|
Mexico in a Tight Spot. US Requests Extradition of Incumbent Mexican Officials. |
On April 29, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against ten Mexican incumbent and former Mexican officials of the State of... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Mexico, United States |
Border Security, Cross-Border Communication, Extradition |
|
UAE Provides Safe Haven for RSF |
A new report links the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan embroiled in a civil war with the Sudanese military, to several luxury properties in Dubai. Family... |
Gavin Neff |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Sudan, United Arab Emirates |
Economic Sanctions, Financial Enforcement, International Criminal Court |
|
A Recent Post-Trial Rule 29 Acquittal in an FCPA Case Reveals a Curious Split in the Circuits on the Use of Translated Evidence in Criminal Cases |
On April 14, 2026, Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas issued an order acquitting a defendant pursuant to F. R. Crim. P. 29 after a jury had convicted him of violating the... |
Frederick T. Davis |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Fair Trial, Trial |
|
Europol Supports Swiss-German Enforcement against Black Axe in Switzerland |
On April 28, 2026, law enforcement conducted house searches in several Swiss cantons, resulting in ten arrests, including the Black Axe “regional Head” for the Southern European... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-15 |
Nigeria, Switzerland |
Economic Integration, International Crimes |
|
French Company Held Liable for Funding Terrorism in Syria |
In a landmark decision, on April 13, 2026, a French corporation and its executives were found guilty of helping to fund international terrorism. French cement company Lafarge has been officially... |
John Capwell |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
France, Syria |
Financial Crimes, Terrorism |
|
Colombia Extradites Dark Web Marketplace Creator and Operator to the U.S. |
On April 30, 2026, the Colombian government extradited a German national living in Colombia to the United States (U.S.) on charges that he owned and operated “The Versus Project” (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
Colombia, United States |
Cybercrime, Organized Crime |
|
State Department Belatedly Issues Memo Regarding Attack on Iran |
On April 21, 2026, Reed D. Rubinstein, the Legal Adviser to the United States (U.S.) Department of State issued a memorandum (hereafter the Rubinstein memo), justifying the air attack on Iran (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-08 |
Iran, United States |
Law of War |
|
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution on Tracking the Proceeds of Crime in the Context of the Magnitsky-type Acts |
At its 15th sitting held on April 22, 2026, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution on tracking the proceeds of the crime denounced by Sergei... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Europe, Russia |
Financial Crimes, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) |
|
DOJ Brings Civil Forfeiture Case Against Kurdish General’s Mansion in Beverly Hills |
On April 22, 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) brought a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, requesting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Iraq, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Financial Crimes |
|
Ireland’s Most-Wanted Drug Kingpin Arrested in Dubai |
On April 15, 2026, Irish fugitive Daniel Kinahan was apprehended by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities executing an Irish court’s arrest warrant. Kinahan is a leader of the Kinahan cartel... |
Austin Wahl |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Ireland, United Arab Emirates |
Arrest, Extradition, Organized Crime |
|
EUROPOL Releases its Report “Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment” (IOCTA 2026) |
On April 28, 2026, Europol published the new edition of the “Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment” (IOCTA) 2026, providing an in-depth analysis of the latest trends and... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
European Union |
Cybercrime, Europol |
|
Legal Implications of a Deadly Crash in Chihuahua Threaten to Strain U.S.-Mexico Relations |
On April 19, 2026, four people, including two United States (U.S.) officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.), were killed in a car crash in Chihuahua state in northern Mexico.[2] ... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
5 |
2026-05-01 |
Mexico, United States |
|
|
Colombian Mercenaries, U.S. Sanctions, and the Sudan Crisis: International Law, Accountability, and the Limits of Multilateral Action |
On April 17, 2026—three years to the day since the civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan—the United States (... |
Aniska Manojkumar |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-01 |
Colombia, Sudan, United States |
Human Rights, International Law, Mercenaries, Sanctions |
|
DOJ Indictment of Scammers in Southeast Asia Unveils the Use of Enslaved Labor in Organized Crime Throughout the Region |
In late April 2026, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled charges against two Chinese nationals for their role in managing scam centers across the Thai-Burmese border region... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
42 |
6 |
2026-05-01 |
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, United States |
Cybercrime, Human Trafficking, Indictment, Organized Crime |
|
French Industry Tycoon to Stand Trial Following Investigation into Container Ports in Guinea and Togo |
The Paris Criminal Court has ordered French industrialist tycoon and billionaire Vincent Bolloré to stand trial on corruption and embezzlement charges relating to strategic container ports... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
France, Guinea, Togo |
Corruption, Embezzlement, Trial |
|
ICC and Nigeria Concluded a Memorandum of Understanding |
On March 26, 2026, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Federal Republic of Nigeria concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), deferring to... |
Michael Plachta |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
Nigeria |
Crimes, International Criminal Court |
|
U.S. Denies French Request for Assistance in the X Investigation |
On April 18, 2026, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) had refused the requests by French law enforcement authorities for assistance in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
France, United States |
Evidence Gathering, Investigation |
|
Poland Rules to Extradite Russian Archaeologist to Ukraine |
In mid-March, a court in Poland ruled to extradite Alexander Butyagin, a Russian antiquities scholar, to Ukraine. Butyagin, who works at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is wanted in... |
Katherine Scher |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
Art and Cultural Property, Extradition |
|
Former Brazilian Intelligence Chief at Risk of Extradition |
On April 16, 2026, Alexandre Ramagem was released from the United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a two-day detention. The former lawmaker and... |
Gavin Neff and Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-24 |
Brazil, United States |
Deportation, Extradition, Treaties |
|
Vietnamese National Pleads Guilty in Malaysia to Possessing Protected Wildlife Parts |
On April 11, 2026, Hoang Van Thai, 39, a Vietnamese man, pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing protected wildlife parts without a license. Hoang Van Thai was convicted of possessing 1,022... |
Bruce Zagaris |
42 |
5 |
2026-04-17 |
Malaysia, Vietnam |
Environment, Wildlife Smuggle |
