A non-governmental organization has brought the first complaint to prosecute members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), for war crimes in Sudan.  The RSF is the paramilitary group fighting against the Sudanese military for over three years.  The complaint -- on behalf of victims of alleged atrocities resulting from the conflict -- asks prosecutors in Kenya to investigate allegations of torture and sexual violence by members of the RSF.

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.

 

On June 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),  jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the Agencies), issued an advisory in coordination with the International Revenue Service (IRS) to advise financial institutions, especially banks, to be vigilant against fraud schemes and other suspicious or potentially criminal activities concerning the unlawful employment of illegal aliens.

 

On May 28, 2026, the United States Department of State formally designated two Brazilian gangs, Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as specially designated global terrorists (SDGT) and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). The Trump administration is justifying its designation by claiming that both the PCC and the CV launched attacks against police and military targets across Brazil, traffic drugs throughout Brazil and the rest of the Americas, and maintain worldwide criminal networks

 

               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