Podcasts about Transnational organized crime

President Trump's return to the White House has brought a radical shift in U.S.-Mexico ties, reshaping relations between the two neighbors. Within his first 100 days in office, the U.S. President declared a “national emergency” at the southern border, directed U.S. troops to help seal it, designated several Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican imports unless tougher action is taken to curb the flow of fentanyl and migrants. While Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has so far proven capable of navigating President Trump's hardline negotiation style, the road ahead for U.S-Mexico security cooperation remains uncertain. In this episode, Ryan C. Berg sits down with Cecilia Farfán-Méndez, Head of the North American Observatory at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. Together, they discuss the security challenges faced by Mexico, as well as the stresses and opportunities presented by the second Trump administration for U.S.-Mexico cooperation. They also delve into the differences in President Sheinbaum's security policy and where there may be signs of a shifting approach from her predecessor.

TalkLP Host Amber Bradley sits down with Raul Aguilar, Senior Director Law Enforcement Partnerships North America at Auror, (formerly the Deputy Assistant Director of Transnational Organized Crime at the U. S. Department of Homeland Security) and Adam Parks, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to talk about one thing that is on every retailer's mind, Gift Card Fraud. Not only do they dive into an update on Operation Red Hook and the importance of law enforcement's involvement with the retail community to help put the pieces of these organized crimes together – BUT Adam shares what's next on the fraudster's hit list. Adam also lays out his NEW – HOT off the PRESS - 7 recommendations for any retailer to stay on top of gift card fraud in their stores and they discuss a vulnerable space in retail that he believes is the next target of these crime groups. It is already being tested by the criminals!! Listen now and learn some helpful changes you can make today. Connect with Raul here and Adam here

Haïti fait face à une flambée des attaques des gangs accusés de meurtres, d'enlèvements et de violences sexuelles à large échelle. Ils contrôlent 80% de la capitale Port-au-Prince et s'en prennent régulièrement aux civils malgré le déploiement d'une force internationale sous la houlette du Kenya. Au moins 150 personnes ont été tuées en une semaine dans la capitale, portant le bilan à au moins 4 544 morts dans le pays depuis le début de l'année, a indiqué l'ONU mercredi 20 novembre. L'analyse de Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, docteur en science politique de l'Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne et Expert Senior chez l'ONG Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. Co-auteur de « L'État malgré tout : produire l'autorité dans la violence », éditions Karthala.

This week, John and Elliot discuss a new report from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime on Transnational Organized Crime and the Convergence of Cyber-Enabled Fraud, Underground Banking, and Technological Innovation: A Shifting Threat Landscape, an article on the use of cryptocurrencies in election disinformation, FCA's recent fining of Starling Bank over its failure to have an adequate financial crime prevention program, the latest US sanctions of Hamas and several other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

“It's going to be pivotal for us to keep up with where criminals are going”In this episode, Aidan and Kristen explore the future direction of cryptocurrency compliance.Kristen shares her perspective on the international effectiveness of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the challenges of implementing the travel rule, and the significance of sanctions in asset recovery to combat financial crime. They also explore the role of stablecoins in the evolving financial landscape, the potential use of AI by criminals and the implications of this technology for compliance professionals. Timestamps03:00 Kristen's background in cross-sector compliance07:00 Scrutiny on crypto companies and enforcement actions10:30 The influence and challenges of FATF in financial regulation22:30 Future of crypto enforcement and stablecoins in the US28:30 The complexities of managing frozen and sanctioned assets34:00 The future of AI in compliance and fraud detection37:30 Positivity in financial crime complianceResources MentionedKristen Hecht on LinkedIn Association of Women in Cryptocurrency (AWIC)MoonbergFATF's report on global implementation of Recommendation 15Seize & Desist E2 with FATF's former Executive Secretary David LewisAsset Reality supports the creation of The Seychelles first asset management unit (AMU)OneCoin Defendant Granted Bail pending Appeal | CoinpaperUNODC Report: Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking, and Transnational Organized Crime in East and Southeast Asia: A Hidden and Accelerating ThreatAbout our GuestKristen Hecht brings a wealth of expertise from her long career in financial crime prevention and compliance. For several years, she worked closely with the US Treasury Department as a Senior Advisor in the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), before transitioning to the private sector, where she developed regulatory frameworks for financial crimes at HSBC China, Meta, and Binance.Kristen is also a regional ambassador for the Association of Women in Cryptocurrency in France and the San Francisco Bay Area, an advisor for compliance and regulatory matters at DeFi startup Moonberg, and the Chief Compliance Officer for an undisclosed project that is currently in Stealth Mode.DisclaimerOur podcasts are for informational purposes only. They are not intended to provide legal, tax, financial, and/or investment advice. Listeners must consult their own advisors before making decisions on the topics discussed. Asset Reality has no responsibility or liability for any decision made or any other acts or omissions in connection with your use of this material.The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Asset Reality employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Asset Reality does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of the information in any particular podcast and will not be responsible for any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies of any part of such material. Unless stated otherwise, reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Asset Reality.

