Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
NYC Judge Rules Art Institute Must Restitute Nazi-Looted Artwork To Heirs On April 23, 2025, a New York judge ruled in favor of the heirs of Jewish art collector and cabaret performer Franz Friedrich (Fritz) Grünbaum in a case brought against the Art Institute of... Chloe Fontenelle 41 7 2025-06-20 United States Art and Cultural Property
U.S. Sanctions on the ICC Signal a Shift in U.S. Foreign Policy In June 2025, the Trump administration announced additional sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to its investigations into United States (U.S.) military actions... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-20 United States International Criminal Court, Sanctions, U.S. Federal Government
U.N. Convention on Cybercrime: Friend or Foe? In 2024, the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly adopted the U.N. Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, commonly referred to as... Alexandra Manfield 41 7 2025-06-20 Cybercrime, United Nations
Tariffs, Emergencies, and the Limits of Power: A New Chapter in IEEPA Jurisprudence On May 28, 2025, in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States,[1] a three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade struck down sweeping tariff programs, holding that... Alexandra Manfield 41 7 2025-06-13 United States International Courts, Trade Enforcement
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Alleged Cyber Scam Company and its Administrator On May 29, 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based company that furnishes computer... Bruce Zagaris 41 7 2025-06-13 Philippines, United States Cybercrime, Financial Crimes
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules against Mexico in Suit Against U.S. Gun Industry On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the U.S. gun industry and against the effort by the Mexican government to hold the industry responsible for violence... Bruce Zagaris 41 7 2025-06-13 Mexico, United States Arms Trafficking
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
Cons, Coins, and Criminals: Operation Pandora and the Rise of Stolen Heritage Since its inception in 2016, Operation Pandora has become an important global initiative in terms of trying to protect cultural artifacts from illicit trafficking.  Ore Adedeji 41 7 2025-06-13 Art and Cultural Property, Europol, INTERPOL
Developments in International Enforcement Law Impact Crisis in Haiti Haiti faces a catastrophic humanitarian crisis that continues to worsen due to a myriad of complex and intersecting factors. Recent developments in several areas of international enforcement law... Chloe Fontenelle 41 7 2025-06-13 Haiti Arms Trafficking, Gangs, Human Rights, International Law
Council of Europe Adopts Convention Against Ecocide On May 14, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted the Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law. This was done through the decision adopted by the Committee of... Michael Plachta 41 6 2025-06-06 European Union European Court of Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law
International Enforcement Cooperation Disrupts Dark Web Narcotics Operations On May 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Joint Criminal Opiod and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 European Union, United States Cybercrime, Drug Enforcement, Europol
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
Barrick Mining Brings ICSID Case in Criminal Tax Dispute with Mali On May 14, 2025, Barrick Mining requested provisional measures against the Government of Mali to subvert their effort to put the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine under government control. This request... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 Tax Enforcement
Canadian Government Starts Intelligence Sharing on Laundering of Fentanyl Trafficking On February 19, 2025, the Canadian government held the first working meeting of the new Integrated Money Laundering Intelligence Partnership (IMLIP) to facilitate the sharing of money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 Canada Drug Enforcement, Money Laundering
The Real Government Fraud: An Examination of Foreign Actors’ Role in Defrauding the Federal Government The United States federal government is riddled with fraud. This fraud is not the same as the “fraud” that is demonized by the second Trump administration, Elon Musk, and conservative... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-06 China, North Korea, Russia, United States Fraud, Identity Theft, U.S. Federal Government
Georgian National Charged with Solicitation of Hate Crimes Extradited to U.S. On May 22, 2025, twenty-one-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili, a native of Tbilisi, Georgia, was extradited from Moldova to the U.S. to face a four-count indictment relating to the solicitation of... Austin Wahl 41 6 2025-05-30 Georgia, Moldova, United States Organized Crime, Terrorism
U.S. Eases Sanctions on Syria On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant relief from sanctions imposed on Syria, with the issuance of a new General License, and the State Department... Michelle Roberts 41 6 2025-05-30 Syria, United States Sanctions
Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Reservations to Genocide: Substance or Procedure? On March 6, 2025, Sudan initiated proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of the Convention on the Prevention and... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-30 Sudan, United Arab Emirates Genocide, International Criminal Court
IOSCO and Private Sector Work on Combating Online Fraud and Platform Providers On May 21, 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a statement on combating online fraud and the role of Platform Providers.[1] Meanwhile, the private... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-30 United States Cybercrime
Former U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in One of the Largest U.S. Tax Evasion Prosecutions On May 21, 2025, Douglas Edelman, a former defense contractor, pleaded guilty to tax crimes concerning his efforts to defraud the United States and evade taxes on income that he earned from his... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-30 United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement

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