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Julian Assange Evades Extradition Again
Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States was all but certain, but now, the High Court has ruled that he can yet again bring a new appeal to fight off the transfer to America. According to reports, Assange was granted permission to appeal the extradition order on new grounds –...
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Former Venezuelan VP Put on ICE Most Wanted List
No one is above the law – even leaders of foreign nations, and this has never been more apparent as we’ve all seen a global increase in the prosecution of political figures. Just recently, the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put the former vice president of Venezuela, Tareck...
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OFAC Sanctions 300 Entities and Individuals Helping Russia
Conventional warfare tactics would be devastating to the current global economy, so it makes sense that advanced nations have developed alternative ways to penalize each other. One of the top ways to cause problems for another country without actually being physically aggressive with our military is to create economic sanctions...
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US Still Seeking Extradition of Kim Dotcom
Have you ever heard of or used Megaupload? This hosting service was originally founded by Kim Dotcom and presented itself as a service where internet users could store data and share files. As you can imagine, it didn’t take long for users to realize that they could store data, like...
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State Street Hit with $7.5M OFAC Violation
The Office of Foreign Assets Control is a branch of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It’s tasked with leveraging economic and trade sanctions based on national security goals and US foreign policy. The governmental agency uses these sanctions to help prevent threats to the US from getting financial help...
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Extradition Shouldn’t Be Political
Extradition is the formal process of one government transferring an individual from their custody into the custody of another country after that person has been accused of a crime. The extradition process is agreed upon by all countries in order to combat transnational criminal activities and keep everyone safer. After...
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New Sanctions Target Russian Arctic LNGs
Sanctions are designed to prevent an individual, entity, or country from conducting certain business transactions. In recent years, multiple global governments have been working together to sanction Russia, Russian companies, Russian nationals, and Russian businesses in an effort to slow down and disable the Russian military from pursuing its goals...
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New Sanctions Against President Dodik Network
On June 18, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two more individuals and seven more entities to the official sanctions list. These entities and individuals are all accused of providing a major source of revenue for Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik and his family. Dodik has been...
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US Expands Sanctions Against Russia
Have you heard that Russian warships have been spotted off the coast of Florida? While this military movement shouldn’t cause anyone to panic, it is a sign of concern considering the extreme global unrest that continues to escalate as a result of the Ukrainian situation. The White House isn’t backing...
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Houthi Financial Network Faces More Sanctions
Since October 2023, the U.S. has been targeting the network of Sa’id al-Jamal, a Houthi financial facilitator, with various economic sanctions. Just recently, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) initiated a 7th round of financial sanctions against Sa’id al-Jamal and everyone who is supporting him....
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