Interpol Secretary General, Dr. Jürgen Stock says his organisation will continue to support South Africa in fighting transnational organized crime. The Secretary General is on a two-day working visit in South Africa to strengthen and enhance police cooperation and to discuss technological tools and capabilities that could benefit South Africa in the fight against transnational organised crime. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe

“Money laundering is often very boring…Crypto is new. It's exciting. It's different.” This time on ‘Seize & Desist', our host Aidan Larkin is joined by investigative journalist Geoff White, author of ‘The Lazarus Heist', ‘Crime Dot Com', and ‘Rinsed'.In this episode, Aidan and Geoff explore the influence of modern technology on money laundering and its ties to transnational organised crime. They examine how criminals have exploited advancements in digital asset infrastructure to hide their illegal activities and emphasise the important role of investigative journalism in illuminating financial investigations involving on-chain and off-chain activity.They also discuss the difficulties of tracking illicit transactions in cryptocurrency, the influence of faster payments, and the future implications of AI-driven crimes.Timestamps06:30 - Explaining Cryptocurrency and Asset Recovery to the Unfamiliar07:30 - Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age of Financial Crime14:00 - The Underperformance of Global Asset Recovery18:00 - Crypto and Traditional Finance in Money Laundering19:00 - Cash-to-Crypto On-Ramp Methods22:00 - Cryptocurrency and Drug Trafficking24:00 - Crypto's Role in Modern Criminal Enterprises26:45 - Crypto vs Traditional Finance Prosecutions29:00 - Balancing Crypto Adoption with Safety and Regulation32:00 - Crypto Asset Recovery and Immutable Blockchain Evidence34:00 - AI-Powered Crypto Thefts36:30 - The Controversial Role of Mixers in CryptoResources Mentioned:Book - Rinsed https://amzn.to/3LhGWui Book - The Lazarus Heist https://amzn.to/4cCbEdC Book - Crime Dot Com https://amzn.to/3S0kSbq Podcast - The Lazarus Heist https://bbc.in/3zN0VhH Podcast - Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe? https://amzn.to/4bE6rAM Podcast - The Dark Web https://amzn.to/3Y2vF8C Podcast - The Laundry E86 https://apple.co/3y1xyru Oliver Bullough - https://amzn.to/3VYIwGd About our Guest:Geoff White is an accomplished author, speaker, investigative journalist, and podcast creator specialising in the intersection of organised crime and technology. For the past twenty years, Geoff has informed and entertained audiences on financial crime risks, money laundering, cryptocurrency, and the personal data trade. His work has been featured by BBC News, Channel 4, Sky News, The Sunday Times and many others.His latest book, Rinsed, explores how technology has transformed the world of money laundering. Geoff is also the author of The Lazarus Heist, about North Korea's global cyber warfare, and Crime Dot Com, which delves into the history of hacking.In addition to his books, Geoff has created and presented several successful podcast series for Amazon's Audible, including The Dark Web, which exposes the internet's hidden underbelly, and Cybercrime Investigations, which takes listeners inside the world of an investigative journalist.DisclaimerOur podcasts are for informational purposes only. They are not intended to provide legal, tax, financial, and/or investment advice. Listeners must consult their own advisors before making decisions on the topics discussed. Asset Reality has no responsibility or liability for any decision made or any other acts or omissions in connection with your use of this material.The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Asset Reality employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Asset Reality does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of the information in any particular podcast and will not be responsible for any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies of any part of such material. Unless stated otherwise, reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Asset Reality.

Southeast Asia has become the “ground zero” for the multi-billion-dollar global internet scamming industry according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).Transnational criminal groups working across the region are targeting victims around the world from so-called scam farms which are operating clandestinely - often alongside legal businesses.Many of the workers are coerced into scamming activities against their will and can be tortured if they do not meet targets for stealing money from victims.Benedikt Hofmann, the UNODC Deputy Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, visited a scam farm in the Philippines that was raided in March this year.  Daniel Dickinson caught up with him there and began by asking him to describe what he saw.

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime says gangs in certain parts of Cape Town now make as much money from extortion as they do selling drugs. In its report, the organisation identified four main extortion economies, the central business district night-time extortion economy, Cape Town's construction mafia, the transport extortion economy, and the township enterprise extortion economy. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to researcher at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane.

