Dec 05 2025
Nomma Zarubina, 34, had her bail revoked and was ordered into pre-trial detention in an emergency hearing late on December 2. She was indicted in a U.S. federal court last year for allegedly lying to the FBI about her contact with an officer from Russia’s intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB) She was later …
Dec 05 2025
Prosecutors say Credit Suisse allowed money laundering linked to Mozambique’s “tuna bonds” fraud. The fraud devastated the country’s economy in the 2010s. Prosecutors say a 2016 transfer of about $7.86 million should have triggered red flags. The bank failed to report it and later allowed most of the money to be moved to account, prosecutors …
Dec 05 2025
Antonino Vadalà was convicted in October 2024 for cocaine trafficking in a criminal organisation with ties to the ‘Ndrangheta Italian mafia group. His name had come up when Slovakian investigative journalist Jan Kuciak was looking into an agricultural subsidies fraud scheme. The killings sparked nationwide protests that eventually brought down the government of Prime Minister …
Dec 05 2025
The Red Command is Brazil’s oldest criminal organization. It is involved in drug and arms trafficking, bank robberies, kidnapping, and other crimes. Its members opened fire on the 2,500 officers involved in the operation. The Alemão and Penha complexes are among Rio’s largest favelas, home to more than 90,000 residents combined.. A videocaptures the sound …
Dec 05 2025
Prosecutors say Credit Suisse allowed money laundering linked to Mozambique’s “tuna bonds” fraud. The fraud devastated the country’s economy in the 2010s. Prosecutors say a 2016 transfer of about $7.86 million should have triggered red flags. The bank failed to report it and later allowed most of the money to be moved to account, prosecutors …
Oct 29 2025
A Kyrgyz court has labeled three independent news outlets as “extremist’ organizations. The court also ordered a ban on their online activities. The ruling, issued at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, will be enforced by the Ministry of Digital Development. Both Temirov Live and Ait Ait Dese said they will appeal the ruling. It …
Oct 28 2025
Solomon Islands Water Authority, known as Solomon Water, initiated the plan to build the facility after heavy rains overwhelmed Honaira’s decrepit water treatment system in 2014. Heavy rains spread water-born diseases that killed over a dozen people, and struck thousands more with diarrheal disease. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) backed the initiative, but pressured Solomon …
Oct 21 2025
The European Union’s attempt to sanction Serbia’s Karić family over their ties to the authoritarian president of Belarus ultimately failed because it listed the wrong company details, according to an investigation. The family used their relationship with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to obtain real estate development and construction contracts worth more than $1 billion. When …
Oct 18 2025
The case concerns accusations of a governance crisis within a company but at stake, some argue, is press freedom in Serbia. The case was filed after London-based BC Partners, the parent company of United Group B.V., dismissed United Group CEO Viktoria Boklag. A ruling could have helped determine the fate of the country’s last independent …
Oct 18 2025
Italian mafia is using TikTok to glamorize criminal life, recruit followers, and experiment with new forms of money laundering. Researchers found striking similarities between Italian and Mexican criminal strategies, including the use of music, luxury imagery, emojis, and viral trends to attract followers and build identities. The authors describe a parallel “communicative ecosystem” where the …