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Southeast Asian Money Laundering Networks and Their Extensive Global Reach |
On December 4th, 2025, Cambodian authorities targeted Huione Group, a notorious money laundering front for global hacker networks and cyber criminals. Huione Group provides refuge for global... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
Cambodia, China |
Counterfeiting, Cybercrime, Money Laundering |
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Jurisprudence of Sexual Violence: Applying International Accountability Frameworks to Increasing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sudan |
On June 23, 2026, the United Nations (U.N.) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report documenting the “brutality... |
Abigail Lee |
42 |
10 |
2026-08-28 |
Sudan |
Human Rights, Sex Crimes, United Nations |
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DOJ Indictment of Scammers in Southeast Asia Unveils the Use of Enslaved Labor in Organized Crime Throughout the Region |
In late April 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled charges against two Chinese nationals for their role in managing scam centers across the Thai-Burmese border region... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-01 |
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, United States |
Cybercrime, Human Trafficking, Indictment, Organized Crime |
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INTERPOL Adopts Changes to CCF Statute and Rules on the Processing of Data |
At its annual meeting on November 24-27, 2025, in Marrakech, Morocco, the INTERPOL General Assembly (GA) adopted changes to INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD) and the Statute of... |
Dr. Ted R. Bromund, Charlie Magri Esq., and Sandra Grossman Esq. |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
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INTERPOL, Policy/Directives |
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Panama Arrests U.S. Fugitive on the Lam Since 1993 Wanted for Murder |
On May 10, 2026, the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team (DFAT) announced the arrest of a fugitive on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-28 |
Panama, United States |
Extradition, Murder |
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SEC Dismisses Case against Cryptocurrency Entity Operated by Trump Backers |
On January 23, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a joint stipulation with Defendant Gemini Trust Company, LLC (hereafter Gemini Trust) to dismiss, with prejudice, the SEC... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
2 |
2026-02-06 |
United States |
Financial Enforcement, Regulation |
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DOJ’s Arrest of Iranian-American Jamshid Ghomi |
On June 3, 2026, dual Iranian-American citizen Jamshid Ghomi was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic... |
Jaccaranda Woldemariam |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
Iran, United Arab Emirates, United States |
Arrest, Sanctions |
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Resurfacing Threats by the Islamic State Amid a Dangerous Situation in the ISIS Fighters’ Camps in Syria |
On February 21, 2026, after nearly two years without a major audio message from its central leadership, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) aired a 35-minute recording delivered by... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
3 |
2026-02-27 |
Iraq, Syria |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Austrian Court Finds Former Syrian Officials Guilty of Torture |
On July 6, 2026, a court in Vienna, Austria found two former Syrian officials guilty of crimes against humanity committed against victims... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Austria, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, Jurisdiction |
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Amidst Hungary-Ukraine Dispute, Hungarian Prime Minister Continues Block on EU Sanctions and Aid Package |
At a European Union (EU) summit on March 19, 2026, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continued to veto both an EU financial aid package for Ukraine and a sanctions package targeting... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
4 |
2026-03-27 |
Hungary, Ukraine |
European Union, International Cooperation, Sanctions |
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ICC Terminates Case for War Crimes in Darfur Against Mr. Banda |
On July 23, 2026, Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) terminated the proceedings against Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and thereby vacated the arrest warrant against him... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
9 |
2026-07-31 |
Sudan |
International Criminal Court |
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The Appeal of Ousman Sonko: Universal Jurisdiction, Crimes Against Humanity, and the Long Reach of International Justice |
On March 30, 2026, Ousman Sonko—a former Interior Minister of The Gambia—appeared before the Higher Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona to challenge his... |
Aniska Manojkumar |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-17 |
Gambia, Switzerland |
Crimes against Humanity, International Law, Jurisdiction |
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U.S. Removes Sanctions against Brazilian Justice and His Family |
On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the removal of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his family for the role of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
Brazil |
Sanctions |
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Private Cyber Operators, Public Responsibility: Trump Memorandum Expands Offensive Cyber Enforcement |
On August 12, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum establishing a federal program under which vetted United States... |
Maria B. Mc Reddie |
42 |
10 |
2026-08-28 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Oversight |
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French Company Held Liable for Funding Terrorism in Syria |
In a landmark decision, on April 13, 2026, a French corporation and its executives were found guilty of helping to fund international terrorism. French cement company Lafarge has been officially... |
John Capwell |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
France, Syria |
Financial Crimes, Terrorism |
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C$176.9 Million Fine Against Cryptocurrency Exchange From FINTRAC Demonstrates Costs of Non-Compliance |
The C$176.9 million administrative monetary penalty imposed against the Vancouver-based, overseas-operated, cryptocurrency exchange Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., operating under the name Cryptomus, by... |
Simon Grant, Jessica Horwitz, Andrew Bozzato, and Nicole Liu, Bennett Jones LLP |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
Canada |
Financial Enforcement, Regulation |
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Venezuela Extradites Alex Saab to the U.S. on Money Laundering Charges |
On May 18, 2026, Venezuela’s former Minister of Industry and National Production appeared in court in the Southern District of Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-28 |
Colombia, United States, Venezuela |
Extradition, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering |
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America’s Role in the Illegal Timber Trade and How a Pattern of Nonenforcement of Environmental Statutes Enables Deforestation |
A recent Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) report published in January 2026 shines light on the illegal lumber trade between Brazilian exporters and both American and European importers. The... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
2 |
2026-02-06 |
Brazil, United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Supreme Court Ends Alien Tort Claims |
On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe effectively ended the ability to bring actions under the 1789 Alien Tort... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
China, United States |
Human Rights, Intelligence |
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Nine Men Deported to Cameroon; Journalists Arrested While Investigating; Judge Declares the Policy Illegal |
On February 17, 2026, four journalists investigating the surreptitious deportation of nine men from the United States (U.S.) to Cameroon and one lawyer were arrested and detained by local... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
3 |
2026-02-27 |
Cameroon, United States |
Deportation, Human Rights, International Law |
