Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
South African Fugitive “Facebook Rapist” Detained in Tanzania After Faking Death On April 8, Tanzanian law enforcement captured South African fugitive Thabo Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer, after he escaped his prison cell in March 2022 when he faked his own death.... Alex Mostaghimi 39 4 2023-04-14 South Africa, Tanzania Deportation, Extradition, Fugitive
Belgian Firm and NGOS Allege Erdogan’s Regime Committed Crimes against Humanity On February 9, 2023, the Belgian law firm Van Steenbrugge Advocaten (VSA), Belgium-based NGO Turkey Tribunal, and the European Magistrates for Democracy and Freedom (MEDEL) filed a complaint to the... Alex Mostaghimi 39 4 2023-04-14 Turkey Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, International Law
UAE Denies South African Extradition Request of the Gupta Brothers On April 7, 2023, the United Arab Emirates announced its denial of South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, two brothers.  South Africa has charged the Gupta brothers... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-04-14 South Korea, United Arab Emirates Corruption, Extradition, Money Laundering
Kosovo Specialist Chambers Try Former Head of State and 3 other Leaders On April 3, 2023, the trial started against former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) leaders in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) in The... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-04-14 Kosovo Prosecution, War Crimes
Mexico Extradites Sinaloa Cartel Figure to the U.S. on Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges On April 4, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced Mexico has extradited to the United States a Mexican national and alleged high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, an... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-04-14 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
Montenegro Arrests Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon on S. Korea Charges On March 23, 2023, Montenegrin authorities arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in both South Korea and the United States after a $40 billion crash of his firm’s... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-04-07 South Korea, United States Cybercrime, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement
Dubai’s Court of Cassation Affirms Extradition of Sanjay Shah to Denmark On April 3, the Dubai attorney general, Essam Al Humaidan, issued a statement that the Dubai Court of Cassation has ruled that British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah must be extradited to Denmark,... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-04-07 Denmark, United Kingdom Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York Unseals Indictment against Bulgarian Woman Extradited to the U.S. for Role in Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme On March 21, 2023, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the unsealing of charges against Irina Dilkinska relating to her participation in the massive OneCoin fraud scheme.[1]  OneCoin,... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-03-31 Bulgaria, United States Cybercrime, Extradition, Indictment
Philippines Cuts Contact with the International Criminal Court Over the “War on Drugs” On March 28, 2023, Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced that he would cut off contact with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it rejected an appeal... Michael Plachta 39 4 2023-03-31 Philippines Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court
Haitian ex-Mayor Found Guilty in U.S. Civil Suit, Required to Pay $15.5 Million in Damages The jury found Jean Morose Viliena, a former Haitian mayor, guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boston on March 21st and ordered him to pay $15.5 million in damages.  Viliena was charged... Savannah Telfer 39 4 2023-03-31 Haiti, United States Human Rights, Torture
Montenegro Arrests Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon on S. Korea Charges On March 23, 2023, Montenegrin authorities arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in both South Korea and the United States after a $40 billion crash of his firm’s... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-03-31 South Korea Cybercrime, Extradition
U.S. CFTC Brings Suit Against Binance On March 27, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought suit against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange based in Malta, alleging violations of the Commodity Exchange Act... Alex Mostaghimi 39 4 2023-03-31 Malta, United States Cybercrime
UN Commission Finds Wide Range of War Crimes by Russian Forces in Ukraine On March 15, 2023, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its final report outlining the main findings since the outset of its mandate.[1] * Professor... Michael Plachta 39 4 2023-03-22 Russia, Ukraine United Nations, War Crimes
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin for Deportation of Ukrainian Children On March 17, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the President of the Russian Federation  and Ms. Maria... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-03-22 Russia, Ukraine Deportation, War Crimes, Warrants
Guatemala Extradites Alleged Human Smugglers to the United States On March 16, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the U.S. on charges of human smuggling resulting in death and the first... Bruce Zagaris 39 4 2023-03-22 United States Human Trafficking
Finnish Court Conducts Appeals Trial in Liberia Against Accused War Criminal On January 31, a Finnish Appeals Court arrived in Liberia to begin a trial against Sierra Leonean rebel commander Gibril Massaquoi.  A lower Finish Court acquitted Massaquoi of war crimes and... Alex Mostaghimi 39 3 2023-03-22 Finland, Liberia War Crimes
Equatorial Guinea’s Vice Presidents Assets Seized To Compensate Damage Awards to Torture Victim On February 13, a South African court ordered the seizure of a superyacht and two palatial homes owned by Equatorial Guinea's Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang.  The suit which drove... Alex Mostaghimi 39 3 2023-03-17 Equatorial Guinea, South Africa Seizure, Torture
U.S. and Europol Takedown Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer On March 15, 2023, the United States Department of Justice, Europol, and the German Federal Criminal Police (the Bundeskriminalamt) cooperated in taking down ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency... Bruce Zagaris 39 3 2023-03-17 European Union, United States, Vietnam Cybercrime, Europol, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision
Swiss Prosecute Bankers for Assisting Putin’s Strawman On March 8, 2023, a trial started in which Swiss prosecutors are prosecuting four banking executives for allegedly managing accounts that assisted move millions of dollars of money belonging to... Bruce Zagaris 39 3 2023-03-17 Russia, Switzerland Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering
English High Court Deny Abraaj Founder’s Efforts to Stop Extradition to U.S. for Fraud On March 8, 2023, an English High Court rejected final efforts of Arif Naqvi, the founder of a failed private equity firm, to block his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States for... Bruce Zagaris 39 3 2023-03-17 United Kingdom, United States Extradition, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud

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