The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a seizure warrant to seize two planes, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and a Gulfstream G650ER aircraft owned and controlled by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.  The warrant is based on the finding that the airplanes are subject to seizure and forfeiture based on probable cause of violations of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and the recent sanctions issued against Russia.[1]

On May 24, 2022, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in El Omari v. INTERPOL.   The court held that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) qualifies as a public international organization for the purposes of 22 U.S.C. § 288 immunity and that Interpol had not waived its immunity to prosecution.  El Omari is the most recent challenge to the perceived abuses of Interpol’s reporting system.

On May 25, 2022, the Gambian government said it will prosecute 70 alleged perpetrators, including former president Yahya Jammeh, named in the True, Reconciliation, and Reparation Commission’s (TRCC) report.  The Ministry of Justice accepted 263 of 265 recommendations made by the commission and announced the creation of a special court to prosecute alleged perpetrators, senior officials, and former president Yahya Jammeh.

Switzerland has launched administrative proceedings to confiscate over USD 100 million in assets linked to the regime of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, with the ultimate aim of returning these to Ukraine.

This book analyzes Brazil’s complex history of corruption and anticorruption since the return to democracy in 1985, and evaluates its lessons for anticorruption reformers in Brazil and in other large democracies.  The authors, an assistant professor of political science at the Federal University of Santa Catarina and an associate professor of international relations at American University in Washington, [1]evaluate the corruption scandals that occurred and the anticorruption reforms that have arisen.  The book considers the conditions whereby anticorruption efforts succeed.  The book discusses the debates around Lava Jato, the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, and the election of Jair Bolsonaro.

On May 19, 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on accountability for crimes committed by the Russian military during the Ukrainian invasion.

On May 24, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) petitioned the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for an order to enforce the John Doe Summons.[1]

On May 25, 2022, the European Commission announced two proposals aimed at strengthening restrictive measures adopted by the European Union.

On April 28 and 29, 2022, the Organization of American States (OAS) Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General (REMJA) Working Group on Cybercrime held its 10^th Meeting in virtual format, exchanging best practices, experiences, and challenges experienced by OAS member States in connection with cybercrime.  Attending the meeting were government experts on cybercrime, representatives of international organizations, and the private sector.  The meeting addressed the importance of updated cybercrime legislation, training, and legal cooperation.[1]

On May 18, 2021, a French appellate court has confirmed that the multinational enterprise Lafarge must face charges of complicity in crimes against humanity over alleged payoffs to the Islamic State group and other jihadist organizations during the Syrian civil war.[1]