Criminal Markets

The recent revelation, as reported by Nyashadzashe Ndoro on Nehanda Radio on 16 May 2025, that Zimbabwe’s Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Honourable Kazembe Kazembe, has publicly declared the total elimination of crime and corruption may be “unattainable”, is not only deeply alarming—it is a national disgrace.

Cases of corruption are increasingly being uncovered in the Ministry of Communication and Digital, formerly known as the Ministry of Communication and Informatics.

Corruption narratives can be used to push through major and sometimes ill-conceived economic reforms, say Walton, Espiritu-Amador and Deinla.

The Justice Department is considering scrapping a key safeguard that prevents politically motivated prosecutions of Congress members.

After turning a long-term consulting gig into a high-powered position with Spark New Zealand, Australian IT expert Mark Andrew Lester used his influenc

A Florida court ruled that Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former top security official, must pay over $748 million, while his wife faces handing over more than

Trends, developments and insights into the relationship between criminal economies and instability across wider West Africa and the Sahel.

A federal appeals court has upheld the racketeering convictions of imprisoned former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt Borges in a $60 million bribery scheme

UBS Group AG (UBS) has agreed to pay $511 million to resolve a U.S. investigation into tax evasion practices at Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank it acquired last year.

Analysis - Corruption was a cause of Liberia's 14-year civil war and also triggered the current political crisis that threatens the country's stability.

Dubai-based Indian businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni will be jailed and deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for financial crimes, including money laundering.

As Ukraine continues to resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, the port city of Odesa presents a paradox: while under frequent aerial assault, many aspects of life appear remarkably normal. This report explores how organized crime has not only survived but thrived in one of the country’s most strategically significant cities.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played a key role in a large-scale operation targeting the smuggling of high-quality counterfeit designer clothing, footwear and accessories into the European Union.

Whoever forms government after this weekend, here are 5 key areas to get better value for taxpayers’ money and reduce the sway of powerful lobby groups over policy.

President Donald Trump and his family are deeply involved in the world of cryptocurrency as his administration seeks to deregulate the industry.

 The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, which is still tainted by the scandal involving its issuance of a diplomatic passport to Lati

UBS Group AG has agreed to pay a significant $511 million to settle a U.S. investigation into its acquisition of Credit Suisse Group, primarily focusing on how…

: Blu-3 accused of paying off former Mace Group associates

In a landmark ruling that underscores Dubai's commitment to combatting financial crime, Indian businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni, widely known as

US House Democrats may be looking to block tax incentives in Puerto Rico for crypto investors after more than 13 years.

From the distribution of Roman wines across the Mediterranean to the first psychotropic experiments in the wake of the discovery of the Americas, not forgetting the opium laudanum supplied by British apothecaries, there's one common historical thread in all of these stories –the use of the sea as a vector for forbidden and prohibited exoticism.

Bodies hanging from bridges; beheadings and other brutal executions; assassinations, including of police officers and innocent youths; kidnapping and fear-mongering – the violent acts carried out by criminal groups often resemble those of terrorists. Yet they have been treated differently, both in terms of data collection and criminal prosecution. This could change as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive order designating organized criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).

The militant Islamist group al-Shabaab has long remained influential in Mogadishu through its sophisticated extortion system, which demands zakat payments —forced charitable tax— and levies on trade and real estate transactions. The group reportedly generates over US$100 million annually, with an estimated one-third of its revenue derived from Mogadishu alone.

HMRC guidance on Part 5 and Schedules 34 to 36 of the Finance Act 2014.