EU, U.S. Step Up Hunt for Fugitive Hacker Tied to Multibillion-Dollar Ransomware Strikes
EU and U.S. authorities are hunting Ukrainian fugitive Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, accused of leading a ransomware network behind...
Organized Crime
Moldovan Tycoon Nabbed in Greece While Trying to Flee
Fleeing Moldovan tycoon and ex-MP arrested in Athens with fake IDs, cash, and a cache of passports after years on the run.
Costa Rica Wiretaps Raise Questions Over Mexican Bank Takeover Bid
A fugitive wanted by Costa Rican authorities in connection with a massive fraud investigation known as the Madre Patria case...
Libya Frees 104 Migrants, Arrests Human Traffickers in Torture-for-Ransom Case
Libya continues its crackdown on human trafficking gangs that torture migrants trying to pass from Africa to Europe.
Crime Gangs Exploit EU Ports to Smuggle Record Drug Loads
Over 1,800 tonnes of drugs seized as organized crime infiltrates major EU seaports, with Antwerp and Rotterdam at the center...
Ecuador Gang Leader 'Fito' Captured, Faces U.S. Extradition
Jose Adolfo Macias, a.k.a. “Fito,” was arrested 18 months after going on the run for the second time in his criminal...
Companies Linked to Convicted Bomb Supplier in Daphne Caruana Galizia Case Moved Millions — Despite Asset Freeze
While Robert Agius was under a court-ordered asset freeze, a company set up by his wife was able to buy and sell properties...