On May 20, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging Raul Modesto Castro Ruz, along with Lorenzo Alberto Perez-Perez; Emilio José Palacio Blanco; José Fidel Gual Barzaga; Raul Simanca Cardenas; and Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodrigue, for their alleged roles in the February 24, 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed U.S. civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR), also known as Hermanos al Rescate, over international waters

              International criminal enforcement often begins long before a prosecutor files an indictment or a regulator announces a settlement. It may begin inside a multinational enterprise, when a lawyer questions a suspicious payment, an auditor identifies irregular transactions, a compliance officer refuses to approve a deficient review, or a finance professional detects signs of corruption, forced labor, trafficking, sanctions evasion, counterfeiting, money laundering, or organized criminal influence. At that moment, corporate compliance ceases to be an internal procedure alone. It becomes part of the broader enforcement ecosystem.

                Guyana recently signed the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Among Targeted Financial Sanctions Competent Authorities Within the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).  The Caribbean Financial Action Task force is an organization of 24 member states dedicated to implementing measures against money laundering.  Guyana is one of the first countries within the CFATF to sign the MOU.  The agreement was signed on behalf of Guyana by Hon. Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC MP.

               Swiss courts have cleared both UBS and a former Credit Suisse compliance officer in the Mozambique “Tuna Bond’ case.  On April 13, 2026, media reported that Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court found that UBS could not be held responsible for alleged misconduct related to events that occurred well before UBS took over Credit Suisse on an emergency basis.  The court explained that “(t)ransferring criminal liability to UBS, coupled with its conviction and the payment of a fine as a criminal penalty, would violate the principle of culpability” and would be against both the Swiss constitution and European Convention on Human Rights.”[1]

               On May 13, 2026,  the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS)  announced that it and Crime Stoppers for the Caribbean, Bermuda and Latin America (CBLA Crime Stoppers Foundation) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase regional cooperation in support of crime prevention, intelligence coordination and citizen participation across the Caribbean.  The parties signed the agreement on May 12, 2026 in Paramaribo, Suriname, during the Annual Conference of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP).  The MOU targets serious and transnational organized crime affecting the Caribbean.  The MOU preceded by one week the start by CARICOM-UNDP of the diagnostic document and action framework, entitled A Regional Approach to Addressing Crime, Violence, Resilience, and Human Security in the Caribbean.

               The recent arrival of third country deportees from the United States into Sierra Leone generated considerable controversy due to the migrants’ lack of cultural or political connection to the tiny West African nation.[2] The migrants are nationals of Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, and Nigeria

               Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn asked a judge to drop bribery-related charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. In the letter, the prosecutors said they decided “not to devote further resources” to the case against Mr. Adani and seven others

               On May 13, 2026, US District Judge Richard Leon granted a preliminary injunction to remove Francesca Albanese from the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) sanctions list.  This removal was short lived. Albanese’s name was added back to the sanctions list on May 27, 2026, after the U.S. government appealed the decision and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals enabled the reinstatement of Albanese’s name pending further court orders

               The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is often described as the first comprehensive, horizontal legal framework for artificial intelligence. The AI Act operates as the mechanism through which artificial intelligence systems are brought within the European Union’s (EU) broader architecture of market supervision, data protection, product safety, cybersecurity resilience, and civil accountability.

               On May 7, 2026, four Australian women and their nine children arrived in Australia from Syrian camps in hopes of repatriation.  Three of the women were arrested upon arrival.