Articles

E.g., 2026-03
Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Bank Authority Issues Report on Combating Crypto-Asset ML/TF On October 9, 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) released Report on Tackling ML/TF Risks in Crypto-Asset Services Through Supervision:  Lessons Learned from Recent Cases.  Bruce Zagaris 41 11 2025-10-24 European Union Banking Supervision, Cybercrime, International Cooperation, Regulation
Used Cars, Kidnapping, and Cartels: How the Case of Carlos Martinez Reveals the Tentacles of Corruption, Violence, and Organized Crime in America’s Borderlands After extensive prosecutorial efforts from the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ), Carlos Martinez was finally sentenced for his role in an illicit scheme to monopolize transnational... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-27 Mexico, United States Conspiracy, Corruption, Organized Crime
FinCEN Sets March 21 Deadline for CTA Reporting as a Result of Court Decision The saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continues to take many twists and turns. On February 17, 2025, in Smith et al v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al,[1] the U.S. District Court for... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-28 United States Transparency
France Extradites Belarusian National to the U.S. for Export Control Violations On November 4, 2025, United States (U.S.) law enforcement announced that French authorities extradited Yana Leonova, 33, a Belarusian national living in Russia, on an indictment in the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 41 12 2025-11-21 France, Russia, United States Export Enforcement, Extradition
Council of Europe Adopts Protocol Amending the Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism On July 9, 2025, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted a Protocol amending the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196), also known as the Warsaw Convention... Michael Plachta 41 8 2025-07-18 European Union Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, European Commission, Terrorism
Son of El Chapo’s Guilty Plea Sparks Criticisms from Mexican President On July 15, 2025, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father Joaquin Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo) as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty in the United... Bruce Zagaris 41 8 2025-07-18 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
UN Commission of Inquiry Finds Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity On March 19, 2025, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its latest report, finding that enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-28 Russia, Ukraine Crimes against Humanity, United Nations
State Attorneys General Press U.S. DOJ to Crack Down on Illegal Offshore Gaming On August 5, 2025, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to United States (U.S.) Attorney General Pam Bondi, imploring her to crack down on “the rampant spread of... Bruce Zagaris 41 9 2025-08-08 United States Cybercrime, Gambling
Irish and Spanish Authorities, with the aid of Europol, Arrested 12 Members of “The Family,” an Irish Criminal Network Late last month, Irish and Spanish authorities thwarted the efforts of one of Ireland’s most notorious and high-level criminal networks, “The Family,” based in West Dublin. The... Morinsola Tinubu 41 5 2025-04-18 Ireland, Spain Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Gang Activity, Gangs
Some UK Politicians Hint at Withdrawal from the European Human Rights Convention On October 3, 2024, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the court and its governing European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). He... Michael Plachta 41 1 2025-01-03 Europe, United Kingdom European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Acquittal Decision on Commercial Bribery Abroad On July 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a judgment of acquittal entered by the district court in the case of U.S. v. Hernán Lopez,... Bruce Zagaris 41 10 2025-08-29 United States Corruption, Court Conviction
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
Thai Police Seek the Arrest for Cambodian in Murder of Former Cambodian Politician On January 16, 2025, police in Thailand announced they had issued an arrest warrant for Somwang Bamrungkit, 42, a Thai-Cambodian dual national known in Cambodia as Ly Ratanakraksmey, in connection... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-24 Thailand Extradition
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Withdraw from the International Criminal Court On September 23, 2025, in a joint statement, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso announced their intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The three member states of the Alliance... Michael Plachta 41 10 2025-09-26 International Criminal Court
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
European Institutions Decide to Establish Special Tribunal Over Aggression Against Ukraine On February 4, 2025, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine, and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the... Michael Plachta 41 3 2025-02-14 European Union, Europe, Russia, Ukraine European Commission, European Union, Violence
US and UK Sanction Head of Cambodian Prince Group as US Unseals Indictment  On October 14, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Office for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging Cambodian national Chen “Vincent” Zhi, the founder and... Bruce Zagaris 41 11 2025-10-24 Cambodia, United Kingdom, United States Cybercrime, Organized Crime
Council of Europe Adopts a Resolution on the Special Tribunal and Register of Damage for Ukraine At its 22nd sitting on June 24, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)  adopted its Resolution 2605 (2025) entitled Legal and Human Rights Aspects of the... Michael Plachta 41 7 2025-06-27 Russia, Ukraine Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Mexico sends 29 Mexican nationals charged with drug-trafficking to the United States On February 27, 2025, Mexico released and handed over to U.S. custody 29 Mexican nationals charged with several criminal offenses[1] sought after by U.S. authorities.[2] The transfer took place in... Rodrigo Labardini 41 3 2025-03-07 Mexico, United States Drugs & Trafficking
Operation Oyamel: Mexican Cartels Expand to Europe In a multi-national joint operation, Spanish authorities dismantled one of the “branches” of Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) (CJNG)... Rodrigo Labardini 41 12 2025-11-21 Europe, Mexico, Spain Drugs & Trafficking, Gangs, International Cooperation

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