Articles

E.g., 2026-07
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. National Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Smuggling and Trafficking On August 24, 2022, Jose Manuel Perez, also known as “Julio Rodriguez,” 30 years of age, pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally importing into the United States more... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-16 Mexico, United States Border Security, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle
UN Commissioner Alleges Crimes Against Humanity by China Against the Uyghurs On August 31, 2022, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Mrs. Michelle Bachelet, released a report into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). She has... Michael Plachta 38 9 2022-09-16 China Genocide, Human Rights, United Nations
Latvia Extradites National to the U.S. for Securities Fraud in Cryptocurrency Scheme On August 26, 2022, Latvia extradited Ivars Auzins, a citizen of Latvia, to the United States to answer a six-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracies to... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-16 Latvia, United States Cybercrime, Extradition, Fraud
U.S. Unseals Indictment Charging Three Iranian Nationals with Hacking and Extortion On September 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed the unsealing of indictments in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey against three Iranian... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-16 Iran, United States Cybercrime, Indictment, Sanctions
Close Allies of Liberian President Resign After US Corruption Accusations On September 12, Liberian President George Weah accepted the resignations of two of three senior officials following corruption allegations levied against all of them by the United States.  On... Alex Mostaghimi 38 9 2022-09-16 Liberia, United States Corruption, Freezing of Assets, Sanctions
European Authorities Dismantle Criminal Network Involved in Large-Scale Tobacco Smuggling and VAT Fraud On August 29, with the support of Eurojust and Europol law enforcement authorities in Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland dismantled a criminal network engaged in a large-scale VAT... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-08 Austria, Czech Republic, Poland Cross-Border Communication, Eurojust, European Union, Fraud
Manhattan D.A. Seizes Another 27 Pieces from the Met on Behalf of Italy and Egypt On August 31, 2022, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reported that investigators from the  Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit (ATU... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-08 Egypt, Italy, United States Art and Cultural Property, Seizure
Thailand Extradites Two Marshall Islands Nationals to the U.S. on Corruption Charges  On September 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two Marshall Island nationals arrived in the U.S. after Thailand extradited them.  Cary Yan, 50, and Gina Zhou,... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-08 Marshall Islands, Thailand, United States Bribery, Extradition, Money Laundering
U.S. DOJ Secures Warrant to Seize $45 Million Airplane of Russian Energy Company On August 31, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a warrant to seize a Boeing 737-7EM aircraft owned by PJSC LUKOIL, a Russian multinational oil and gas corporation... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-02 Russia Asset Seizure, Sanctions, Warrants
German Diplomat Flees Brazil one Day Before Indictment for Murder A member of Germany’s consul in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, is accused of murdering his husband of 23 years, Walter Biot, at their home in Ipanema on August 5th.  Brazilian... Alex Mostaghimi 38 9 2022-09-02 Brazil, Germany Extradition, Indictment, Murder
CJNG Cartel Courier Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges after Undercover Sting On Tuesday, a courier working for the Mexican Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in the Eastern District of Virginia.  Jorge Orozco-Sandoval, 35,... Alex Mostaghimi 38 9 2022-09-02 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
U.S. Will Return $1.2 Million to Romania from Funds Forfeited from Tax Fraud and Laundering Scheme On August 26, 2022, the United States Department of Justice announced that more than $1.2 million in forfeited funds from an international corruption-based tax fraud and money laundering scheme... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-09-02 Romania, United States Assassination, Corruption, Fraud, Money Laundering
French National Arrested in Morocco Argues Against Extradition to the US On July 20, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Morocco issued an opinion, indicating that it was “favorable” to the extradition of French national and computer sciences student... Linda Friedman Ramirez 38 9 2022-09-02 France, Morocco, United States Cybercrime, Extradition
The Netherlands and Greece Extradite Russians to U.S. in Cryptocurrency Cases In August, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the extradition of two Russian citizens for cybercrime and money laundering. On August 5, 2022, the DOJ announced that Greece had... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-08-26 Greece, Netherlands, United States Cybercrime, Extradition, Financial Enforcement, Indictment
Former Algerian Soldier Files UN Complaint over Deportation from Spain Lawyers representing former Algerian soldier Mohamed Benhalima, who was deported from Spain to Algeria, have filed a complaint against Madrid at the United Nations Committee on Human Rights,... Alex Mostaghimi 38 9 2022-08-26 Algeria, Spain Deportation, Torture, United Nations
Iranian Indicted for Alleged Plot to Assassinate John Bolton On August 10, 2022, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Shahran Poursafi (or Mehdi Rezayi) of Tehran, Iran for his alleged attempt to arrange the murder of former National... Alex Mostaghimi 38 9 2022-08-26 Iran, United States Assassination, Federal Code, International Law, Terrorism, United Nations
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Highlights Circumvention of FATCA Reporting Schemes On August 24, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee issued a report on a case study on the methods by which billionaire Robert Brockman allegedly hid approximately $2.7 billion in income from the IRS... Alex Mostaghimi 38 9 2022-08-26 Bermuda, Switzerland, United States Due Diligence, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering
The Fifth Circuit Will Consider a Rich Array of Issues Affecting Cross-Border Criminal Investigations On October 6, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments in two consolidated appeals that together raise an unusually broad array of issues peculiar to... Frederick T. Davis 38 9 2022-08-23 Portugal, United States Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, U.S. Federal Government
Israel Tax Authority in Joint Investigation with French Arrests 3 for Laundering Crypto Currency On August 15, 2022, the Israel Tax Authority announced the arrest of three suspects in a money laundering scheme involving tens of millions of shekels using complex arrangements of crypto-graphic... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-08-19 France, Israel Cybercrime, Fraud, Money Laundering
UK Extradites Three Nigerians for Business Email Compromise Fraud Schemes On August 10, 2022 the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the United Kingdom (UK) extradited three Nigerian citizens wanted by the United States in connection to their alleged participation... Bruce Zagaris 38 9 2022-08-19 Nigeria, United Kingdom Conspiracy, Cybercrime, Extradition, Fraud, Money Laundering

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