Articles

E.g., 2025-01
Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UK Arrests in Wales Alleged Animal Rights and Ecoterrorist on US Most-Wanted FBI List On November 25, 2024, police in North Wales detained Daniel Andreas San Diego on charges that he planted two bombs that detonated in the San Francisco region in 2003: two on the grounds of a... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2024-12-13 United Kingdom Extradition
Israeli Soldiers Face Criminal Investigations Abroad Increasingly, Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are facing criminal investigations for their participation in alleged atrocities in Gaza. The investigations are partly generated by international... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2025-01-10 Israel, Palestine Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes
U.S. Court in Texas Issues Nationwide Injunction to Corporate Transparency Act On December 3, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, making it effective nationwide.[1]  Judge Amos... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2024-12-13 United States Transparency
IRS Issues “John Does” Summons Relating to Entities Doing Business with Trident Trust Group On December 23, 2024, United States District Judge John P. Cronan, Southern District of New York, issued an order granting an ex parte petition for leave to serve “John Doe” summonses... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2025-01-10 United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief On November 27, 2024, ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC announced he was applying for a warrant of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in response to the situation... Michael Plachta 41 1 2024-12-13 Myanmar International Criminal Court
Global Fight Against Money Laundering: Progress on Paper, Success Elusive The 13th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index highlights a gradual improvement in national systems to counter money laundering – at least in terms of technical compliance with... The Basel Institute on Governance 41 1 2025-01-10 Money Laundering
ICC Assembly of States Parties Takes Action on Outstanding Arrest Warrants The 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP or Assembly) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) was held from December 2 to 7, 2017, in the Hague.[1] One... Michael Plachta 41 1 2024-12-13 International Criminal Court
U.S. Shares $50m in Forfeited Assets with Estonia in Exchange for Financial Enforcement Activities On January 7, 2025, the United States Department of Justice announced it agreed to share $50 million in forfeited assets with the Republic of Estonia (Estonia) in recognition of Estonia’s... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-17 Estonia, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure
United States and China Engage in Prisoner Swap The United States and China have furthered their diplomatic relations through a recent prisoner swap. The swap secured the release of three Americans who, per the United States government, had been... Simran Pandey 41 1 2024-12-20 China, United States Transfer of Prisoners
U.S. Agrees to Share $52.8 Million in Forfeited Corruption Proceeds with Nigeria On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an agreement, [1]in which the U.S. agreed to transfer approximately $52.88 million in... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-17 Nigeria, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure
Danish Court Convicts English Financier of Cum-Ex Fraud On December 12, 2024, a Danish court convicted Sanjay Shah, a 54-year-old English financier, of cum-ex dividend fraud and sentenced him to twelve years in prison.[1]     Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2024-12-20 Denmark Tax Enforcement
INTERPOL and International Parental Child Abduction The complexity of International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) demands urgent attention. When a child is wrongfully removed or retained in another country without the other parent’s consent... Konstantina Zivla 41 2 2025-01-17 INTERPOL
Europol Releases the 2024 Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) On December 12, 2024, Europol released its annual “European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT),”[1] which it has produced since 2007.     Michael Plachta 41 1 2024-12-20 Europe Europol, Terrorism
U.S. Removes Cuba from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism and Eases Sanctions as Cuba Will Release 553 Political Prisoners On January 14, 2025, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order that removed Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and announced other steps to ease economic penalties. On the... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-17 United States Sanctions
Mexican Authorities’ Record Fentanyl Seizure: Implications for U.S.-Mexico Relations In a historic crackdown, Mexican authorities recently seized over a ton of fentanyl in Sinaloa state, a hub of cartel activity and synthetic opioid production. This operation marks the largest... Emily Hong 41 1 2024-12-20 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Sanctions RSF Leaders in Sudan for Genocide On January 7, 2025, the United States Department of State declared that the leaders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and RSF-aligned militias in Sudan have committed genocide in the armed conflict... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-17 Sudan, United States Genocide
Germany - UK Joint Action Targets Human Smuggling in English Channel On December 10, 2024, United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser inked a joint action plan in London to reduce English Channel crossings by human... Austin Wahl 41 1 2024-12-20 Germany, United Kingdom Smuggle
American Man Accused of Sexual Assault in 2013 is Extradited to the U.S. from France On Thursday, January 16, 2025, Ian Cleary, an American man accused of sexual assault in 2013 was extradited to the United States from France. Cleary, who is infamous for sending a “So I Raped... Morinsola Tinubu 41 2 2025-01-17 France, United States Extradition, Rape, Sex Crimes
Former Florida Rep. Charged Again for FARA and Laundering Violations On December 17, 2024, a grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment[1] charging former U.S. Congressman David Rivera, 59, of Miami, with a scheme to violate the Foreign Agents... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2025-01-03 United States Money Laundering
International Activities of Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office As a still relatively new legal institution in Brazil, inserted by the National Constituent Assembly in Chapter IV of the 1988 Federal Constitution (On the Functions Essential to Justice),... Luiz Fabricio Vergueiro 41 2 2025-01-24 Brazil Extradition

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