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U.S. Persons Found Guilty in Belgian of Cum-Ex Fraud Still Must Face Criminal Trial in Denmark |
In March 2026, the Belgian Court of Appeals found two U.S. advisers guilty of forgery and fraud over a trading scheme employing loopholes to defraud the Belgian government of approximately... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-22 |
Belgium, Denmark |
Financial Enforcement, Tax Enforcement, White Collar Crime |
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Colombia Extradites Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader to the U.S. |
On May 14, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Colombia has extradited a 24-year-old Venezuelan national... |
Bruce |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Colombia, United States, Venezuela |
Extradition, Gangs, International Organizations |
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The Arrest of a Guatemalan Kingpin and America’s Successes and Shortfalls in International Narcotics Enforcement |
In late April 2026, American authorities arrested infamous Guatemalan drug lord and member of the Los Huistas gang, Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Guatemala, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives |
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France Enacts Landmark Legislation to Facilitate the Restitution of Colonial Era Cultural Assets: Implications for International Enforcement and Transition of State Assets |
France’s National Assembly and the Senate unanimously adopted an amended version of a landmark bill on April 13, 2026, to facilitate the... |
Abigail Lee |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Burkina Faso, France |
Art and Cultural Property, International Cooperation, United Nations |
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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Arizona Gun Dealers with Material Support to FTOs |
On March 25, 2026, in a case of first impression United States prosecutors charged an Arizona gun dealer with charges related to furnishing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Gangs |
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Council of Europe Adopts Additional Protocol to the Criminal Asset Recovery Convention |
On May 15, 2026, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering,... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-21 |
Europe, Moldova |
Counter-terrorism, FATF, Financial Enforcement |
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UAE Provides Safe Haven for RSF |
A new report links the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan embroiled in a civil war with the Sudanese military, to several luxury properties in Dubai. Family... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Sudan, United Arab Emirates |
Economic Sanctions, Financial Enforcement, International Criminal Court |
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A Recent Post-Trial Rule 29 Acquittal in an FCPA Case Reveals a Curious Split in the Circuits on the Use of Translated Evidence in Criminal Cases |
On April 14, 2026, Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas issued an order acquitting a defendant pursuant to F. R. Crim. P. 29 after a jury had convicted him of violating the... |
Frederick T. Davis |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Fair Trial, Trial |
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Europol Supports Swiss-German Enforcement against Black Axe in Switzerland |
On April 28, 2026, law enforcement conducted house searches in several Swiss cantons, resulting in ten arrests, including the Black Axe “regional Head” for the Southern European... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Nigeria, Switzerland |
Economic Integration, International Crimes |
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U.S. Returns Ancient Artifacts to Italy; Commemorating 25th year of Alliance |
Italian and American officials recently marked over twenty-five years of collaboration in the fight against the illicit trade of cultural property by returning almost 340 artifacts to Italy. The... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Italy, United States |
Art and Cultural Property, Cross-Border Communication, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Mexico in a Tight Spot. US Requests Extradition of Incumbent Mexican Officials. |
On April 29, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against ten Mexican incumbent and former Mexican officials of the State of... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Mexico, United States |
Border Security, Cross-Border Communication, Extradition |
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French Company Held Liable for Funding Terrorism in Syria |
In a landmark decision, on April 13, 2026, a French corporation and its executives were found guilty of helping to fund international terrorism. French cement company Lafarge has been officially... |
John Capwell |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
France, Syria |
Financial Crimes, Terrorism |
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Colombia Extradites Dark Web Marketplace Creator and Operator to the U.S. |
On April 30, 2026, the Colombian government extradited a German national living in Colombia to the United States (U.S.) on charges that he owned and operated “The Versus Project” (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
Colombia, United States |
Cybercrime, Organized Crime |
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State Department Belatedly Issues Memo Regarding Attack on Iran |
On April 21, 2026, Reed D. Rubinstein, the Legal Adviser to the United States (U.S.) Department of State issued a memorandum (hereafter the Rubinstein memo), justifying the air attack on Iran (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
Iran, United States |
Law of War |
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DOJ Brings Civil Forfeiture Case Against Kurdish General’s Mansion in Beverly Hills |
On April 22, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) brought a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, requesting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Iraq, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Financial Crimes |
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Ireland’s Most-Wanted Drug Kingpin Arrested in Dubai |
On April 15, 2026, Irish fugitive Daniel Kinahan was apprehended by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities executing an Irish court’s arrest warrant. Kinahan is a leader of the Kinahan cartel... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Ireland, United Arab Emirates |
Arrest, Extradition, Organized Crime |
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EUROPOL Releases its Report “Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment” (IOCTA 2026) |
On April 28, 2026, Europol published the new edition of the “Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment” (IOCTA) 2026, providing an in-depth analysis of the latest trends and... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
European Union |
Cybercrime, Europol |
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Legal Implications of a Deadly Crash in Chihuahua Threaten to Strain U.S.-Mexico Relations |
On April 19, 2026, four people, including two United States (U.S.) officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.), were killed in a car crash in Chihuahua state in northern Mexico.[2] ... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Mexico, United States |
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Colombian Mercenaries, U.S. Sanctions, and the Sudan Crisis: International Law, Accountability, and the Limits of Multilateral Action |
On April 17, 2026—three years to the day since the civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan—the United States (... |
Aniska Manojkumar |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-01 |
Colombia, Sudan, United States |
Human Rights, International Law, Mercenaries, Sanctions |
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DOJ Indictment of Scammers in Southeast Asia Unveils the Use of Enslaved Labor in Organized Crime Throughout the Region |
In late April 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled charges against two Chinese nationals for their role in managing scam centers across the Thai-Burmese border region... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-01 |
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, United States |
Cybercrime, Human Trafficking, Indictment, Organized Crime |
