Several high-ranking Czech officials including the top aide to Prime Minister Petr Nečas were detained in the course of a massive sweep by the country’s organized crime police forces on Thursday.
Argentine authorities freed 202 Colombians forced to work in inhumane conditions and simultaneously arrested the 23 Colombians suspected of recruiting them, highlighting Argentina’s efforts to combat trafficking and forced labor.
Authorities in multiple European countries dismantled a transnational organized crime group responsible for the theft of more than 300 high-end cars, according to a Europol and Eurojust press release on Tuesday.
The Department of Counter Narcotics arrested two ethnic Albanians after raiding a flat in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica Tuesday. The suspects were caught with 151 grams of marijuana, electronic scales, and €1,090 in cash.
The London-based HSBC will be fined $1 million by Argentina's financial crimes unit. The bank was accused of laundering up to $121 million and helping businesses evade taxes.
The federal racketeering and murder trial of Boston’s James “Whitey” Bulger, now underway, promises to shed light on the complicated relationship between the legendary gangster and the FBI.
A group of Ukrainian journalists announced that they will launch an independent online television channel they call Hromadske.tv in September. They expect financial support from international and Ukrainian donors as well as from advertising.
An Indian-American art dealer who operated a gallery in New York City actually was running a smuggling ring hauling in global antiquities from Asia, to Europe, North America, and Australia, according to US and Indian authorities.
Following death threats from drug cartels, Mexico’s National Action Party (PAN) has pulled out of upcoming local elections in the state of Chihuahua.
An OCCRP reporter in Russia and a Pakistani journalist who both exposed high-level corruption in their countries were awarded the Knight International Journalism Award for 2013.