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SEC Dismisses Case against Cryptocurrency Entity Operated by Trump Backers |
On January 23, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a joint stipulation with Defendant Gemini Trust Company, LLC (hereafter Gemini Trust) to dismiss, with prejudice, the SEC... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
2 |
2026-02-06 |
United States |
Financial Enforcement, Regulation |
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DOJ’s Arrest of Iranian-American Jamshid Ghomi |
On June 3, 2026, dual Iranian-American citizen Jamshid Ghomi was arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic... |
Jaccaranda Woldemariam |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
Iran, United Arab Emirates, United States |
Arrest, Sanctions |
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Transnational Crime Group Linked to ATM Jackpotting Scheme |
On February 18, 2026, a federal grand jury in the state of Nebraska indicted six individuals for their roles in a conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
3 |
2026-02-27 |
United States, Venezuela |
Conspiracy, Cybercrime, Financial Crimes, Organized Crime |
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DRC Files case against Rwanda |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), against Rwanda for its alleged abuses... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Congo, Rwanda, United States |
Genocide, International Courts, Sanctions |
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Austrian Court Finds Former Syrian Officials Guilty of Torture |
On July 6, 2026, a court in Vienna, Austria found two former Syrian officials guilty of crimes against humanity committed against victims... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Austria, Syria |
Crimes against Humanity, Jurisdiction |
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Amidst Hungary-Ukraine Dispute, Hungarian Prime Minister Continues Block on EU Sanctions and Aid Package |
At a European Union (EU) summit on March 19, 2026, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continued to veto both an EU financial aid package for Ukraine and a sanctions package targeting... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
4 |
2026-03-27 |
Hungary, Ukraine |
European Union, International Cooperation, Sanctions |
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ICC Terminates Case for War Crimes in Darfur Against Mr. Banda |
On July 23, 2026, Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) terminated the proceedings against Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and thereby vacated the arrest warrant against him... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
9 |
2026-07-31 |
Sudan |
International Criminal Court |
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The Appeal of Ousman Sonko: Universal Jurisdiction, Crimes Against Humanity, and the Long Reach of International Justice |
On March 30, 2026, Ousman Sonko—a former Interior Minister of The Gambia—appeared before the Higher Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona to challenge his... |
Aniska Manojkumar |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-17 |
Gambia, Switzerland |
Crimes against Humanity, International Law, Jurisdiction |
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U.S. Removes Sanctions against Brazilian Justice and His Family |
On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the removal of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his family for the role of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
Brazil |
Sanctions |
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French Company Held Liable for Funding Terrorism in Syria |
In a landmark decision, on April 13, 2026, a French corporation and its executives were found guilty of helping to fund international terrorism. French cement company Lafarge has been officially... |
John Capwell |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
France, Syria |
Financial Crimes, Terrorism |
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C$176.9 Million Fine Against Cryptocurrency Exchange From FINTRAC Demonstrates Costs of Non-Compliance |
The C$176.9 million administrative monetary penalty imposed against the Vancouver-based, overseas-operated, cryptocurrency exchange Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., operating under the name Cryptomus, by... |
Simon Grant, Jessica Horwitz, Andrew Bozzato, and Nicole Liu, Bennett Jones LLP |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
Canada |
Financial Enforcement, Regulation |
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Venezuela Extradites Alex Saab to the U.S. on Money Laundering Charges |
On May 18, 2026, Venezuela’s former Minister of Industry and National Production appeared in court in the Southern District of Florida... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-28 |
Colombia, United States, Venezuela |
Extradition, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering |
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America’s Role in the Illegal Timber Trade and How a Pattern of Nonenforcement of Environmental Statutes Enables Deforestation |
A recent Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) report published in January 2026 shines light on the illegal lumber trade between Brazilian exporters and both American and European importers. The... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
2 |
2026-02-06 |
Brazil, United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Supreme Court Ends Alien Tort Claims |
On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe effectively ended the ability to bring actions under the 1789 Alien Tort... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
China, United States |
Human Rights, Intelligence |
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Resurfacing Threats by the Islamic State Amid a Dangerous Situation in the ISIS Fighters’ Camps in Syria |
On February 21, 2026, after nearly two years without a major audio message from its central leadership, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) aired a 35-minute recording delivered by... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
3 |
2026-02-27 |
Iraq, Syria |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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UN Report Claims Israel’s Killing of Palestinian Children is Deliberate and Amounts to Genocide |
A June 2026 report from the United Nations (UN) claims that the Israeli military continues to deliberately kill children in the Gaza Strip and... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Israel, Palestine |
Abuse of Children, Genocide, United Nations |
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UAE and Kuwait Dismantle Terrorist Network Linked to Hezbollah and Iran as European Authorities Investigate Iran’s Suspected Involvement in Attacks on Jewish Sites |
Since February 28, 2026, the war between Israel and the United States (U.S.), on the one hand, and Iran, on the other, has sparked counter-terrorism enforcement initiatives in the Middle East and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
4 |
2026-03-27 |
Europe, Iran, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates |
Counter-terrorism, Law Enforcement |
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Somalia Expels Person to the U.S. on Covid Fraud Charges |
On July 16, 2026, United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced that Somalia had transferred Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota to the United States. An... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
9 |
2026-07-31 |
Somalia |
Fraud, Transfer of Prisoners |
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UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Refers Mexico to the UN General Assembly |
In its decision made on March 19, 2026, published on April 2, under Article 34 of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED), the... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-17 |
Mexico |
Human Rights, United Nations |
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Individualization of Criminal Involvement Under INTERPOL’s Rules |
In order for INTERPOL to approve a government’s request for the publication of a Red Notice, such request must include “sufficient judicial data,” which under Article 83(2)(b)(i)... |
Yuriy Nemets |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
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INTERPOL |
