Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Dutch Court Agrees with Report Calling Santos-Linked Angolan Energy Deal Corrupt On June 23, 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal agreed with the report of a court-appointed director that a transaction, whereby the former husband of the daughter of the former Angolan President,... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-02 Corruption, Money Laundering
Bolivia Signs MoU to Strengthen Compliance and Transparency in the Fishing Industry               On June 29, 2021, the Bolivian government signed a Memo of Understanding (MoU) with the Fisheries Transparency... Marwah Adhoob 37 7 2021-07-02 Compliance
The Gupta Brothers’ Corruption Scandal Invokes the Ratification of a New Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition Treaty Between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates In 2018, the economic and political stability of South Africa was upended when the Gupta brothers – Ajay, Atul, and Rajesh Gupta – and government officials were caught conspiring... Jamie Jang 37 7 2021-07-01 Corruption, Extradition
Austria Arrests Turkish Businessman for Extradition to U.S. on Fraud and Laundering Charges On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Austrian authorities on June 19 arrested Sezgin Baran Korkmaz at the request of the DOJ.  His arrest followed the return by a... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-01 Extradition, Money Laundering
Belgian Security Services Firm Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Resolve Antitrust Conspiracy Charges On June 25, 2021, the United States Department of Justice announced that G4S Secure Solutions NV (G4S), a Belgian security firm, has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-01 Antitrust Cooperation
U.S. and EU Progress on Several International Enforcement issues at Justice & Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting in Lisbon On June 22, 2021, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Lisbon and made progress on counter-terrorism... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-07-01 Counter-terrorism, International Convention
Illicit Ivory Trafficking from Angola to Vietnam In a most recent arrest, the National Police in Huila have detained a Vietnamese national for suspected trafficking.[1] The individual was caught having paid an Angolan national 50,000 kwanzas to... Emma Byrne 37 7 2021-07-01 Art and Cultural Property, Crimes
U.S. District Court Denies Norway’s Extradition Request on Corruption Case Due to Statute of Limitations On June 16, 2021, Magistrate Judge Sean P. Elynn of the United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida denied an extradition request from the Norwegian government for Kendrick... Bruce Zagaris 37 7 2021-06-29 Extradition
Appellate Tribunal Affirms Conviction of Mladić for Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes On June 8, 2021, the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals affirmed the conviction of Ratko Mladić for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-26 Genocide, Human Rights
OFAC Names Three Bulgarians under the Global Magnitsky Act for Corruption On June 2nd, the U.S. Department of Treasury determined that three Bulgarian individuals should be sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act due to their roles in perpetuating corruption in... Elena Botts 37 6 2021-06-25 Corruption, Economic Sanctions
Seizing Illicit Proceeds of and Combating Ransomware Attacks On June 7th, the Justice Department seized much of the ransom that a major U.S. pipeline operator had paid last month to a Russian hacking collective.[1]  This resulted from investigators... Austin Max Scherer 37 6 2021-06-25 Computer Crimes, Crimes
ANOM: A global covert investigation conducted through an encrypted app trap yields 800 arrests On June 8, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) publicly announced the arrests of more than 800 individuals utilizing an FBI-controlled... Sara Kaufman 37 6 2021-06-25 Computer Crimes, Crimes
Shipping Industry Task Forces Acts to Mitigate Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea A task force of stakeholders from across the shipping industry launched the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy.[1] This included 120 organizations across the maritime industry... Austin Max Scherer 37 6 2021-06-25 Crimes, Piracy
New Zealand Supreme Court Allows Murder Suspect’s Extradition to China Pending More Assurances On June 3, 2021, in a 3-2 split decision, New Zealand’s Supreme Court found Kyung Yup Kim, a Korean-born permanent resident of New Zealand, could be extradited to China if China gives New... Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-25 Extradition, Human Rights
U.S. Convicts Wife of “El Chapo” and Sentences Daughter of Mexican Cartel Leader On June 11, 2021, Jessica Johanna Oseguera Gonzalez, 34, of Guadalajara, Mexico, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for willfully participating in financial dealings with Mexican companies that... Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-24 Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Make Progress on Several Areas On June 7 and 8, 2021, the Council of the European Union Justice and Home Affairs held its 3799th meeting and made progress on a number of international enforcement and criminal justice... Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-24 Economic Integration
U.S. Charges Jho Low and U.S. Person for Unregistered Lobbying and Malaysia Sues Wrongdoers over 1MDB Scandal On June 10, 2021, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment  charging Low Take Jho, 39, also known as Jho Low, and Prakazel “Pras,” 48,... Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-19 Corruption, Money Laundering
UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution to Start Commission of Inquiry on Latest Israel-Palestine Conflict On May 27, 2021, the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to appoint a Commission of Inquiry on the latest Israel-Palestine conflict. Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-14 Human Rights
Belize Detains and the Grants Pretrial Release to Ashcroft Son’s Partner in Shooting of Police Superintendent On May 28, 2021, Belizean authorities detained Jasmine Hartin, a 32-year-old Canadian woman. They charged her in the San Pedro Magistrate’s Court in connection with the death of Henry Jemmott... Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-14 Crimes
Biden Memo Declares Anti-Corruption a “Core U.S. National Security Interest” On June 3, 2021, the Biden Administration released a memorandum establishing combating corruption as a core United States national security interest, thereby stimulating several international... Bruce Zagaris 37 6 2021-06-08 Corruption, Policy/Directives

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