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U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules against Mexico in Suit Against U.S. Gun Industry |
On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the U.S. gun industry and against the effort by the Mexican government to hold the industry responsible for violence... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
7 |
2025-06-13 |
Mexico, United States |
Arms Trafficking |
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U.S. Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for FCPA Enforcement |
On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued guidelines for investigations and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)[1] which helps clarify the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
7 |
2025-06-13 |
United States |
Corruption |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tax Enforcement |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |