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Five Persons Plead Guilty to Helping North Korea in Virtual Currency Schemes |
On November 14, four United States (U.S.) nationals and a Ukrainian identity broker pleaded guilty to participating in remote information technology (IT) work and virtual currency heist schemes on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-21 |
North Korea, United States |
Cybercrime, Organized Crime |
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Amidst Transnational Cyberscamming Crackdown, Chinese Court Sentences Eleven Crime Syndicate Members to Death |
On September 29, the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court sentenced eleven members of a family-run crime syndicate to death without reprieve on charges including cyberscamming, gambling, and... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-21 |
China, Myanmar |
Cybercrime, Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sentencing |
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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 |
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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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Thailand Approves Extradition of Illegal Online Gambling Kingpin |
On November 10, 2025, Thailand’s Appeals Court ordered the extradition of She Zhijiang, a Chinese-Cambodian businessman accused of running one of Asia’s largest illegal online gambling... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-21 |
China, Thailand |
Cybercrime, Extradition, Gambling |
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Eurojust and U.S. Cooperate to Take Down Global Credit Card Fraud |
On November 5, an international law enforcement operation involving Eurojust and the United States (U.S.) resulted in the arrest of eighteen suspects. The detained individuals are charged with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-14 |
European Union, United States |
Economic Integration, Eurojust, Financial Crimes |
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The Council of Europe’s Action Addressing Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine and Impunity |
The Council of Europe (CoE) was the one international organization that reacted immediately to the Russian Federation’s ‘special military operation’ against Ukraine in February... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-14 |
Europe, Russia, Ukraine |
European Court of Human Rights, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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Mexico Is Credited With Frustrating an Iranian Plot to Kill Israeli Ambassador |
The Mexican government was credited with hindering and, in fact, preventing an Iranian-directed plot to kill the Israeli Ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz-Neiger, as part of a wider attack on... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-14 |
Iran, Israel, Mexico |
Law Enforcement, National Security |
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Seventy Countries Sign the UN Cybercrime Convention |
More than seventy countries signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi on October 26, 2025, when it was opened for signature in Hanoi. Among the signatories were the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-07 |
World |
Cybercrime, United Nations |
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Rio Police Raid Unveils the Complexities of Combating Multinational Gangs and Extensive Corruption in Brazilian Financial Institutions |
In late October 2025, police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, launched a complex and deadly operation against the notorious gang, Red Command, targeting Rio’s favelas. The operation is the... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-07 |
Brazil |
Financial Enforcement, Gangs, Law Enforcement |
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Cartel Broker and Fentanyl Kingpin ‘Brother Zhang’ Arrested in Cuba |
Zhi Dong Zhang, a Chinese national and Mexican citizen with various aliases, such as “El Chino” and “Brother Wang,” has been extradited into United States (U.S.)... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-07 |
Cuba, Mexico, United States |
Detention, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, International Cooperation |
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Spain Finds Former Director of UNOPS Extraditable to the U.S. for Corruption |
On October 21, 2025, the National High Court of Spain found Ukrainian Vitaly Vanshelboim, former director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), extraditable to the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-31 |
Spain, United States |
Bribery, Corruption, Extradition, International Organizations |
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U.S.-Colombia Dispute Hinders International Narcotics Enforcement |
Recent tensions between the United States (U.S.) and Colombia have led to sanctions imposed on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the statement by U.S. President Donald J. Trump that the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-31 |
Colombia, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Sanctions |
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OSCE Releases Report Finding Crimes Committed by Russian Military and Authorities Against Ukrainian POWs |
On July 24, 2025, and following consultation with Ukraine, forty-one participating States from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) invoked the Moscow Mechanism “on... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
12 |
2025-10-31 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Crimes against Humanity, Human Trafficking, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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A Fragile Diplomatic Opening: Afghanistan’s Release of a U.S. Prisoner and What It Signals for U.S.-Taliban Relations |
On September 28, 2025, the United States (U.S.) government and the Taliban confirmed the release of Amir Amiri, a U.S. citizen who had been held in detention since December 2024, marking a rare... |
Lucy Carroll |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Detention, International Cooperation |
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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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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 |
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Council of Europe Adopts Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine |
At its 1541st meeting, on October 22, 2025, the Committee of Ministers approved the draft Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. The ministers... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Europe, Ukraine |
European Commission, European Court of Human Rights, International Courts |
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ICC Convicts Sudanese Militia Commander for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity |
On October 6, 2025, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was unanimously convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC or ‘the... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Sudan |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, War Crimes |
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U.S. Jury Awards $20 Million to 3 Sudanese Refugees against BNP Paribas |
On October 17, 2025, a federal jury in New York awarded close to $21 million against BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, for providing the Sudanese government access to the United States... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Sudan, United States |
Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, Victims Compensation |
