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When Compliance Becomes Dangerous, Part I: High-Risk Foreign Assignments and the Enforcement Gap |
International criminal enforcement often begins long before a prosecutor files an indictment or a regulator announces a settlement. It may begin... |
Adriana Sanford |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-12 |
Kenya, Nigeria, OECD |
Investigation, Policy/Directives |
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DOJ to Drop Charges Against Indian Magnate |
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn asked a judge to drop bribery-related charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. In the letter, the... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-05 |
India, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Financial Crimes |
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The Trump Administration’s Deportations of Third-Country Nationals to African Countries Raises Questions of Compliance with International and Domestic Law |
The recent arrival of third country deportees from the United States into Sierra Leone generated considerable controversy due to the migrants... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-05 |
Swaziland, United States |
Deportation, Legal Ethics, Policy/Directives |
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From Code to Case File: How the EU AI Act, GDPR, and Data Act Are Transforming AI Governance into Evidentiary Risk (Part 1 of 2) |
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is often described as the first comprehensive, horizontal legal framework for... |
Adriana Sanford |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-04 |
European Union, Europe |
Compliance, Data Privacy |
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Judge Leon’s Preliminary Injunction to Remove Albanese from Sanctions List and Its Constitutional Implications |
On May 13, 2026, US District Judge Richard Leon granted a preliminary injunction to remove Francesca Albanese from the Office of Foreign... |
Jaccaranda Woldemariam |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-04 |
United States |
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Sanctions, United Nations |
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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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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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Repatriation of Australian Women and Their Children Returning From Syrian Detention Camps |
On May 7, 2026, four Australian women and their nine children arrived in Australia from Syrian camps in hopes of repatriation. ... |
Jaccaranda Woldemariam |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-28 |
Australia, Syria |
Abuse of Children, Counter-terrorism, Deportation |
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France Narrowly Avoids Abolition of its Version of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement |
In 2016 France adopted a law known universally as the Loi Sapin 2 as part of a thorough revamping of its national prosecutorial functions and in... |
Frederick T. Davis |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-27 |
Europe, France, United States |
Compliance, Corruption |
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U.S. Persons Found Guilty in Belgian of Cum-Ex Fraud Still Must Face Criminal Trial in Denmark |
In March 2026, the Belgian Court of Appeals found two U.S. advisers guilty of forgery and fraud over a trading scheme employing loopholes to defraud the Belgian government of approximately... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-22 |
Belgium, Denmark |
Financial Enforcement, Tax Enforcement, White Collar Crime |
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Colombia Extradites Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader to the U.S. |
On May 14, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Colombia has extradited a 24-year-old Venezuelan national... |
Bruce |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Colombia, United States, Venezuela |
Extradition, Gangs, International Organizations |
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The Arrest of a Guatemalan Kingpin and America’s Successes and Shortfalls in International Narcotics Enforcement |
In late April 2026, American authorities arrested infamous Guatemalan drug lord and member of the Los Huistas gang, Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Guatemala, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives |
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France Enacts Landmark Legislation to Facilitate the Restitution of Colonial Era Cultural Assets: Implications for International Enforcement and Transition of State Assets |
France’s National Assembly and the Senate unanimously adopted an amended version of a landmark bill on April 13, 2026, to facilitate the... |
Abigail Lee |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Burkina Faso, France |
Art and Cultural Property, International Cooperation, United Nations |
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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Arizona Gun Dealers with Material Support to FTOs |
On March 25, 2026, in a case of first impression United States prosecutors charged an Arizona gun dealer with charges related to furnishing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Gangs |
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Council of Europe Adopts Additional Protocol to the Criminal Asset Recovery Convention |
On May 15, 2026, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering,... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Europe, Moldova |
Counter-terrorism, FATF, Financial Enforcement |
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UAE Provides Safe Haven for RSF |
A new report links the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan embroiled in a civil war with the Sudanese military, to several luxury properties in Dubai. Family... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Sudan, United Arab Emirates |
Economic Sanctions, Financial Enforcement, International Criminal Court |
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A Recent Post-Trial Rule 29 Acquittal in an FCPA Case Reveals a Curious Split in the Circuits on the Use of Translated Evidence in Criminal Cases |
On April 14, 2026, Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas issued an order acquitting a defendant pursuant to F. R. Crim. P. 29 after a jury had convicted him of violating the... |
Frederick T. Davis |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Fair Trial, Trial |
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Europol Supports Swiss-German Enforcement against Black Axe in Switzerland |
On April 28, 2026, law enforcement conducted house searches in several Swiss cantons, resulting in ten arrests, including the Black Axe “regional Head” for the Southern European... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Nigeria, Switzerland |
Economic Integration, International Crimes |
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U.S. Returns Ancient Artifacts to Italy; Commemorating 25th year of Alliance |
Italian and American officials recently marked over twenty-five years of collaboration in the fight against the illicit trade of cultural property by returning almost 340 artifacts to Italy. The... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Italy, United States |
Art and Cultural Property, Cross-Border Communication, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Mexico in a Tight Spot. US Requests Extradition of Incumbent Mexican Officials. |
On April 29, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against ten Mexican incumbent and former Mexican officials of the State of... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Mexico, United States |
Border Security, Cross-Border Communication, Extradition |
