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Collaboration Between FIUs and the WCO |
On June 12, 2026, the World Customs Organization (WCO) hosted the second webinar of 2026 under its theme of “Customs Protecting Society through... |
Jaccaranda Woldemariam |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-17 |
Hong Kong |
Bank Secrecy, Money Laundering |
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South Africa Arrests Triple Murder Suspect on British Provisional Extradition Request |
On July 10, 2026, South African law enforcement arrested Zimbabwean and British national Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who departed Britain... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-17 |
South Africa, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Murder |
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Ghana Extradites National Charged with Operating Romance Frauds |
On July 10, 2026, Ghana extradited to the United States a Ghanaian social media influencer against whom an indictment accuses of operating an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-17 |
Ghana, United States |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Council of Europe Increases International Cooperation on Several Issues |
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) that held its 89th plenary session on June 9-11, 2026 had two... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Europe, Moldova |
Council of the European Union, International Cooperation |
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FATF Plenary Concludes Transition between Mexican and U.K Presidency |
On June 19, 2026, delegates from more the 200 jurisdictions and observers attended the sixth and final Financial Action Task Force (FATF)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Mexico, United Kingdom |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering, Policy/Directives |
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U.S. Woman Pleads Guilty to Helping Boyfriend’s Fugitivity from U.S. Sentencing |
On June 29, 2026, a Malibu woman pleaded guilty to assisting her boyfriend convicted of fraud hide from federal law enforcement. He... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
United States |
Arrest, Fugitive, Prosecution |
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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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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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Swiss Museums Return Looted Art to Nigeria amidst a Bilateral Agreement |
On June 29, 2026, Swiss authorities returned 18 stolen artifacts stolen to Nigeria in a ceremony at the National Museum in Lagos. The handover occurred as part of a bilateral... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-10 |
Nigeria, Switzerland |
Art and Cultural Property, Policy/Directives |
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Huione Group’s Cloud Computing Account Seized as Part of Coordinated Interagency and International Efforts to Curb Scams |
On June 23, 2026, the Justice Department seized a cloud computing account that hosted the backend structure for subsidiaries of the Huione... |
Jaccaranda Woldemariam |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-02 |
Cambodia, China, United States |
Cybercrime, Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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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. and Nigeria Collaborate against ISIS |
On June 22, 2026, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and six... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-02 |
Nigeria, United States |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, Sanctions |
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When AI Fails: Europe’s Expanding Liability Architecture |
Artificial intelligence failures rarely remain confined to their technical origin. In the European Union (EU), an AI-related malfunction,... |
Adriana Sanford |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-02 |
European Union, Europe |
Data Privacy, European Union, Regulation |
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When Compliance Becomes Dangerous, Part II: Retaliatory Deployment, Forced Criminality, and the Governance Failures Behind High-Risk Compliance Work |
Part I of this analysis examined the foundational enforcement gap arising when multinational enterprises deploy legal, audit, compliance,... |
Adriana Sanford |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-02 |
United Kingdom |
Compliance, Kidnaping, Law Enforcement |
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Jamaica and U.S. Conclude MOU on Third Country Deportees |
On June 17, 2026, Dr. Horace Chang, the Security Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica, said in a press conference Jamaica and the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
8 |
2026-07-02 |
Jamaica, United States |
Deportation, Human Rights, U.S. Federal Government |
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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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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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France Asserts Passive Personality Jurisdiction in Investigation of Alleged Israeli Abuse of Flotilla Activists |
On June 5, 2026, the French National Antiterrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) announced a preliminary investigation into the treatment... |
Abigail Lee |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
European Union, France, Israel |
Investigation, Jurisdiction |
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Évian G7 Summit Provides Guidance on International Enforcement Priorities |
On Jun 17, 2026, the conclusion of the Évian G7 Summit issued declarations containing priorities for several international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
7 |
2026-06-26 |
Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Data Privacy, Drugs & Trafficking |
