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INTERPOL’s Rules: When Is Equal Treatment Not Fair, And What Is Interpol Doing To Ensure Fair Treatment?

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In general, attorneys advocate for fair treatment by encouraging equality. There are times, however, when equal treatment does not lead to a fair outcome. In today’s post, we will focus on Article 28 of INTERPOL’s Rules on...more

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The Italian Mafia, Interpol and unrecovered billions: the global battle over organized crime money

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In early January 2025, Interpol published its first Silver Notice seeking information about assets held worldwide by a senior member of the Italian mafia. The Silver Notice is the latest addition to Interpol’s suite of...more

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Interpol's first Silver Notice: Increasing global law enforcement cooperation to facilitate international asset recoveries

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Previously, where a country needed assistance from law enforcement in another jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute criminal offences, it would have to go through the notoriously slow and often fruitless process of...more

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Turkey, Egypt: INTERPOL Member Countries Abusing Red Notices To Target Journalists

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Our last post detailed cases of member countries abusing or attempting to abuse INTERPOL to target specific journalists. Those cases are not at all unique; INTERPOL abuse by its member countries has been documented for years....more

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Brazil, Turkey And Nigeria- Examples Of INTERPOL Member Countries Abusing Red Notices To Target Journalists

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Member countries abusing Red Notices to target reporters is a particularly heinous form of repression and political persecution. Today’s post will address specific instances of INTERPOL’s tools being used to silence or...more

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Global Entry Cards, Visas, and Red Notices- Post 1 of 2

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In an increasingly globalized world, travel and international mobility are more essential than ever. Programs such as the United States’ Global Entry trusted traveler program, which expedite customs and immigration processes...more

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The Basel AML Index: Forfeiture, Non-Profits, Crypto, and More. A Guest Blog.

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Today we are very pleased to welcome, once again, guest blogger Dr. Kateryna Boguslavska of the Basel Institute on Governance (“Basel Institute”), who will discuss the Basel Institute’s release of the 12th annual Public...more

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Turkey: Dozens of INTERPOL Red Notice Subjects Detained: Turkey’s Continued Abuse of INTERPOL (post 2 of 2)

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The first post in this series discussed Turkey’s recent detention of 56 individuals being sought with Red Notices. Today’s post will describe Turkey’s turbulent history with INTERPOL and how it affects the country’s...more

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DOJ's Antitrust Division Convicts Seventh Foreign Executive Following Extradition Proceedings

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The latest extradition of a foreign executive highlights ongoing efforts by the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to arrest foreign executives abroad in order to face charges in the United States....more

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Red Notices and INTERPOL- can Red Notices be issued for non-criminal cases?

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A reader recently posed the following question: “Is it a prerequisite for a Red notice that the notice pertains to a criminal offense in the issuing country?”...more

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US and China Expand Law Enforcement Cooperation

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Global anti-corruption efforts continue to increase. For global companies, this trend makes compliance even more critical. One of the most significant aspects of this trend is the US government’s cooperation with China....more

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INTERPOL suspends FIFA donation funds, but what happens to the money now, and what happens to INTERPOL?

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Last week, I addressed INTERPOL’s listing of several individuals who are wanted for prosecution by the United States for FIFA-related financial crimes. That post is here. In light of those listings, RNLJ requested...more

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Why Russia's corruption problem is also INTERPOL's problem

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INTERPOL has received improper requests for Red Notices from Russia in the past, and all current indicators point to a worsening of the situation rather than an improvement....more

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Red Notice Newsletter - March 2014

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This month on the anticorruption front, a New York court orders two former Siemens executives to pay record civil penalties in a bribery case involving the company’s Argentina business; Canada prosecutes former executives...more

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Still a good idea - how INTERPOL can protect itself from its corrupt member countries

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This post is an updated version of the original, which was published in July of 2011. How could INTERPOL shield itself from being used as a political weapon against a corrupt country's own people? In a previous post,...more

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INTERPOL's Fight with Corruption: Round and Round We Go

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INTERPOL's role in the world of law enforcement, boiled down to its bare bones, is to aid its member countries with two things: 1) alerting them to the movement of wanted persons, and 2) assisting in the apprehension of...more

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