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U.S. Court in Texas Issues Nationwide Injunction to Corporate Transparency Act |
On December 3, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, making it effective nationwide.[1] Judge Amos... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
1 |
2024-12-13 |
United States |
Transparency |
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Domestic Immigration Raids Through an International Enforcement Lens |
On August 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction restricting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting indiscriminate immigration sweeps in the... |
Alexandra Manfield |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-22 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Immigration |
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Trump Administration Proposes to Eliminate Office of Global Criminal Justice |
On April 22, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed a significant reform of the U.S. State Department that would close the Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) and the Bureau of Conflict... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-25 |
United States |
International Crimes, U.S. Federal Government |
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IRS Issues “John Does” Summons Relating to Entities Doing Business with Trident Trust Group |
On December 23, 2024, United States District Judge John P. Cronan, Southern District of New York, issued an order granting an ex parte petition for leave to serve “John Doe” summonses... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
1 |
2025-01-10 |
United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Argentina Charges Daughter of Nazi Officer with Concealing Stolen Painting |
In August 2025, an Argentine court charged the daughter and son-in-law of a Nazi official who allegedly stole valuable paintings from European Jews during World War II with concealing paintings.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
10 |
2025-09-12 |
Argentina |
Art and Cultural Property, INTERPOL |
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Former Member of Gambian Military Convicted of Torture In Landmark Case |
On April 15, 2025, a former soldier within Gambia’s military force was convicted by a U.S. jury of five counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture in Denver, Colorado.... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-23 |
Gambia, United States |
Indictment, International Crimes, Torture |
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FBI Debuts Novel Sting Operation in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case |
CLS Global, a UAE-based cryptocurrency market maker has recently agreed to settle criminal charges that prosecutors have brought against it following a lengthy undercover sting operation by the FBI... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
United Arab Emirates, United States |
Fraud |
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New Guides on International Cooperation in AML/CFT: Promise and Limits |
In September 2025, four of the world’s core anti–money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) actors - the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Egmont Group of... |
Aiymgul Kachyke |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-10 |
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Counter-terrorism, International Cooperation, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for FCPA Enforcement |
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... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
7 |
2025-06-13 |
United States |
Corruption |
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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 |
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Niger Is 3rd Country to Withdraw from the ICC |
On June 23, 2026, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said it had received on June 18 an “instrument of withdrawal” from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-02 |
Burkina Faso |
International Criminal Court, Jurisdiction |
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U.S. President Issues Executive Order against Foreign Persons Committing Cybercrime and Fraud against Americans |
On March 6, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing relevant executive branch officials to take action to combat cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes targeting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
4 |
2026-03-13 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Fraud |
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CARICOM Heads of Government Has Many Enforcement Initiatives |
The Fifty-First Regular meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government (HoG) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), held in St. Lucia on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-17 |
Haiti, United States |
Economic Integration, International Cooperation |
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A 93-Year-Old Former Belgian Diplomat Faces Trial for Crimes Committed in the Congo and the Effectiveness of International Law Enforcement for Colonial Era Crimes |
In March 2026, a Brussels court ordered a former Belgian diplomat, Étienne Davignon, to face trial for war crimes for his role in the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, an anticolonial... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
4 |
2026-04-03 |
Belgium, Congo |
Assassination, Human Rights, War Crimes |
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Liechtenstein Investigates Hacking of Beneficial Ownership Register |
On August 4, 2026, Liechtenstein Prime Minister Brigitte Haas revealed that hackers accessed data on the names and residencies of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
9 |
2026-08-14 |
European Union, Liechtenstein |
Data Privacy, Oversight, Transparency |
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ICC and Nigeria Concluded a Memorandum of Understanding |
On March 26, 2026, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), deferring to... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
Nigeria |
Crimes, International Criminal Court |
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South Africa Arrests Five Suspected of Recruitment of Nationals into the Russian Military |
On November 27 and 28, 2025, officers from South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested four men at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport,... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-02 |
Russia, South Africa |
Arrest, International Law, Mercenaries |
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Mexico in a Tight Spot. US Requests Extradition of Incumbent Mexican Officials. |
On April 29, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against ten Mexican incumbent and former Mexican officials of the State of... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Mexico, United States |
Border Security, Cross-Border Communication, Extradition |
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Rio Police Bust Major Wildlife Trafficking Network |
In late September 2025, the State of Rio de Janeiro initiated an anti-wildlife trafficking operation that rescued over 800 wild animals. The animal rescue mission, known as Operation S... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-30 |
Brazil |
Law Enforcement, Organized Crime, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Swiss Courts Clear UBS and Former Compliance Officer in Mozambique ‘Tuna Bond’ Case |
Swiss courts have cleared both UBS and a former Credit Suisse compliance officer in the Mozambique “Tuna Bond’ case. On... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-12 |
Mozambique, Switzerland |
Money Laundering |
