U.S. Adds Two Brazilian Gangs to ‘Foreign Terrorist Organizations’ List
The Trump administration will designate Brazil’s two largest criminal gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations effective this June, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement Thursday.
Italy Seizes over €200 Million in Assets from Deceased Costra Nostra Boss
Italian authorities are seizing more than €200 million ($232 million) in assets tied to late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, including funds derived from drug trafficking and laundered across Europe and beyond.
Is the Trump Administration Unraveling DOJ’s Landmark FIFA Bribery Case?
A federal court in Brooklyn vacated corruption charges Wednesday against two defendants convicted in the U.S. crackdown on FIFA bribery, after the Trump administration said the cases no longer fit its prosecutorial priorities.
Russian Airlines Rely on a Shadow Supply Chain for Boeing and Airbus Parts
Russian airlines have largely defied Western sanctions aimed at grounding their fleets by building a shadow supply chain for Boeing and Airbus spare parts routed through India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Kazakhstan.
U.S. Fuel Trader Under Investigation for Suspected Ties to Cartel Smuggling
A Houston-based petroleum trader raided last month by U.S. federal agents is under investigation in Mexico in connection with a suspected fuel smuggling scheme linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
Major Crypto Firms Worked with Bitcoin ATM Operators Tied to Scams
Mainstream cryptocurrency companies including Kraken, Gemini, and Cumberland DRW transferred billions of dollars in bitcoin to ATM operators that authorities have repeatedly accused of facilitating scams targeting elderly and vulnerable Americans.
New Dutch Study Warns Organized Crime Is Infiltrating Society
The Netherlands faces a growing threat from organized crime that is silently corroding state institutions, public services, and democratic governance, according to a new threat assessment published Tuesday by the Strategic Knowledge Centre on Undermining Criminality (SKC).
Landmark Siemens Case Drove Shift in Enforcement of Foreign-Bribery Laws
Countries where bribes were paid have become the primary drivers of major cross-border bribery enforcement, according to a new OECD report that documents nearly two decades of coordinated multinational prosecutions.
UK Sanctions Crypto Networks for Allegedly Helping Russia Skirt Sanctions
The United Kingdom announced a new package of sanctions Tuesday targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and a Kremlin-backed shadow finance network known as A7 as part of an effort to close off payment routes used by Russia to sustain its war against Ukraine.
Directors of Prince Group-Linked Firms Acquired Luxury Tokyo Properties
Company directors connected to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which the United States has designated a transnational criminal organization, have acquired millions of dollars in luxury Tokyo real estate.