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Did the U.S. Plane Resembling a Civilian Plane Used in Boat Strike Violate the Law against Perfidy? |
On January 12, 2026, the New York Times revealed that the United States Department of Defense (DOD) used a secret aircraft painted to appear as though it was a civilian plane in the first attack on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-23 |
Caribbean, United States |
International Law |
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Individualization of Criminal Involvement Under INTERPOL’s Rules |
In yet another case, the government conducted an investigation that, as it is described in the Commission’s decision, “had led [the government] to the [individual], and upon her... |
Yuriy Nemets |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
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INTERPOL |
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INTERPOL Adopts Changes to CCF Statute and Rules on the Processing of Data |
At its annual meeting on November 24-27, 2025, in Marrakech, Morocco, the INTERPOL General Assembly (GA) adopted changes to INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD) and the Statute of... |
Dr. Ted R. Bromund, Charlie Magri Esq., and Sandra Grossman Esq. |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
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INTERPOL, Policy/Directives |
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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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HSBC Agrees to Settle Criminal Cum-Cum Dividend Tax Case |
On January 8, 2026, the French financial prosecutors announced that British-based bank HSBC had agreed to pay a €267.5 million fine to settle criminal charges concerning an alleged dividend... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
2 |
2026-01-16 |
France |
Financial Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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U.S. Seizures of Venezuela-Linked Oil Tankers Raise Questions About Washington’s Compliance with International and Domestic Law |
On January 7, 2026, the United States (U.S.) military boarded and seized an oil tanker sailing under the Russian flag with alleged ties to Venezuela.[2] In 2024, the U.S. government sanctioned... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-09 |
United States, Venezuela |
International Law, Seizure |
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New York Governor Vetoes Entity Transparency for Domestic Companies |
On December 19, 2025, the New York state governor, Kathy Hochul, vetoed a bill that would have obligated domestic (i.e., United States) companies operating in the state of New York to file their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-09 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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Over Fifty Delegations Sign Joint Declaration on the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling |
On December 10, 2025, the second International Conference of the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling (“the Conference’) assembled in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-09 |
World |
European Commission, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Smuggle |
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The Legality of the U.S. Arrest of the Venezuelan President and Wife |
On January 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) government sent special armed forces into Venezuela to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Shortly thereafter, U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-09 |
United States, Venezuela |
Arrest, Extradition |
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South Africa Arrests Five Suspected of Recruitment of Nationals into the Russian Military |
On November 27 and 28, 2025, officers from South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested four men at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport,... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-02 |
Russia, South Africa |
Arrest, International Law, Mercenaries |
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DOJ Charges Two Colombian Nationals with Human Smuggling |
On December 18, 2025, two Colombian nationals, Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela (alias “El Patrón”) and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto (“El Calvo”), made their... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-02 |
Colombia, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Conspiracy, Human Trafficking |
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Europol and Law Enforcement Authorities Disrupt Three Cocaine Supply Chains into Europe |
On December 17, 2025, Europol announced that law enforcement authorities in Europe and South America had disrupted efforts by criminal networks to transport cocaine into Europe.
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Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2026-01-02 |
Europe, Latin America and South America |
Drugs & Trafficking, Economic Integration, Europol, Law Enforcement |
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Basel AML Index 2025 Shows Stagnation in Global Financial Crime Risk and Growing Relevance of Virtual Assets |
The Basel Institute on Governance released the 14th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index in 2025.[2] The Index provides a comparative assessment of money laundering and related financial... |
Kateryna Boguslavska |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
World |
Financial Crimes, Money Laundering |
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Bulgarian Court Denies Lebanon’s Extradition Request for Ship Owner in Beirut Port Blast |
On December 10, 2025, a Bulgarian court denied Lebanon’s request to extradite the owner of a ship connected to a cargo of ammonium nitrate, which is alleged to have caused a powerful 2020... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
Bulgaria, Lebanon |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Council of Europe Sets to Debate the Immigration Tensions in the Context of the ECHR |
On December 10, 2025, following an Informal Ministerial Conference in Strasbourg on human rights day, the Deputies of the Council of Europe (CoE) Ministers of Justice made unanimously several... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
Europe |
European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Immigration |
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U.S. Seizes Web Domain Used in $28 Million Bank Account Takeover Fraud |
On December 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of a web domain and database that criminals employed to carry out a scheme targeting and defrauding... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Financial Enforcement |
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U.S. Acts against Caribbean CBI and EU Threatens Action |
The United States (U.S.) is acting against Caribbean Citizenship by Investment (CBI), and the European Union is threatening action.
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Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-29 |
Caribbean, European Union, United States |
European Commission, Regulation |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Legality of the Corporate Transparency Act |
On December 16, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is within the authority of Congress to regulate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
United States |
Financial Supervision |
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Austrian Appellate Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Ukrainian |
On December 9, an Austrian appellate court denied the extradition request for Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash on bribery charges. The United States (U.S.) government requested his extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
Austria, Ukraine |
Extradition |
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Southeast Asian Money Laundering Networks and Their Extensive Global Reach |
On December 4th, 2025, Cambodian authorities targeted Huione Group, a notorious money laundering front for global hacker networks and cyber criminals. Huione Group provides refuge for global... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
1 |
2025-12-18 |
Cambodia, China |
Counterfeiting, Cybercrime, Money Laundering |
