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U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Deportation of Venezuelans Under Alien Enemies Act |
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded its prohibition on removal from the United States of Venezuelan men now in immigration custody in Texas. The Court issued an eight-page unsigned... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-23 |
United States, Venezuela |
Border Security, Immigration, U.S. Federal Government |
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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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FinCEN Designates Cambodia-Based Huione Group of Primary Money Laundering Concern |
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) under Section 311 of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-23 |
Cambodia, United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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U.S. Brings First Charge of Material Support to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization |
On May 16, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first indictment, which was unsealed that day, for providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-23 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking |
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Surveillance Without Remedy: Rethinking Victim Compensation After WhatsApp v. NSO Group |
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a federal jury ordered NSO Group, an Israeli-based government spyware company, to pay a record $167 million in damages for hacking more than 1,000 people through WhatsApp... |
Alexandra Manfield |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-23 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing |
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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 |
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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 |
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Malaysia Requests Extradition of Leissner and Pursues Asset Recovery |
More than ten years after the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, the Malaysian government continues to actively take steps in enforcement, both in trying to extradite former Goldman Sachs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-16 |
Malaysia |
Asset Seizure, Corruption, Extradition |
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Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Charged with Narco-Terrorism for First Time |
For the first time in the United States, two leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel have been charged by indictment with narco-terrorism and materially supporting a foreign terrorist organization, in... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-16 |
United States |
Court Conviction, Drugs & Trafficking |
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FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders |
On April 14, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs), mandating U.S. title insurance companies to identify the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-09 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering |
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Europol Disrupts Criminal Organization Smuggling Hazardous Salvage Cars from the US |
On April 16, 2025, Europol issued a press release discussing a law enforcement action targeting an international organization allegedly engaging in smuggling badly damaged cars from the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-09 |
European Union, Germany, Lithuania, United States |
Customs, Economic Integration, Tax Crimes |
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US Supreme Court Rules that Wrongly Deported Migrant Must Have Hearing and 4th Circuit Denies Government’s Emergency Stay Request |
On April 10, 2025, in an unsigned order, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to try to return a Salvadoran national and U.S. permanent resident, Abrego Garcia, whom it... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-09 |
El Salvador, United States |
Human Rights, Immigration |
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U.S. Supreme Court Requires Due Process Before Deportation Under the Alien Enemies Act, as Judge Boasberg Finds Probable Cause for Criminal Contempt |
On April 7, 2025, Justice Roberts, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Trump administration could appeal and then vacated the Temporary Restraining Orders issued by Judge Boasberg.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-09 |
United States |
Immigration, U.S. Federal Government |
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US District Court in Texas Blocks Trump Administration’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act |
On April 30, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez issued a 36-page opinion permanently barring the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelans it has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-09 |
United States |
Immigration, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Indicts Beekeeper for Concealing Genocidal Participation in Rwanda |
On April 22, 2025, a federal grand jury in Central Islip, New York, returned an indictment, which the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed on April 24, charging a man living in Long Island, New York... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-05 |
Rwanda, United States |
Fraud, Genocide, Immigration |
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EU Court Holds Maltese Investor Citizenship Scheme Violates EU Law |
On April 29, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that the Maltese investor citizenship scheme violates EU law and that the acquisition of EU citizenship cannot result... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-05 |
European Union, Malta |
Economic Integration, European Union, Immigration |
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Crypto Enforcement Overhaul: Shift from Policing Platforms to Investor Protection |
On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, announcing a significant shift in the... |
Christina Gotsis and Jason Gottlieb |
41 |
5 |
2025-05-05 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy, Financial Enforcement |
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Brazil Grants Wife of Peruvian President Humala Asylum as Ex-President Is Jailed |
On April 15, 2025, shortly after a Peruvian court sentenced former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for money laundering, Brazil granted Ms.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-25 |
Brazil, Peru |
Asylum, Corruption, Money Laundering |
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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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UNODC Releases New Report on Organized Crime Networks in Southeast Asia |
On April 21, 2025, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a new report on a global expansion of East and Southeast Asian organized crime groups. The report concentrates on an... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-25 |
Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand |
Organized Crime, United Nations |