Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors froze bank accounts of Albania Land Development, a company linked to a $4 billion luxury resort project backed by Jared Kushner, amid an investigation into allegedly fraudulent property titles. The preventive seizure targets a beachfront development in the protected Pishë-Poro-Nartë coastal area that has triggered mass protests and diplomatic tensions.
Two Swiss private banks, Pictet & Cie and J. Safra Sarasin, appear in a seizure request filed by Palermo prosecutors targeting the criminal proceeds of alleged Sicilian drug trafficker Giacomo Tamburello.
Bolivian judge extended preventive detention for five months for former president Luis Arce (2020-2025), accused of breach of duty and anti-economic conduct when he was Minister of Economy during Evo Morales' government (2006-2019).
Singapore's Anti-Scam Centre partnered with cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase, Gemini, and OKX to prevent over $4.2 million in potential losses across government impersonation, investment, job, and romance scams.
Chile hosted a summit in early June 2026 with Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia to establish joint measures against organized crime and violence.
Transparency Venezuela documented 719 assets across 21 countries traced to corruption investigations from Venezuela (2009-2026), totaling over $3.9 billion.
Security and justice ministers from all Mercosur member states and associated countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia) signed the 'Asunción Commitment 2026 against Corruption and Organized Crime' at the 55th Meeting of Interior Ministers and 63rd Meeting of Justice Ministers (May 26-29) in Asunción.
Spanish National Police dismantled a criminal organization conducting sophisticated banking scams across Spain through 'smishing' and 'vishing'. 23 people arrested (17 men, 6 women) in Barcelona and Murcia.
The US Treasury sanctioned four Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges (Nobitex, Wallex, BitPin, Ramzinex) and four Iranian individuals for facilitating sanctions evasion and supporting IRGC operations.
French naval forces intercepted the oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, 2026. The vessel was under sanctions from the US, EU, UK, and Ukraine since February 2026.
SEC filed civil complaint against Nathan Fuller, founder of Privvy Investments, for allegedly operating $12.3 million Ponzi scheme affecting 150+ victims. Fuller falsely claimed to offer access to non-existent AI-based trading algorithms with unrealistic 40-50% returns within 30-45 days.
Dubai Police arrested members of a criminal gang who orchestrated an elaborate fraud scheme involving a fake princess impersonation to steal Dh12 million ($3.3 million) worth of premium oud from a trader. The perpetrators deceived the oud merchant by impersonating a member of a royal family.
Facundo Leal, 42-year-old lawyer, former president of state company ARSAT (2022-2026) and former director of ORSNA appointed by the Milei administration in 2025, was detained for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking.
Operation Chameleón concluded its preliminary stage in late May 2026, investigating a corruption and money laundering network within the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant), involving former director Hugo Beras and businessman José Ángel Gómez Canaán. The SeNaSa 2.
Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha), represented by president Mazin Al-Kahmous, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Syria's Central Commission for Control and Inspection, chaired by Amer Al-Ali, to strengthen joint efforts against corruption and cross-border financial crimes.
FCA published review of over 150 firms' sanctions controls since February 2022, identifying systemic weaknesses including inadequate customer due diligence, poor alert management, deficient name and transaction screening, and improper frozen asset handling.
Buenos Aires Provincial Prosecutor's Office conducted 90 simultaneous raids across Argentina (Buenos Aires, Jujuy, Mendoza, Santa Fe, Misiones, Córdoba, Formosa, Entre Ríos), resulting in 21 arrests for investment fraud, fake applications, and money laundering through cryptocurrencies.
France has become the global epicenter of crypto-related kidnappings, accounting for 70% of worldwide cases with 41 kidnappings in less than 5 months of 2026 (averaging one every 2.5 days). 88 individuals have been charged across 12 cases.
Svetlana Mesyats, a 54-year-old senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy, was charged with aggravated fraud for allegedly embezzling 16 million rubles from the 'Heritage of Aristotle' project.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Prosecutor Amit Issman announced they will file an indictment against Yonatan Urich, advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the classified documents leak affair.
US Department of State designated Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV), Brazil's two largest criminal organizations, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists on May 28, 2026, with Foreign Terrorist Organization designations effective June 5, 2026.
Colombia's National Police executed Operation Nemesis Plus, seizing properties valued at over 24.934 billion pesos ($24.9B COP) for asset forfeiture.
The World Bank imposed an 18-month debarment on China National Technical Import & Export Corporation (CNTIC), a Beijing-based state-owned enterprise, for fraudulent practices affecting three energy infrastructure projects in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Maldives.
Ecuador's National Assembly accelerated the process to abandon the SUCRE system after investigation exposed that Colombian businessman Alex Saab allegedly participated with former president Rafael Correa in irregular financial operations.
Global Remit Currency Services, an international money transfer company, faces police investigation for suspected serious violations of Israel's anti-money laundering law.