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On December 21, 2023, Global investigations Review quoted Bruce Searby about the practice of Non-Governmental Organizations providing actionable information to U.S Justice Department and other government investigators. The article described a Ukrainian NGO’s meetings with U.S. officials about export control violations contributing to the war against Ukraine.
See https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/just-sanctions/article/us-enforcement-officials-urged-curb-machine-tool-shipments-russia
On November 30, 2023, Global Investigations Review quoted Bruce Searby in an article: US quietly drops PDVSA money laundering case, Bruce Searby as a former federal prosecutor on how turnover and staffing issues at the DOJ can interfere with prosecutions.
On October 31, 2023, a California court sealed the arrest records of a client whose criminal case Searby Law successfully sought to be dismissed after a 3-year ordeal.
In early September 2023, Bruce Searby persuaded the U.S. Department of Justice to lift a restraint placed on the bank account of a company with operating funds located in the United States. The restraint, which related to an ongoing overseas investigation, had threatened to bankrupt the Ukraine-based company employing a large number of workers there.
On August 15, 2023, Bruce Searby testified at the First Rainforest Tribunal in Basel, Switzerland. Essentially a "show trial." the tribunal aimed to examine the deforestation crisis in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, particularly its impact on indigenous communities. Searby's testimony higlighted red flags for money laudering in a Seattle office tower leased to the FBI. (Min. 31)
On August 15, 2023 Bruce Searby will be speaking at the upcoming Basel Rainforest Tribunal convened by the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) of Switzerland. The event drawing participants from around the world, is set to scrutinize the extensive deforestation in Sarawak, Borneo. Searby's presentation will contribute to the Tribunal's goal of examining the consequences of rampant exploitation of the rainforest on both the environment and the indigenous people.
For more information, see: https://www.rainforest-tribunal.org/en/
On June 30, 2023 the Global Investigations Review ran a story, “Financial crime risk high on shady Ukrainian ski resort project.” The article quotes Bruce Searby, who has been enlisted by the Swiss environmental group, the Bruno Manser Fund, to raise awareness among U.S. agencies and politicians regarding potential financial crime risks associated with the contentious Svydovets ski resort project in Ukraine. The project is allegedly tied to Ukrainian oligarchs Igor Kolomoyskyi and Gennadiy Bogolyubov, who have been by a US Justice Department investigation into claims of international money laundering. Searby advises that potential investors should be vigilant with funds from companies linked to alleged international money laundering schemes. He also flagged environmental dangers, stressing the need for investors to ensure they aren't promoting corrupt acts or profiting from any prior corrupt acts related to the project.
On June 1, 2023, Chambers USA announced its ranking of Bruce Searby again in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, in Washington, DC.
On January 23-26, 2023, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) will hold its annual Advanced Criminal Law Seminar in Aspen, CO. As faculty, Bruce Searby will teach a session on advising and representing corporate individuals who are being interviewed as part of government or internal investigations.
For more information, see: https://www.nacdl.org/Event/2023-Advanced-Criminal-Law-Seminar
On November 30, 2022, in the city of Lima, Peru, Bruce Searby of Searby Law conducted an in-person training for a class of Peruvian organized-crime prosecutors. Searby spoke on the subjects of combating corruption, money laundering, fraud, and other economic crimes, in cooperation with United States law enforcement authorities and Civil Society organizations. The Peruvian chapter of Transparency International, Proetica, organized the training.