Guest: Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane | Senior Expert at Global Initiative against transnational organised crime  Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane is a senior Expert at Global Initiative against transnational organised crime, she joins Africa to discuss how Extortion has evolved into a pervasive threat across South Africa, with businesses falling victim to organized crime syndicates.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“This is a massive romance investment scam that is bleeding the world of its money.” On the 27th of February 2024, Asset Reality's co-founder and CEO Aidan Larkin had the opportunity to sit down with Erin West to explore the real-world consequences of cyber-enabled crimes like pig butchering.In this eye-opening conversation, Erin exposes the industrial scale of pig butchering sweatshops, revealing how even the 'scammers' themselves are often victims of trafficking.Erin and Aidan discuss why a unified global response and drastic policy reforms are the only way to confront this escalating crisis effectively and highlight Operation Shamrock's plan to educate the global public, seize the illicit proceeds and disrupt the activities of criminal networks.Timestamps04:00 | Erin West's background as a prosecutor and her mission to combat pig butchering07:00 | The REACT task force and its role in investigating high-tech crimes13:00 | Underestimating the emotional toll on victims of financial fraud19:00 | Examples of transnational organized crime in Southeast Asia27:00 | Operation Shamrock's efforts to educate, seize, and disrupt cybercriminals34:00 | Erin West explains how hackers use SIM swaps to gain access to financial accounts38:00 | The dangers of crypto and the importance of authenticator tools for security40:00 | The power of raising awareness through media coverage and public attention45:00 | Why a unified global response is the only way to combat pig butchering scams52:00 | Erin's advice for potential victims of fraudResources Mentioned:Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - February 25, 2024: Pig ButcheringUNODC Report:Transnational Organized Crime in East and Southeast AsiaNY Times Story: 7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp Operation ShamrockErin West on LinkedInAbout our Guest:Erin West is one of the leading voices in transnational organised crime prevention and a passionate advocate for the rights of victims of financial crimes, particularly those affected by pig butchering. As the Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County in the state of California, she collaborates with detectives and prosecutors as part of the REACT task force to investigate and address cyber-enabled crimes. Erin is on a mission to improve the practical support available for the most affected vulnerable victims through her latest initiative, Operation Shamrock.DisclaimerOur podcasts are for informational purposes only. They are not intended to provide legal, tax, financial, and/or investment advice. Listeners must consult their own advisors before making decisions on the topics discussed. Asset Reality has no responsibility or liability for any decision made or any other acts or omissions in connection with your use of this material.The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Asset Reality employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the company. Asset Reality does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, suitability or validity of the information in any particular podcast and will not be responsible for any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies of any part of such material. Unless stated otherwise, reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Asset Reality.

In March, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime released their quarterly Western Cape Gang Monitor report. Lester Kiewit speaks to Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane, Senior Expert Global Initiative against transnational organised crime, on the reports findings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brazil has long had a problem with mafia-style groups, according to the Global Organized Crime Index, with 8 out of 10, that places the country 3rd in South America.One such group are the so-called militias, made up of former and serving members of military police or law enforcement. The militias groups have sought to profit from the housing market , with many residents facing the threat of violence, and even expulsion from their homes. Alongside this, militias have seeped into other markets, controlling access to utilities such as water, electricity and internet connectivity. According to the Global Organized Crime Index, levels of extortion and protection racketeering are high, at 7 out of 10. These numbers contribute to the high overall criminality score for Brazil at 6.77 out of 10, placing them 22nd globally.Presenter: Thin Lei WinSpeakers:Antonio Sampaio, Thematic Lead on Cities & Illicit Economies at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.Nicholas Pope, Research fellow in the Department of War Studies at King's College LondonLinks:Coercive brokers: Militias and urban governance in Rio de JaneiroOC Index Country profiles:Brazil Country ProfileThe Global Organized Crime IndexGlobal Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

In this episode, our speakers will discuss the latest special issue from JIED, which addresses the history, policies and practice of drug control in Asia. Including, historical landmarks such as drug control policy developments at the national level, which shaped the international regime over the last two centuries; public health and the history of local responses; as well as criminal justice and its development.Presenter: John Collins, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal and Director of Academic Engagement, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.Speakers:Yun Huang, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Shanghai University.Aysel Sultan, Lecturer at the Technical University of Munich and editor-in-chief of “Drugs, Habits and Social Policy” journal.Khalid Tinasti, a Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at the Geneva Graduate Institute and Visiting Scholar at the ICPDS at Shanghai University.Additional LinksTwitter - @IllicitEconsLinkedIn - Become a member of the Illicit Economies and Organized Crime: Researchers and Policy Professionals group The Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED). JIED is an independent academic journal run by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and published by LSE Press. It's a peer-reviewed, open access, electronic journal publishing research on the relationship between illicit markets and development.

