On June 17, 2024, the heads of anti-corruption agencies in the Commonwealth Caribbean concluded their annual conference in Nassau, The Bahamas.  They unanimously pledged to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against corruption.

            On November 20, 2022, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia on an indictment that alleged the two men induced hundreds of thousands of people to essentially buy stock in virtual currency that the defendants claimed to mine via their mining service, Hashflare, as well as invest in their virtual currency bank, Polybius.^[1]  The pair were recently extradited to the US to face trial in the Western District of Washington, and made their initial appearance on May 30.^[2]

            On June 12, 2024, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem and Israel submitted, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-30/1, an annual report that examines violations of international human rights law (IHRL), international humanitarian law (IHL), and possible international crimes committed by all parties between October 7 and December 31, 2023.[1]

           Between May 28 and May 30, 2024, Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs launched an inquiry into the alleged human rights violations committed by British troops stationed in Kenya. These four hearings, including one in Nanyuki, investigated “the allegations of human rights violations, including mistreatment, torture, unlawful detention, killings,” and Kenya’s Defense Minister, Aden Duale, stated that any British soldier who has broken the law during their deployment over the years will face prosecution.[1] Throughout the week, hundreds of Kenyans gathered to hear victims present evidence and share poignant accounts of the alleged crimes committed by British soldiers.

           On June 6, 2024, the Danish Ministry of Taxation announced initiatives against lawyers, accountants, and other advisors who help gangs and organized criminals. Minister of Taxation Jeppe Bruus announced a comprehensive control effort against advisors and the acceleration of acquiring new information technology (IT) tools.

           On May 31, 2004, the Justice Department announced a plan to strengthen its attack on human smuggling operations and to further bolster immigration-related prosecutions.^[1]  The Department’s plan is commensurate with President Biden’s recent Executive Action that aims to reduce the number of those who may earn asylum when the volume of migrants at the border is sufficiently high.  Such measures have been anticipated ever since House Republicans first declined to pass a bipartisan immigration bill and border-crossings reached record levels in December of 2023.

           On Friday, May 24, a judge in Sydney, Australia ruled that Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the U.S., rejecting the former U.S. Marines Corps pilot’s bid to block his extradition. Duggan, 55, has spent over 19 months in a maximum-security prison since he was arrested in South Wales, Australia, and is currently awaiting his extradition to the U.S. In 2022, the U.S. District Court unsealed a 2016 indictment detailing Duggan’s alleged crimes. According to the indictment, Duggan is wanted for providing training to Chinese military pilots in South Africa without an appropriate license between 2010 and 2012. If arrested, he faces more than 60 years in prison.

           On May 29, 2024, a landmark decision by District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Briony Josephine Clarke revealed significant implications for international enforcement law, particularly regarding extradition practices and human rights considerations. The case involved a Brazilian national on Interpol's wanted list, whose extradition to Brazil was denied by the United Kingdom on the grounds of potential human rights violations.[1]

           In January 2024, Brazilian law enforcement announced the arrest of five administrators of a Grandoreiro banking trojan operation. The Grandoreiro operation has been an important cybersecurity menace across Spanish-speaking countries since 2017.  Grandoreiro introduces its malware through phishing emails impersonating recognized organizations.[1]

           On May 14, 2024, after a four-year undercover sting operation, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) issued a report, finding that since 2017, an average of over 500,000 tons per year of timber has been exported from Mozambique to China.  The exports violate the country’s log export ban and part of the trade funds Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah (ASW) insurgents[1] in Cabo Delgado, a province in the northern part of Mozambique. Once again, the EIA has done a superb job in exposing the enormous gap in lack of enforcement in the illegal timber trade.