Articles

E.g., 2025-10
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
FinCEN Decides Not Enforce BOI Reporting Penalties for U.S. Persons and Domestic Entities The saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continues to take many twists and turns. On February 17, 2025, in Smith et al v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al,[1] the U.S. District Court for... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-03-07 United States Transparency
Sexual Violence Against Children is on the Rise Amidst the Ongoing Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo Over the last month, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has issued multiple reports expressing concern over the alarming rate of sexual violence against... Morinsola Tinubu 41 3 2025-03-07 Congo, Rwanda Abuse of Children, Crimes against Humanity, Sex Crimes
OKX Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations and Will Pay $500 Million in Penalties On February 24, 2025, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Aux Cayes Fintech Co. Ltd, d/b/a “OkEx,” d/b/a “OKX”, a... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-07 Seychelles, United States Cybercrime, Money Laundering
UK High Court Halts Extradition to India on Human Rights Grounds On February 28, 2025, London’s High Court, the Court of Appeal, delivered its ruling in the widely reported case of Mr. Sanjay Bhandari[1] refusing his extradition to India.   Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-07 India, United Kingdom Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners
Romania Captures French Fugitive Nine Months After Deadly Prison Escape On  February 22, 2025, Romanian law enforcement arrested a notorious French fugitive who escaped after a deadly shootout nine months ago. Mohamed Amra, having dyed his hair red, appeared in a... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-28 France, Romania Arrest, Extradition, Fugitive
Thousands of Enslaved Online Scam Workers Freed from Myanmar On February 20, 2025, the media reported that as many as 1,000 Chinese nationals who have been freed from online scam centers in Myanmar will return to China after an international clampdown on the... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-28 China, Myanmar Human Trafficking, Organized Crime
Germany's Constitutional Court Overturns Extradition of Non-Binary Citizen to Hungary Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the extradition of a German national who identifies as non-binary to Hungary was unlawful, citing violations of the European Union's Charter... Emily Hong 41 3 2025-02-28 Germany, Hungary Extradition
Two Estonian Nationals Admit to $577M Cryptocurrency Fraud On February 12, 2025, Estonian nationals Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin pled guilty to participating in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that collected over $500 million from hundreds of... Austin Wahl 41 3 2025-02-28 Estonia Fraud
Mexico Extradites Barrio Azteca Gang Leader and One Other to the U.S. for the 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez On February 20, 2025, Mexico extradited two alleged members of the Barrio Azteca (BA), a transnational criminal organization, associated with the Juarez Cartel, to face criminal charges concerning... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-28 Mexico, United States Extradition, Organized Crime
FinCEN Sets March 21 Deadline for CTA Reporting as a Result of Court Decision The saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continues to take many twists and turns. On February 17, 2025, in Smith et al v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al,[1] the U.S. District Court for... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-28 United States Transparency
U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swaps Facilitate Turn in Relationship On February 11, Russia released Marc Fogel as part of a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. A former teacher in a private school... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-21 Russia, United States Transfer of Prisoners
President Donald Trump Has Renewed Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court authorizing economic sanctions against the International Criminal... Michael Plachta 41 3 2025-02-21 United States International Criminal Court, Sanctions
Former Federal Reserve Advisor Indicted on Charges of Espionage On January 31, 2025, former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve John Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested on charges of committing economic espionage for the benefit of the People’... Austin Wahl 41 3 2025-02-21 China, United States Espionage
Executive Order Pauses Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O.), pausing for 180 days new investigations or enforcement actions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unless the... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-21 United States Corruption
U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration                 On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-21 United States Law Enforcement
Trump Transfers Detained Migrants in Guantánamo to Venezuela On February 20, 2025, the Trump administration transferred 178 Venezuelan migrants who had been detained in Guantánamo Bay to Venezuela for repatriation. 177 of those migrants first flew to... Morinsola Tinubu 41 3 2025-02-21 United States, Venezuela Deportation, Detention, Immigration
Tanzanian and Ugandan Opposition Leaders are Abducted, Respectively, in Kenya On January 12, 2025, Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a well-known Tanzanian activist and dissident, was kidnapped in Nairobi, Kenya, by three armed men. With over one million followers on X, Tsehai is a... Morinsola Tinubu 41 3 2025-02-14 Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Kidnaping
U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-14 United States Law Enforcement
European Institutions Decide to Establish Special Tribunal Over Aggression Against Ukraine On February 4, 2025, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine, and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the... Michael Plachta 41 3 2025-02-14 European Union, Europe, Russia, Ukraine European Commission, European Union, Violence
President Donald Trump Has Renewed Sanctions Against International Criminal Court On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court authorizing economic sanctions against the International Criminal... Michael Plachta 41 3 2025-02-14 United States International Criminal Court, Sanctions

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