international human rights violations as well as the OAS Permanent Council\u2019s consideration of how to tackle the surge of gang and gun violence.<\/p>\n

Concerning Interpol Accountability, <\/em>Yuri Nemets discussed seeking asylum while on the INTERPOL wanted list: the expert witness perspective.\u00a0 Meg Hobbins and Ted R. Bromund discussed ICE\u2019s issuance of INTERPOL Red Notices.<\/p>\n

Concerning the International Criminal Court<\/em>, Plachta discussed the Philippine government\u2019s cutting contact with the ICC over the \u201cwar on drugs\u201d investigation as well as the ICC Appeal Chamber authorizing the investigation on drug war killings in the Philippines. Maghsoodnia discussed the ICC\u2019s addressing a new way to tackle war crimes with the DRC.\u00a0 Plachta also covered the ICC authorizes the Prosecutor to resume the investigation in the situation of Venezuela.<\/p>\n

With respect to Jurisdiction, Immunities of International Organizations<\/em>, and Diplomats, <\/em>Ramirez discussed the court ruling that no diplomatic immunity exists for extradited Maduro associate Alex Saab Moran.\u00a0 <\/em>Zagaris wrote several articles on Haiti transferring persons to the U.S. on charges of conspiring to kill former Haitian President Jovenel Mo\u00efse.\u00a0 <\/em>Davis discussed the U.S. Supreme Court Halkbank case and whether sovereign owned enterprises are immune from prosecution.<\/p>\n

Concerning Migration Enforcement<\/em>, Mostaghimi discussed the commitment by the U.S., Panama, and Colombia to a 60-day campaign to stem migration through the Darien Gap.<\/p>\n

With respect to international evidence gathering<\/em>, Zagaris reviewed the new edition of Ristau\u2019s International Judicial Assistance:\u00a0 A Practitioner\u2019s Guide to International Civil and Commercial Litigation. Zagaris covered the release by Eurojust of a report on digital evidence gathering.<\/p>\n

With respect to international enforcement cooperation<\/em>, Zagaris discussed the U.S. and Cuba restarting law enforcement dialogue.<\/p>\n

On sanctions enforcement<\/em>, Zagaris covered the G7 statement on Ukraine, calling for widening sanctions and accountability mechanisms.\u00a0 Magliveras discussed the regulations of \u2018autonomous sanctions\u2019 in Canadian legislation. Zagaris discussed OFAC\u2019s delisting a Kiwi from the Russian sanctions list after he sued OFAC\u00a0 as well as the French arrest of a sanctioned Russian oligarch.\u00a0 Zagaris wrote about a civil forfeiture action brought by the U.S. against the $300 million superyacht of a Russian oligarch as well as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlighting the harmful impact of unilateral sanctions.\u00a0 Zagaris covered Cyprus inviting foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations.<\/p>\n

With respect to economic integration and enforcement cooperation<\/em>, Plachta wrote several articles on EU and Council of Europe developments, such as the CoE\u2019s European Committee on Crime Problems 83rd<\/sup> plenary session and the EU\u2019s introduction of the European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters.\u00a0 Zagaris discussed the U.S.-EU Ministerial on Justice and Home Affairs making progress on Russia, counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, cybercrime, and migration.<\/p>\n

Concerning the production and use of chemical weapons<\/em>, Zagaris discussed the Conference of State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention\u2019s action on Syrian violations.<\/p>\n

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