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Barrick Mining Brings ICSID Case in Criminal Tax Dispute with Mali |
On May 14, 2025, Barrick Mining requested provisional measures against the Government of Mali to subvert their effort to put the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine under government control. This request... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-06-06 |
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Tax Enforcement |
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European Institutions Decide to Establish Special Tribunal Over Aggression Against Ukraine |
On February 4, 2025, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine, and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
European Union, Europe, Russia, Ukraine |
European Commission, European Union, Violence |
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US and UK Sanction Head of Cambodian Prince Group as US Unseals Indictment |
On October 14, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Office for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging Cambodian national Chen “Vincent” Zhi, the founder and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Cambodia, United Kingdom, United States |
Cybercrime, Organized Crime |
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Council of Europe Adopts a Resolution on the Special Tribunal and Register of Damage for Ukraine |
At its 22nd sitting on June 24, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted its Resolution 2605 (2025) entitled Legal and Human Rights Aspects of the... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
7 |
2025-06-27 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) |
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Mexico sends 29 Mexican nationals charged with drug-trafficking to the United States |
On February 27, 2025, Mexico released and handed over to U.S. custody 29 Mexican nationals charged with several criminal offenses[1] sought after by U.S. authorities.[2] The transfer took place in... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
41 |
3 |
2025-03-07 |
Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Operation Oyamel: Mexican Cartels Expand to Europe |
In a multi-national joint operation, Spanish authorities dismantled one of the “branches” of Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) (CJNG)... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-21 |
Europe, Mexico, Spain |
Drugs & Trafficking, Gangs, International Cooperation |
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Son of El Chapo’s Guilty Plea Sparks Criticisms from Mexican President |
On July 15, 2025, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father Joaquin Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo) as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty in the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Commission of Inquiry Finds Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity |
On March 19, 2025, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its latest report, finding that enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
4 |
2025-03-28 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Crimes against Humanity, United Nations |
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State Attorneys General Press U.S. DOJ to Crack Down on Illegal Offshore Gaming |
On August 5, 2025, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to United States (U.S.) Attorney General Pam Bondi, imploring her to crack down on “the rampant spread of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-08 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Gambling |
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Irish and Spanish Authorities, with the aid of Europol, Arrested 12 Members of “The Family,” an Irish Criminal Network |
Late last month, Irish and Spanish authorities thwarted the efforts of one of Ireland’s most notorious and high-level criminal networks, “The Family,” based in West Dublin. The... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-18 |
Ireland, Spain |
Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Gang Activity, Gangs |
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Some UK Politicians Hint at Withdrawal from the European Human Rights Convention |
On October 3, 2024, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the court and its governing European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). He... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
1 |
2025-01-03 |
Europe, United Kingdom |
European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Acquittal Decision on Commercial Bribery Abroad |
On July 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a judgment of acquittal entered by the district court in the case of U.S. v. Hernán Lopez,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
10 |
2025-08-29 |
United States |
Corruption, Court Conviction |
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Credit Suisse Services AG Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes Relating to Conduct in Singapore |
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Credit Suisse Services AG (hereafter Credit Suisse) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-16 |
Singapore |
Tax Enforcement |
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Thai Police Seek the Arrest for Cambodian in Murder of Former Cambodian Politician |
On January 16, 2025, police in Thailand announced they had issued an arrest warrant for Somwang Bamrungkit, 42, a Thai-Cambodian dual national known in Cambodia as Ly Ratanakraksmey, in connection... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
Thailand |
Extradition |
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U.S. Court Holds FBAR Penalty Assessment Violated Taxpayer’s 7th Amendment Rights |
On September 19, 2025, United States (U.S.) District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed the government’s suit against a taxpayer to reduce assessed penalties to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-03 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy, Tax Enforcement |
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Canadian Government Starts Intelligence Sharing on Laundering of Fentanyl Trafficking |
On February 19, 2025, the Canadian government held the first working meeting of the new Integrated Money Laundering Intelligence Partnership (IMLIP) to facilitate the sharing of money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-06-06 |
Canada |
Drug Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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President Donald Trump Has Renewed Sanctions Against International Criminal Court |
On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court authorizing economic sanctions against the International Criminal... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
United States |
International Criminal Court, Sanctions |
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Council of Europe Adopts Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine |
At its 1541st meeting, on October 22, 2025, the Committee of Ministers approved the draft Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. The ministers... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Europe, Ukraine |
European Commission, European Court of Human Rights, International Courts |
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Europol Releases Its EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) |
On June 24, 2025, Europol released its annual “European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT)”,[1] which it has produced since 2007.
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Michael Plachta |
41 |
7 |
2025-07-03 |
European Union |
Europol, Terrorism |
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FinCEN Decides Not Enforce BOI Reporting Penalties for U.S. Persons and Domestic Entities |
The saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continues to take many twists and turns. On February 17, 2025, in Smith et al v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al,[1] the U.S. District Court for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-03-07 |
United States |
Transparency |