Industrial scale money laundering originating in Southeast Asia's Mekong region has gone global. It's the infrastructure that handles the proceeds of pig butchering scams, child pornography, trade in human body parts, illegal gambling, drug trafficking and people trafficking. Cross-border crime networks fueled by cryptocurrency is linking the world's most dangerous criminals and allowing them to scale up and automate money laundering. This activity is increasingly linked to terrorist financing as well as sanctions evasion.In this episode Helen Chan, Regulatory Intelligence expert joins Rachel Wolcott, senior editor to discuss the scale and scope of crypto money-laundering-as-a-service and its origins in Southeast Asia's gambling industry. Helen and Rachel talk listeners through how crypto exchanges may be using regulatory arbitrage to get licensed, which in turn can open the door to organized crime groups. To date China and the U.S. have mounted the strongest regulatory and enforcement response, while other jurisdictions like the UK and the European Union seem to be operating on an outdated assumption that crypto money laundering is low risk. Links:UN Office on Drugs and Crime report: Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking and Transnational Organized Crime in East and Southeast Asia: A hidden and accelerating threat: https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/Casino_Underground_Banking_Report_2024.pdfANALYSIS: Highspeed wash: how organized crime's global crypto, gambling networks automated money launderingInside paywall: http://go-ri.tr.com/09c1JaOutside paywall https://regintel-content.thomsonreuters.com/document/I7F1F59A0CF4811EE95DBBC91F36F90D4 KYC: Firms marketing super-fast customer onboarding vulnerable to account-opening, mule attacks: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/investigation-fraud-and-risk/kyc-update-customer-on-boarding/ IMPACT ANALYSIS: Fake regulators and VATPs surface on new fraud front in Hong Kong: http://go-ri.tr.com/VYGpP2 COLUMN: China's crackdown on "pig butchering" invites domestic crypto scrutiny: http://go-ri.tr.com/kRawN7 Reuters report on Alvin Chau, Macao gambling tycoon: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/macau-court-sentences-junket-mogul-18-years-jail-tvb-2023-01-18/Connecting Chinese and American Scam Victims: https://www.chainargos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Connecting-Chinese-and-American-Scam-Victims-9-January-2024.pdfCrypto exchange HTX's Seychelles strike off complicates asset recovery efforts, increases compliance risk for partner firms: http://go-ri.tr.com/htRT2h https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7118129918885961729/ Contact us:Helen.Chan@thomsonreuters.comRachel.wolcott@thomsonreuters.com Compliance Clarified is a podcast from Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence.Listen to wide-ranging, insightful discussions on all things compliance for financial services firms. We delve into the hot topics of the day, the challenges faced and offer up practical ideas for emerging good practice. We de-mystify regulation and explore the art, as well as the science, of the ever-expanding role of the compliance officer.  Enforcements, digital transformation, regulatory change, governance, culture, conduct risk – anything and everything impacting the compliance function is up for discussion.

Hello, and welcome to episode 91 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I'm Chris Kirkbride. A busy week for all principal aeras of financial crime. The institutions of the European Union have issued updated guidelines and reached agreement on new laws respecting anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. From the US, more Covid-19 fraud and convictions for insider dealing relating to the development of Covid-19 drugs, and plenty on cyber-attacks, including the publication of Allianz's annual risk barometer. Lots to get into, so let's crack on. As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are: Allianz, Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 – Rank 1: Cyber incidents.Council of the European Union, EU terrorist list: Council lists one individual in response to the 7 October attacks in Israel.Council of the European Union, Fight against terrorism: Council adds an individual to its autonomous sanctions list against ISIL(Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.Council of the European Union, Anti-money laundering: Council and Parliament strike deal on stricter rules.European Banking Authority, Final Report: Guidelines amending Guidelines EBA/2021/02 on customer due diligence and the factors credit and financial institutions should consider when assessing the money laundering and terrorist financing risk associated with individual business relationships and occasional transactions (‘The ML/TF Risk Factors Guidelines') under Articles 17 and 18(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849.European Central Bank, One step ahead: protecting the cyber resilience of financial infrastructures.Export Control Joint Unit, Notice: NTE 2024/02: General Trade Licence Russia Sanctions – Vessels.Federal Bureau of Investigation, How the FBI is Combating COVID-19 Related Fraud.Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN Issues Analysis of Identity-Related Suspicious Activity (press release).Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Financial Trend Analysis – Identity-Related Suspicious Activity: 2021 Threats and Trends Report.JD Supra, Safeguarding Your Loved Ones: Top Five Measures to Protect Against Elder Fraud and Abuse.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Bosnia and Herzegovina.Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Targets Commodity Shipments Financing Iran's Qods Force and Houthis.The Guardian, ‘A 22-carat disaster': what next for British Library staff and users after data theft?Transparency International, EU Reaches Deal on Anti-Money Laundering Rules, Ending Uncertainty about how Watchdogs will Access Information on Companies' Real Owners.UK judgments, Phillips v The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2024] EWHC 32 (Admin).United Nations, Casinos and cryptocurrency: major drivers of money laundering, underground banking, and cyberfraud in East and Southeast Asia (press release).United Nations, Casinos, Money Laundering, