Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Bangladesh Requests Extradition of Former Prime Minister from India On December 23, 2024, Bangladesh stated that it had sent a formal request to India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who abandoned her post for India in August during widespread... Bruce Zagaris 41 1 2025-01-03 Bangladesh, India Extradition
A Kingpin’s Guilty Plea and the Critical Role of the Sinaloa Cartel in Modern American Foreign Policy On August 25th, 2025, former Sinaloa Cartel boss and El Chapo Associate, Ismael Zambada Garcia – also known as El Mayo – pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement with the... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 10 2025-08-29 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives, Racketeering/RICO
Occupied Cyprus: The “Blind Spot” in International Policing The northern part of Cyprus remains a blind spot in international policing. Controlled by the unrecognised “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (“TRNC”), the occupied... Konstantina Zivla 41 6 2025-05-16 Cyprus International Law, Law Enforcement
The Exotic Case of Samuele Landi and His Dream of Settling the Sea The death of Samuele Landi while seasteading off the coast of Dubai in an apparent effort to avoid criminal prosecution in Italy evokes the issue of a recent novel way to facilitate fugitivity. Austin Wahl 41 2 2025-01-24 Italy, United Arab Emirates Crimes
U.S. Court Grants Government’s Motion to Compel Apple to Give Information in Swiss Tax Investigation On August 28, 2025, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the United States (U.S.) District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Government’s motion to compel Apple to... Bruce Zagaris 41 10 2025-09-26 Switzerland, United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Leader of Russian Malware Scheme and Global Ransomware Conspiracy Indicted by Department of Justice On May 22, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled an indictment of Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov for his role in the Qakbot malware scheme.[1] The DOJ accuses Gallyamov, a... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 6 2025-06-06 Russia, United States Cybercrime, Europol, U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-14 United States Law Enforcement
US and UK Sanction Head of Cambodian Prince Group as US Unseals Indictment  On October 14, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Office for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging Cambodian national Chen “Vincent” Zhi, the founder and... Bruce Zagaris 41 11 2025-10-24 Cambodia, United Kingdom, United States Cybercrime, Organized Crime
Council of Europe Adopts a Resolution on the Special Tribunal and Register of Damage for Ukraine At its 22nd sitting on June 24, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)  adopted its Resolution 2605 (2025) entitled Legal and Human Rights Aspects of the... Michael Plachta 41 7 2025-06-27 Russia, Ukraine Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Mexico sends 29 Mexican nationals charged with drug-trafficking to the United States On February 27, 2025, Mexico released and handed over to U.S. custody 29 Mexican nationals charged with several criminal offenses[1] sought after by U.S. authorities.[2] The transfer took place in... Rodrigo Labardini 41 3 2025-03-07 Mexico, United States Drugs & Trafficking
Operation Oyamel: Mexican Cartels Expand to Europe In a multi-national joint operation, Spanish authorities dismantled one of the “branches” of Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) (CJNG)... Rodrigo Labardini 41 12 2025-11-21 Europe, Mexico, Spain Drugs & Trafficking, Gangs, International Cooperation
Son of El Chapo’s Guilty Plea Sparks Criticisms from Mexican President On July 15, 2025, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father Joaquin Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo) as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty in the United... Bruce Zagaris 41 8 2025-07-18 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
UN Commission of Inquiry Finds Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity On March 19, 2025, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its latest report, finding that enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-28 Russia, Ukraine Crimes against Humanity, United Nations
State Attorneys General Press U.S. DOJ to Crack Down on Illegal Offshore Gaming On August 5, 2025, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to United States (U.S.) Attorney General Pam Bondi, imploring her to crack down on “the rampant spread of... Bruce Zagaris 41 9 2025-08-08 United States Cybercrime, Gambling
Irish and Spanish Authorities, with the aid of Europol, Arrested 12 Members of “The Family,” an Irish Criminal Network Late last month, Irish and Spanish authorities thwarted the efforts of one of Ireland’s most notorious and high-level criminal networks, “The Family,” based in West Dublin. The... Morinsola Tinubu 41 5 2025-04-18 Ireland, Spain Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Gang Activity, Gangs
Some UK Politicians Hint at Withdrawal from the European Human Rights Convention On October 3, 2024, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the court and its governing European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). He... Michael Plachta 41 1 2025-01-03 Europe, United Kingdom European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Acquittal Decision on Commercial Bribery Abroad On July 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a judgment of acquittal entered by the district court in the case of U.S. v. Hernán Lopez,... Bruce Zagaris 41 10 2025-08-29 United States Corruption, Court Conviction
Credit Suisse Services AG Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes Relating to Conduct in Singapore On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Credit Suisse Services AG (hereafter Credit Suisse) pleaded guilty and was sentenced to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-16 Singapore Tax Enforcement
Thai Police Seek the Arrest for Cambodian in Murder of Former Cambodian Politician On January 16, 2025, police in Thailand announced they had issued an arrest warrant for Somwang Bamrungkit, 42, a Thai-Cambodian dual national known in Cambodia as Ly Ratanakraksmey, in connection... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-24 Thailand Extradition
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Withdraw from the International Criminal Court On September 23, 2025, in a joint statement, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso announced their intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The three member states of the Alliance... Michael Plachta 41 10 2025-09-26 International Criminal Court

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