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U.S. DOJ Starts Corporate Whistleblower Pilot Project Targeting Foreign Corruption and Fraud |
On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new initiative directed at corporate crime: the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program.[1]... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
United States |
Corruption, Financial Supervision |
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Pakistani Man Charged with Plotting to Kill US Officials |
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a Pakistani man, Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with conspiracy to assassinate US officials in retaliation for the 2020... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
United States |
Conspiracy |
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Greece Extradites Bulgarian National for Illegal Exports of Microelectronics to Russia |
On August 12, 2024, the United States Department of Justice announced that Bulgarian national Milan Dimitrov, 50, made his initial appearance in a federal court in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-16 |
Bulgaria, Greece, United States |
Export Enforcement, Extradition |
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Israeli Soldiers are Detained for Violently Abusing a Palestinian Detainee |
On Monday, July 29, Israeli military police detained nine military reservists at a military base currently holding thousands of Palestinian prisoners from Gaza.... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Israel |
International Crimes, Prisoner Rights |
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Equatorial Guinea Refuses to Return South African Oil Engineers in Protest of Property Seizure |
Equatorial Guinea has rebuffed South African government requests to release from prison two oil engineers: Frik Potgieter, a South African, and Peter Huxham, a dual... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Equatorial Guinea, South Africa |
Lawsuits |
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Federal Jury in New York Convicts Former Finance Minister of Mozambique of Corruption |
On August 8, 2024, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted the former Minister of Finance of Mozambique for participating in a $2 billion fraud, corruption, and money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Mozambique, United States |
Bribery, Money Laundering |
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Department of Justice Announces Indictments Following Seizure of Iranian Advanced Conventional Weaponry |
On August 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictments of two Iranian nationals and one Pakistani national. Iranian brothers Shahab Mir... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
United States |
International Crimes, Terrorism |
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UN Security Council Released Its Experts’ Report on ISIS and al-Qaeda |
On July 22, 2024, the UN Security Council released a report submitted to the President of the Security Council by the Chair of the Security Council Committee... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-09 |
Europe |
United Nations |
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IMF Issues Reports on Panama’s Anti-Money Laundering and Banking Regulatory System |
In July, the International Monetary Fund issued reports on anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) in Panama and a report on the Financial Sector... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Panama |
Banking Supervision, Money Laundering |
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INTERPOL CONDUCTS RECORD-BREAKING DRUG SEIZURE |
On July 30, 2024, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) announced that it had seized a record-breaking amount of drugs in 31 countries during... |
Kaila Hall |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking, INTERPOL |
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North Korean National Indicted for Ransomware Attacks against Health Care Providers |
On July 24, 2024, a grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging North Korean national, Rim Jong Hyok, for his participation in a conspiracy to hack... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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International Organizations and Others Act Against Human Trafficking |
Shortly before the Summer recess, some organizations and organs worked together to address a serious problem: human trafficking. The actors included: the European... |
Michael Plachta |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Europe, United States |
Human Trafficking, International Cooperation |
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European Court of Justice Upholds Reporting to Combat Cross-Border Aggressive Tax Planning |
On July 29, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld the validity of various provisions of the EU directive requiring all intermediaries and,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
European Union |
Taxation |
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Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for Violating Data Protection and Consumer Laws |
On Friday, July 19, 2024, the Nigerian government fined Meta Platforms $220 million after an internal investigation revealed the technology conglomerate had... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
8 |
2024-08-02 |
Nigeria |
Data Privacy |
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Mickey Bergman and Ellis Henican, IN THE SHADOWS: TRUE STORIES OF HIGH-STAKES NEGOTIATIONS TO FREE AMERICANS CAPTURED ABROAD (Center Street, 204 pp., 2024) |
Mickey Bergman shares behind the scenes stories of his tireless and creative work to free hostages held by foreign nations. In many cases the U.S. had terrible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, United States |
International Crimes |
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International Art Trafficking Sting Results in 85 Arrests; Over 6,000 Items Recovered |
With the help of Europol and INTERPOL, law enforcement officials from 25 countries recovered 6,400 cultural goods and made 85 arrests in yet another phase of Operation... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
Europe |
Art and Cultural Property, INTERPOL |
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Operation Jackal III Thwarts the Schemes of West African Cybercrime Syndicates |
Between April 10 and July 3, 21 countries ran an international law enforcement operation, Operation Jackal III, to thwart the schemes of West African cybercrime syndicates... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
Africa |
Cybercrime, INTERPOL, International Cooperation |
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Two PRC Nationals Pled Guilty to Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agents and Bribing IRS Agents |
On July 25, two nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pleaded guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
China, United States |
Conspiracy, Money Laundering |
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FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ARRESTED FOR ACTING AS UNREGISTERED AGENT OF SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT |
On July 17, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of former government official, Sue Mi Terry, who allegedly accepted luxury gifts from South... |
Bruce Zagaris and Kaila Hall |
40 |
8 |
2024-07-26 |
South Korea, United States |
Bribery, Intelligence |
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UNODC 2024 World Drug Report |
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on June 26, 2024. The report summarizes a... |
Austin Wahl |
40 |
7 |
2024-07-19 |
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Drugs & Trafficking |
