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Financial Fraud

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists 2011 Conference

May 9, 2011 Anti-Money Laundering

Viva Las Vegas!   Las Vegas – September 19-21, 2011: The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) ACAMS 10th Annual conference is packed with practical information including newly revamped and highly interactive sessions led by experts from leading global organizations. [See highlights below] Diaz Reus is pleased to be the Diamond Sponsor for this [...]

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Five years after indictments, Tom DeLay gets his day in court

October 26, 2010 Commentary

Former United States House of Representatives Majority Leader, Tom DeLay—noted as a polarizing politician throughout the Bush years—will finally get his day in court next month to defend five-year-old charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Appeals of pretrial rulings have repeatedly slowed down the case. Prosecutors accused DeLay and two others [...]

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Federal Court’s Decision Limits RICO’s Reach Outside U.S

August 26, 2010 Financial Fraud

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 25, 2010 Federal Court’s Decision Limits RICO’s Reach Outside U.S. Yesterday, a federal court in New York dismissed a RICO lawsuit brought by one of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s most vocal critics, Eligio Cedeno. Mr. Cedeno, a fugitive from the Venezuelan justice system who is currently in Miami, Florida, sued [...]

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Dubai Debtors Prison Snares Unwary Businesspeople

August 12, 2010 Commentary

Diaz Reus partner Carlos Gonzalez is quoted in a compelling August 11 Bloomberg article on the sorry state of Dubai justice and the dubious incarceration of foreign executives suspected of fraud. While striving to become a world-class financial center, Dubai’s justice system remains archaic and provincial. In an effort to address fraud and over-development, it [...]

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China’s New Regulation of E-Comerce: Fundamental Impact to Pay Pal and Third Party Payment Services

August 12, 2010 China

WILL PAYPAL THRIVE IN CHINA? Guest post by Vincent Li, Associate Attorney, Diaz Reus. On June 21, 2010, the central bank of China issued the administrative rules governing payment services by non financial institutions (the “Rules”).  The Rules are the first set of regulatory measures China has adopted towards non-bank third-party payment processors like PayPal.  [...]

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Recovering Assets from International Financial Fraud

July 20, 2010 Caribbean

The element of surprise. Tracking monies stolen by a Ponzi-scheme architect being prosecuted by the SEC, our investigators and attorneys found $15 million secreted in Panama accounts and moved to repatriate the assets. But two days before the freeze orders hit, the bad guys got tipped off by corrupt bank officials and moved the cash [...]

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