Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
US District Court in Texas Blocks Trump Administration’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act On April 30, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez issued a 36-page opinion permanently barring the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelans it has... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-09 United States Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
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
New Sanctions on the Family of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Signal Diplomatic Rift Between the Americas’ Two Most Populated Nations On September 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of the Treasury unveiled new sanctions targeting Viviane Barci de Moraes -- the wife of previously sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 10 2025-09-26 Brazil, United States Sanctions, U.S. Federal Government
International Enforcement Cooperation Disrupts Dark Web Narcotics Operations On May 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Joint Criminal Opiod and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 European Union, United States Cybercrime, Drug Enforcement, Europol
Tanzanian and Ugandan Opposition Leaders are Abducted, Respectively, in Kenya On January 12, 2025, Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a well-known Tanzanian activist and dissident, was kidnapped in Nairobi, Kenya, by three armed men. With over one million followers on X, Tsehai is a... Morinsola Tinubu 41 3 2025-02-14 Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Kidnaping
European Bank Authority Issues Report on Combating Crypto-Asset ML/TF On October 9, 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) released Report on Tackling ML/TF Risks in Crypto-Asset Services Through Supervision:  Lessons Learned from Recent Cases.  Bruce Zagaris 41 11 2025-10-24 European Union Banking Supervision, Cybercrime, International Cooperation, Regulation
Used Cars, Kidnapping, and Cartels: How the Case of Carlos Martinez Reveals the Tentacles of Corruption, Violence, and Organized Crime in America’s Borderlands After extensive prosecutorial efforts from the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ), Carlos Martinez was finally sentenced for his role in an illicit scheme to monopolize transnational... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-27 Mexico, United States Conspiracy, Corruption, Organized Crime
FinCEN Sets March 21 Deadline for CTA Reporting as a Result of Court Decision 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 2025-02-28 United States Transparency
France Extradites Belarusian National to the U.S. for Export Control Violations On November 4, 2025, United States (U.S.) law enforcement announced that French authorities extradited Yana Leonova, 33, a Belarusian national living in Russia, on an indictment in the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 41 12 2025-11-21 France, Russia, United States Export Enforcement, Extradition
Council of Europe Adopts Protocol Amending the Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism On July 9, 2025, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted a Protocol amending the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196), also known as the Warsaw Convention... Michael Plachta 41 8 2025-07-18 European Union Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, European Commission, Terrorism
Alarming Accusations of Reproductive Violence and Gender-Based Atrocity in Gaza Against Israel A new report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory paints a picture of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, documenting... Emily Hong 41 4 2025-03-28 Israel, Palestine Crimes against Humanity, Violence
Costa Rican Ex-Senior Official Arrested in Texas and Awaits Extradition The Eastern District of Texas unsealed an indictment in 2024 charging a former Costa Rican government official with federal drug crimes, and is requesting his extradition back to the United States... Austin Wahl 41 9 2025-08-01 Costa Rica, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Due Process Before Deportation Under the Alien Enemies Act, as Judge Boasberg Finds Probable Cause for Criminal Contempt On April 7, 2025, Justice Roberts, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Trump administration could appeal and then vacated the Temporary Restraining Orders issued by Judge Boasberg. The opinion... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 El Salvador, United States, Venezuela Crimes, Deportation
Bangladesh Requests Extradition of Former Prime Minister from India On December 23, 2024, Bangladesh stated that it had sent a formal request to India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who abandoned her post for India in August during widespread... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2025-01-03 Bangladesh, India Extradition
A Kingpin’s Guilty Plea and the Critical Role of the Sinaloa Cartel in Modern American Foreign Policy On August 25th, 2025, former Sinaloa Cartel boss and El Chapo Associate, Ismael Zambada Garcia – also known as El Mayo – pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement with the... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 10 2025-08-29 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives, Racketeering/RICO
Occupied Cyprus: The “Blind Spot” in International Policing The northern part of Cyprus remains a blind spot in international policing. Controlled by the unrecognised “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (“TRNC”), the occupied... Konstantina Zivla 41 6 2025-05-16 Cyprus International Law, Law Enforcement
The Exotic Case of Samuele Landi and His Dream of Settling the Sea The death of Samuele Landi while seasteading off the coast of Dubai in an apparent effort to avoid criminal prosecution in Italy evokes the issue of a recent novel way to facilitate fugitivity. Austin Wahl 41 2 2025-01-24 Italy, United Arab Emirates Crimes
U.S. Court Grants Government’s Motion to Compel Apple to Give Information in Swiss Tax Investigation On August 28, 2025, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the United States (U.S.) District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Government’s motion to compel Apple to... Bruce Zagaris 41 10 2025-09-26 Switzerland, United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Leader of Russian Malware Scheme and Global Ransomware Conspiracy Indicted by Department of Justice On May 22, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled an indictment of Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov for his role in the Qakbot malware scheme.[1] The DOJ accuses Gallyamov, a... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 6 2025-06-06 Russia, United States Cybercrime, Europol, U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-14 United States Law Enforcement

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