Articles

E.g., 2026-01
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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 Tax Enforcement
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
The Real Government Fraud: An Examination of Foreign Actors’ Role in Defrauding the Federal Government The United States federal government is riddled with fraud. This fraud is not the same as the “fraud” that is demonized by the second Trump administration, Elon Musk, and conservative... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-06 China, North Korea, Russia, United States Fraud, Identity Theft, U.S. Federal Government
Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Reservations to Genocide: Substance or Procedure? On March 6, 2025, Sudan initiated proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of the Convention on the Prevention and... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-30 Sudan, United Arab Emirates Genocide, International Criminal Court
IOSCO and Private Sector Work on Combating Online Fraud and Platform Providers On May 21, 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a statement on combating online fraud and the role of Platform Providers.[1] Meanwhile, the private... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-30 United States Cybercrime
Former U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in One of the Largest U.S. Tax Evasion Prosecutions On May 21, 2025, Douglas Edelman, a former defense contractor, pleaded guilty to tax crimes concerning his efforts to defraud the United States and evade taxes on income that he earned from his... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-30 United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Georgian National Charged with Solicitation of Hate Crimes Extradited to U.S. On May 22, 2025, twenty-one-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili, a native of Tbilisi, Georgia, was extradited from Moldova to the U.S. to face a four-count indictment relating to the solicitation of... Austin Wahl 41 6 2025-05-30 Georgia, Moldova, United States Organized Crime, Terrorism
U.S. Eases Sanctions on Syria On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant relief from sanctions imposed on Syria, with the issuance of a new General License, and the State Department... Michelle Roberts 41 6 2025-05-30 Syria, United States Sanctions
Former Member of Gambian Military Convicted of Torture In Landmark Case On April 15, 2025, a former soldier within Gambia’s military force was convicted by a U.S. jury of five counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture in Denver, Colorado.... Chloe Fontenelle 41 6 2025-05-23 Gambia, United States Indictment, International Crimes, Torture
FinCEN Designates Cambodia-Based Huione Group of Primary Money Laundering Concern On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) under Section 311 of... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-23 Cambodia, United States Money Laundering, Terrorism
U.S. Brings First Charge of Material Support to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization On May 16, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first indictment, which was unsealed that day, for providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-23 United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking
Surveillance Without Remedy: Rethinking Victim Compensation After WhatsApp v. NSO Group On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a federal jury ordered NSO Group, an Israeli-based government spyware company, to pay a record $167 million in damages for hacking more than 1,000 people through WhatsApp... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-23 United States Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Deportation of Venezuelans Under Alien Enemies Act On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded its prohibition on removal from the United States of Venezuelan men now in immigration custody in Texas. The Court issued an eight-page unsigned... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-23 United States, Venezuela Border Security, Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
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
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
Malaysia Requests Extradition of Leissner and Pursues Asset Recovery More than ten years after the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, the Malaysian government continues to actively take steps in enforcement, both in trying to extradite former Goldman Sachs... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-16 Malaysia Asset Seizure, Corruption, Extradition
Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Charged with Narco-Terrorism for First Time For the first time in the United States, two leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel have been charged by indictment with narco-terrorism and materially supporting a foreign terrorist organization, in... Austin Wahl 41 6 2025-05-16 United States Court Conviction, Drugs & Trafficking
FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders On April 14, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs), mandating U.S. title insurance companies to identify the... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-09 United States Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering

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