Articles

E.g., 2026-01
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
2025 Retrospective We at the IELR send you best wishes for the new year. 2025 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following along with our coverage during... Bruce Zagaris 42 2 2026-01-23 World International Law
Mexico Sends 37 Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes to the U.S. On January 21, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it gained custody of thirty-seven fugitives from Mexico who are defendants in federal criminal cases around... Bruce Zagaris 42 2 2026-01-23 Mexico, United States Extradition, International Cooperation, Organized Crime, Transfer of Prisoners
U.S. Justice Department Dismisses Case over Commercial Bribery in FIFA On December 9, 2025, the counsel for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief informing the United States Supreme Court that it was dismissing the criminal case against Hern... Bruce Zagaris 42 2 2026-01-23 United States Bribery, Corruption
European Parliament Strengthens the EU Magnitsky-type Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime On January 21, 2026, the European Parliament adopted its resolution addressing impunity through European Union (EU) sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called... Michael Plachta 42 2 2026-01-23 European Union, Human Rights, Sanctions
Did the U.S. Plane Resembling a Civilian Plane Used in Boat Strike Violate the Law against Perfidy? On January 12, 2026, the New York Times revealed that the United States Department of Defense (DOD) used a secret aircraft painted to appear as though it was a civilian plane in the first attack on... Bruce Zagaris 42 2 2026-01-23 Caribbean, United States International Law
Individualization of Criminal Involvement Under INTERPOL’s Rules  In yet another case, the government conducted an investigation that, as it is described in the Commission’s decision, “had led [the government] to the [individual], and upon her... Yuriy Nemets 42 2 2026-01-16 INTERPOL
INTERPOL Adopts Changes to CCF Statute and Rules on the Processing of Data At its annual meeting on November 24-27, 2025, in Marrakech, Morocco, the INTERPOL General Assembly (GA) adopted changes to INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD) and the Statute of... Dr. Ted R. Bromund, Charlie Magri Esq., and Sandra Grossman Esq. 42 2 2026-01-16 INTERPOL, Policy/Directives
C$176.9 Million Fine Against Cryptocurrency Exchange From FINTRAC Demonstrates Costs of Non-Compliance The C$176.9 million administrative monetary penalty imposed against the Vancouver-based, overseas-operated, cryptocurrency exchange Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., operating under the name Cryptomus, by... Simon Grant, Jessica Horwitz, Andrew Bozzato, and Nicole Liu, Bennett Jones LLP 42 2 2026-01-16 Canada Financial Enforcement, Regulation
HSBC Agrees to Settle Criminal Cum-Cum Dividend Tax Case On January 8, 2026, the French financial prosecutors announced that British-based bank HSBC had agreed to pay a €267.5 million fine to settle criminal charges concerning an alleged dividend... Bruce Zagaris 42 2 2026-01-16 France Financial Enforcement, Tax Crimes
New York Governor Vetoes Entity Transparency for Domestic Companies On December 19, 2025, the New York state governor, Kathy Hochul, vetoed a bill that would have obligated domestic (i.e., United States) companies operating in the state of New York to file their... Bruce Zagaris 42 1 2026-01-09 United States Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, Money Laundering
Over Fifty Delegations Sign Joint Declaration on the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling On December 10, 2025, the second International Conference of the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling (“the Conference’) assembled in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission... Chloe Fontenelle 42 1 2026-01-09 World European Commission, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Smuggle
The Legality of the U.S. Arrest of the Venezuelan President and Wife On January 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) government sent special armed forces into Venezuela to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Shortly thereafter, U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 42 1 2026-01-09 United States, Venezuela Arrest, Extradition
U.S. Seizures of Venezuela-Linked Oil Tankers Raise Questions About Washington’s Compliance with International and Domestic Law On January 7, 2026, the United States (U.S.) military boarded and seized an oil tanker sailing under the Russian flag with alleged ties to Venezuela.[2] In 2024, the U.S. government sanctioned... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 42 1 2026-01-09 United States, Venezuela International Law, Seizure
DOJ Charges Two Colombian Nationals with Human Smuggling On December 18, 2025, two Colombian nationals, Hernando Manuel De La Cruz Rivera Orjuela (alias “El Patrón”) and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto (“El Calvo”), made their... Austin Wahl 42 1 2026-01-02 Colombia, United States Charged with Crimes, Conspiracy, Human Trafficking
Europol and Law Enforcement Authorities Disrupt Three Cocaine Supply Chains into Europe On December 17, 2025, Europol announced that law enforcement authorities in Europe and South America had disrupted efforts by criminal networks to transport cocaine into Europe. Bruce Zagaris 42 1 2026-01-02 Europe, Latin America and South America Drugs & Trafficking, Economic Integration, Europol, Law Enforcement
South Africa Arrests Five Suspected of Recruitment of Nationals into the Russian Military On November 27 and 28, 2025, officers from South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested four men at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport,... Chloe Fontenelle 42 1 2026-01-02 Russia, South Africa Arrest, International Law, Mercenaries
Basel AML Index 2025 Shows Stagnation in Global Financial Crime Risk and Growing Relevance of Virtual Assets The Basel Institute on Governance released the 14th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index in 2025.[2] The Index provides a comparative assessment of money laundering and related financial... Kateryna Boguslavska 42 1 2025-12-29 World Financial Crimes, Money Laundering
Bulgarian Court Denies Lebanon’s Extradition Request for Ship Owner in Beirut Port Blast On December 10, 2025, a Bulgarian court denied Lebanon’s request to extradite the owner of a ship connected to a cargo of ammonium nitrate, which is alleged to have caused a powerful 2020... Bruce Zagaris 42 1 2025-12-29 Bulgaria, Lebanon Extradition, Human Rights
Council of Europe Sets to Debate the Immigration Tensions in the Context of the ECHR On December 10, 2025, following an Informal Ministerial Conference in Strasbourg on human rights day, the Deputies of the Council of Europe (CoE) Ministers of Justice made unanimously several... Michael Plachta 42 1 2025-12-29 Europe European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Immigration
U.S. Seizes Web Domain Used in $28 Million Bank Account Takeover Fraud On December 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of a web domain and database that criminals employed to carry out a scheme targeting and defrauding... Bruce Zagaris 42 1 2025-12-29 United States Cybercrime, Financial Enforcement

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