The International Enforcement Law Reporter is a monthly print and online journal covering news and trends in international enforcement law.
Since September 1985, the International Enforcement Law Reporter has analyzed the premier developments in both the substantive and procedural aspects of international enforcement law. Read by practitioners, academics, and politicians, the IELR is a valuable guide to the difficult and dynamic field of international law.
After extensive prosecutorial efforts from the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ), Carlos Martinez was finally sentenced for his role in an illicit scheme to monopolize transnational used-vehicle exports.
On June 17, 2025, Guatemala extradited Steven Ovaldino Lorenzana Avarenga, also known as “Chipi,” and Allan Mendoza, also known as “Carnes” and “Carnitas,” both Guatemalan nationals, to the United States (U.S.) to face drug trafficking conspiracy charges. They made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia the following day. [1]
On June 17, 2025, at the conclusion of their summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, the leaders of the G7 reaffirmed their commitment to prevent and counter migrant smuggling, transnational repression, and sanctions on individuals, entities, and vessels that continue to support Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
On April 23, 2025, a New York judge ruled in favor of the heirs of Jewish art collector and cabaret performer Franz Friedrich (Fritz) Grünbaum in a case brought against the Art Institute of Chicago.
On June 16, 2025, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued a report entitled Designing a tax crime investigation manual: Key elements and considerations. The report was produced by the Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Financial Crimes (TFTC) as an important resource that will operate as an indispensable guide for tax investigators and professionals.
In 2024, the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly adopted the U.N. Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, commonly referred to as the U.N. Cybercrime Convention.
In June 2025, the Trump administration announced additional sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to its investigations into United States (U.S.) military actions abroad and the Court’s recent indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Haiti faces a catastrophic humanitarian crisis that continues to worsen due to a myriad of complex and intersecting factors. Recent developments in several areas of international enforcement law all stand to exacerbate an already tenuous situation.
Since its inception in 2016, Operation Pandora has become an important global initiative in terms of trying to protect cultural artifacts from illicit trafficking.
On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued guidelines for investigations and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)[1] which helps clarify the Executive Order of President Donald J. Trump on February 10 (hereafter referred to as the Trump FCPA E.O.)[2] and the memorandum by Attorney General (A.G.) Pam Bondi on February 5, 2025. [3] This article discusses the guidelines and some of their implications.
