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U.S. Seizes Web Domain Used in $28 Million Bank Account Takeover Fraud |
On December 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of a web domain and database that criminals employed to carry out a scheme targeting and defrauding... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Financial Enforcement |
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Mexico and U.S. Put Different Spin on Meeting of Foreign Ministers on International Enforcement Issues |
On August 26, 2026, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his counterpart Mexican Foreign Secretary Roberto Velasco and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
10 |
2026-09-04 |
Ecuador, Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Immigration, Information Exchange |
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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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European Parliament Strengthens the EU Magnitsky-type Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime |
On January 21, 2026, the European Parliament adopted its resolution addressing impunity through European Union (EU) sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-23 |
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European Union, Human Rights, Sanctions |
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EU Notifies 18 Members to Comply with AML Directive on Access to Beneficial Ownership Information |
On September 24, 2026, the European Commission started infringement procedures by sending a letter of formal notice to Austria, Belgium,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
11 |
2026-10-02 |
Caribbean, European Union |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering |
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The Trump Administration’s Deportations of Third-Country Nationals to African Countries Raises Questions of Compliance with International and Domestic Law |
The recent arrival of third country deportees from the United States into Sierra Leone generated considerable controversy due to the migrants... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-05 |
Swaziland, United States |
Deportation, Legal Ethics, Policy/Directives |
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UN Office of Counter-Terrorism Briefs UN Security Council and Presents Report on Global Threat by ISIL/Da’esh |
On February 4, 2026, the United Nations (UN) Security Council held a meeting for a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 22nd biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
3 |
2026-02-13 |
World |
Counter-terrorism, Security Council, Terrorism, United Nations |
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11th Circuit Returns FBAR Penalty Case to Trial Court on Cruel & Unusual Punishment issue |
On June 4, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit returned to the trial court a $2.3 million Foreign Bank... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
Switzerland, Tajikistan, United States |
International Banking Supervision, International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement |
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A Cryptocurrency Trading Scandal Shines Light on Ineffective Regulatory Measures and AML Oversight |
In late 2025, Binance, the world’s largest digital platform for cryptocurrency trading, uncovered that Iranian-linked entities were active on its platform, possibly violating United States (U... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
3 |
2026-03-06 |
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Regulation, Sanctions |
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INTERPOL Report Highlights New Terrain for Cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific |
On June 17, 2026, INTERPOL released its 2025/2026 Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report, a look at the increases and shifts in cyberthreats for the period of January... |
John Capwell |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-17 |
Vietnam |
Cybercrime, INTERPOL |
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Syrian Prison Boss Convicted of Torture and Immigration Fraud |
On March 16, 2026, a federal jury convicted former Syrian prison official Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, of one count of conspiracy to commit torture and three counts of torture for his role in the... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
4 |
2026-04-03 |
Syria, United States |
Court Conviction, Immigration, Torture |
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FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Persons |
On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
9 |
2026-08-14 |
United States |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering |
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French Industry Tycoon to Stand Trial Following Investigation into Container Ports in Guinea and Togo |
The Paris Criminal Court has ordered French industrialist tycoon and billionaire Vincent Bolloré to stand trial on corruption and embezzlement charges relating to strategic container ports... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
France, Guinea, Togo |
Corruption, Embezzlement, Trial |
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U.S. Acts against Caribbean CBI and EU Threatens Action |
The United States (U.S.) is acting against Caribbean Citizenship by Investment (CBI), and the European Union is threatening action.
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Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
Caribbean, European Union, United States |
European Commission, Regulation |
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Boat Strikes Close to the Galapagos using Drones |
In March 2026, two Ecuadorian fishing boats were sunk by small quadcopter drones that dropped explosives. Both crews that were... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
10 |
2026-09-04 |
Ecuador, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Law of War, Murder |
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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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Did the U.S. Plane Resembling a Civilian Plane Used in Boat Strike Violate the Law against Perfidy? |
On January 12, 2026, the New York Times revealed that the United States Department of Defense (DOD) used a secret aircraft painted to appear as though it was a civilian plane in the first attack on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-23 |
Caribbean, United States |
International Law |
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Appeals Court Rejects Third-Country Deportation Policy, Supreme Court Grants Cert and Stays Requirements |
On September 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of deporting immigrants to third... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
11 |
2026-10-02 |
Mexico, United States |
Due Diligence, Extradition, Human Rights |
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CARICOM IMPACS and Crime Stoppers Sign MOU to Cooperate and CARICOM Initiates Regional Crime Violence Prevention Framework |
On May 13, 2026, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) announced that it and Crime Stoppers for the Caribbean, Bermuda and Latin... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-12 |
Caribbean, Suriname |
Cross-Border Communication, International Crimes, Law Enforcement |
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FBI and India Close Call Center Scams Targeting the Elderly in the United States |
On February 2, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Baltimore Field Office, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), and Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
3 |
2026-02-13 |
India, United States |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation, Law Enforcement |
