Articles

E.g., 2025-12
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Cons, Coins, and Criminals: Operation Pandora and the Rise of Stolen Heritage Since its inception in 2016, Operation Pandora has become an important global initiative in terms of trying to protect cultural artifacts from illicit trafficking.  Ore Adedeji 41 7 2025-06-13 Art and Cultural Property, Europol, INTERPOL
Developments in International Enforcement Law Impact Crisis in Haiti Haiti faces a catastrophic humanitarian crisis that continues to worsen due to a myriad of complex and intersecting factors. Recent developments in several areas of international enforcement law... Chloe Fontenelle 41 7 2025-06-13 Haiti Arms Trafficking, Gangs, Human Rights, International Law
International Enforcement Cooperation Disrupts Dark Web Narcotics Operations On May 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Joint Criminal Opiod and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 European Union, United States Cybercrime, Drug Enforcement, Europol
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
Barrick Mining Brings ICSID Case in Criminal Tax Dispute with Mali On May 14, 2025, Barrick Mining requested provisional measures against the Government of Mali to subvert their effort to put the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine under government control. This request... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 Tax Enforcement
Canadian Government Starts Intelligence Sharing on Laundering of Fentanyl Trafficking On February 19, 2025, the Canadian government held the first working meeting of the new Integrated Money Laundering Intelligence Partnership (IMLIP) to facilitate the sharing of money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-06-06 Canada Drug Enforcement, Money Laundering
The Real Government Fraud: An Examination of Foreign Actors’ Role in Defrauding the Federal Government The United States federal government is riddled with fraud. This fraud is not the same as the “fraud” that is demonized by the second Trump administration, Elon Musk, and conservative... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-06 China, North Korea, Russia, United States Fraud, Identity Theft, U.S. Federal Government
Council of Europe Adopts Convention Against Ecocide On May 14, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted the Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law. This was done through the decision adopted by the Committee of... Michael Plachta 41 6 2025-06-06 European Union European Court of Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law
Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Reservations to Genocide: Substance or Procedure? On March 6, 2025, Sudan initiated proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of the Convention on the Prevention and... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-30 Sudan, United Arab Emirates Genocide, International Criminal Court
IOSCO and Private Sector Work on Combating Online Fraud and Platform Providers On May 21, 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a statement on combating online fraud and the role of Platform Providers.[1] Meanwhile, the private... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-30 United States Cybercrime
Former U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty in One of the Largest U.S. Tax Evasion Prosecutions On May 21, 2025, Douglas Edelman, a former defense contractor, pleaded guilty to tax crimes concerning his efforts to defraud the United States and evade taxes on income that he earned from his... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-30 United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Georgian National Charged with Solicitation of Hate Crimes Extradited to U.S. On May 22, 2025, twenty-one-year-old Michail Chkhikvishvili, a native of Tbilisi, Georgia, was extradited from Moldova to the U.S. to face a four-count indictment relating to the solicitation of... Austin Wahl 41 6 2025-05-30 Georgia, Moldova, United States Organized Crime, Terrorism
U.S. Eases Sanctions on Syria On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant relief from sanctions imposed on Syria, with the issuance of a new General License, and the State Department... Michelle Roberts 41 6 2025-05-30 Syria, United States Sanctions
U.S. Brings First Charge of Material Support to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization On May 16, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first indictment, which was unsealed that day, for providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-23 United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking
Surveillance Without Remedy: Rethinking Victim Compensation After WhatsApp v. NSO Group On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a federal jury ordered NSO Group, an Israeli-based government spyware company, to pay a record $167 million in damages for hacking more than 1,000 people through WhatsApp... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-23 United States Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Deportation of Venezuelans Under Alien Enemies Act On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded its prohibition on removal from the United States of Venezuelan men now in immigration custody in Texas. The Court issued an eight-page unsigned... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-23 United States, Venezuela Border Security, Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
Former Member of Gambian Military Convicted of Torture In Landmark Case On April 15, 2025, a former soldier within Gambia’s military force was convicted by a U.S. jury of five counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture in Denver, Colorado.... Chloe Fontenelle 41 6 2025-05-23 Gambia, United States Indictment, International Crimes, Torture
FinCEN Designates Cambodia-Based Huione Group of Primary Money Laundering Concern On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) under Section 311 of... Bruce Zagaris 41 6 2025-05-23 Cambodia, United States Money Laundering, Terrorism
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
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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