On September 9, 2026, a federal magistrate judge in Miami ordered Andrew (39) and Tristan Tate (38) to remain in federal detention while they fight extradition to the United Kingdom (UK). The brothers — dual citizens of the United States and Britain — are popular right-wing streamers who now face several charges including rape and human trafficking from the UK, all of which they have denied. They also face ongoing charges from a 2022 arrest in Romania, where they previously lived.

                Five European countries say they have requested evidence from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) under Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties (MLATs) with respect to investigations related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and have yet to receive assistance. The DOJ said it does not comment on the status of MLAT requests with foreign counterparts.

                On September 16, 2026, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers delivered the Trial Judgment in the case of Specialist Prosecutor v. Hashim Thaҫi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, and Jakup Krasniqi (KSC-BC-2020-06).  The Trial Panel II found that all four accused were criminally responsible for four counts of the war crimes of arbitrary detention against 385 individuals, cruel treatment against 49 individuals, torture against 303 individuals, and murder against 96 individuals. 

                On September 4, 2026, Argentine judge Santiago Inchausti ordered that a painting looted by the Nazis from Dutch Jewish art collector Jacques Goudstikker must be returned to his heir, Marei von Saher.  The painting, an 18^th Century work by the name “Portrait of a Lady”, by Giacomo Antonio Melchiorre Ceruti, is valued at €250,000.  The portrait remained in the hands of the family of Friederich Kadgien, an official in the Nazi regime who fled to Argentina after the Second World War, settling in the coastal city of Mar del Plata.

                On September 8, 2026, a Russian national and web developer who alleged engaged in a transnational cyber-fraud conspiracy responsible for large-scale bank account takeover activity, was arraigned in the United States (U.S.) District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.  On November 4, 2025, a grand jury indictment was returned against Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov, 36, for charges relating to a credential-harvesting and bank fraud operation targeting victims cross the U.S.

                On September 4, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit unanimously affirmed a district court summary judgment order that authorizes the assessment by the Internal Revenue Service of $2,915,633 in civil penalties for a taxpayer’s willfully failing to report his interest in multiple foreign bank accounts over several years.  The appellate court rejected the taxpayer Richard Rund’s defense that the penalties violated the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

               On September 1, 2026, the Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced that it had concluded “the interrogation phase” of the 5,704 ISIS suspects who were brought from northeast Syria, and referred them to trial. The investigation involved the Karkh First Investigative Court and the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, with support from several Iraqi security and government institutions. Officials from the Interior and Justice ministries, the intelligence service, the National Security Service and military intelligence participated in the process.

                On August 28, 20226, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr United Arab Emirate’(UAE)s correspondent banking access.  FinCEN’s action against Banque Misr UAE was taken under Operation Economic Outcast.  In addition, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Reza Mohammad Taeedi, the manager of Bank Melli’s Dubai branch.  OFAC also sanctioned a Hong Kong-based front company that has allegedly assisted laundering funds for a sanctioned Iranian exchange house.[1]

                In March 2026, two Ecuadorian fishing boats were sunk by small quadcopter drones that dropped explosives.  Both crews that were interviewed after the incident reported a “mysterious blue ship” and drones following them at a distance.  A day later, the boats were attacked without warning.  The drones, described as the size of a pillow and with a tube hanging from the center, either crashed into the boats or dropped explosives.  The drones hit La Negra Francisca Duarte II on March 17, and Don Maca on March 26.  At some point, both crews also mentioned a grey aircraft circling overhead.  Hernan Flores, captain of La Negra Francisca, described it as a mini plane with long wings.

                On  August 26, 2026, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his counterpart Mexican Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco and a high-level delegation in Washington, DC.  Each side emphasized different aspects of the meeting.  The Mexican side was much more positive than the U.S.