Category: Blog
Prisoner Exchange: Basketball Star for Merchant of Death?
Sometimes, countries have to work very hard to apprehend suspected criminals. This is especially true when foreign countries harbor, aid, and keep certain citizens safe from extradition to other countries. Such was the case for Viktor Bout, a suspected arms trafficker who has evaded American law enforcement officials for the...
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State Department Investigating 3 Tourist Deaths in Bahamas
Experts say traveling internationally helps strengthen our ability to empathize. It also helps make people more grounded, trusting, creative, and self-aware. All this is true because traveling internationally exposes you to new, unique situations and cultures. While this has plenty of advantages, it can have a lot of disadvantages, too....
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Why You Should Always Stay Compliant With US Laws Operating a Crypto Biz
In today’s investment landscape, cryptocurrency is the new darling of investors. Much of this is due to its lack of regulation and traceability as it changes hands. While regulation has been slow to catch up, crypto laws and regulations may be finally doing just that, and some in the midst...
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Another ELN Member to Stand Trial For Narco-Terrorism and Trafficking After Extradition to the U.S.
On September 15, Jose Gabriel Alvarez Ortiz, another member of the notorious National Liberation Army, or ELN, landed in Houston after being extradited to the United States in connection with narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges. This is after two other ELN members, Yamit Pico-Rodrguez and Henry Trigos-Celon, were extradited in...
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Russian Covid-19 Vaccine is Recognized in EU and US — Is It Time for a Lawsuit?
Over the past year and a half, we have been witnessing a global race against COVID- 19, with many nations coming into play with their own variations of a vaccine. In Russia, the first country to offer a vaccine, Gam-COVID-Vac, also known as Sputnik V, has garnered controversy and speculation...
Read MoreCrypto Investments: Why You Need a Professional Attorney
Crypto Investments: Why You Need a Professional Attorney Bitcoin, Peloton, Tesla, GameStop. COVID has put extra money in our pockets and too much time on our hands. If you haven’t been living under the proverbial rock, you have heard of cryptocurrency, albeit not fully understanding it. And therein lies the...
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International Divorce and Its Peculiarities
In the United States, family law is handled at the state level, with each state having its own nuances when it comes to residency, divorce, grounds, and child custody. This can be complicated enough, but it becomes even more complex when a couple is navigating an international divorce. To...
Read MoreTHE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL Within the United States Department of Treasury, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers and enforces, based on American foreign policy and national security goals, economic and trade sanctions. Targeted entities include certain foreign nations and regimes, international drug traffickers, terrorists, those engaged...
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Why ‘Prenups’ Are Making A Comeback
David Mugrabi and his wife, Libbie, are one of New York’s wealthiest couples. A week before Christmas and they are engaged in a divorce that has been labeled the state’s nastiest. Fourteen-years ago the couple married — without a prenup. Their expenses average over $3.5 million each year and, according...
Read MoreCan A Sitting President Be Indicted? What Does Indictment Mean Anyway?
Can The President Be Indicted? Can the president be indicted while still in The Oval Office? No one suggests that a president can never be indicted — ever. The question is if a president can be indicted in office. Four government written memos going back 50-years lean towards, no. Of...
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