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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. The opinion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-18 |
El Salvador, United States, Venezuela |
Crimes, Deportation |
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Bangladesh Requests Extradition of Former Prime Minister from India |
On December 23, 2024, Bangladesh stated that it had sent a formal request to India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who abandoned her post for India in August during widespread... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
1 |
2025-01-03 |
Bangladesh, India |
Extradition |
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A Kingpin’s Guilty Plea and the Critical Role of the Sinaloa Cartel in Modern American Foreign Policy |
On August 25th, 2025, former Sinaloa Cartel boss and El Chapo Associate, Ismael Zambada Garcia – also known as El Mayo – pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement with the... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
10 |
2025-08-29 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives, Racketeering/RICO |
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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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The Exotic Case of Samuele Landi and His Dream of Settling the Sea |
The death of Samuele Landi while seasteading off the coast of Dubai in an apparent effort to avoid criminal prosecution in Italy evokes the issue of a recent novel way to facilitate fugitivity.
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Austin Wahl |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
Italy, United Arab Emirates |
Crimes |
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U.S. Court Grants Government’s Motion to Compel Apple to Give Information in Swiss Tax Investigation |
On August 28, 2025, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the United States (U.S.) District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Government’s motion to compel Apple to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
10 |
2025-09-26 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Leader of Russian Malware Scheme and Global Ransomware Conspiracy Indicted by Department of Justice |
On May 22, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled an indictment of Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov for his role in the Qakbot malware scheme.[1] The DOJ accuses Gallyamov, a... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
6 |
2025-06-06 |
Russia, United States |
Cybercrime, Europol, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration |
On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
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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.
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Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
European Union |
Banking Supervision, Cybercrime, International Cooperation, Regulation |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
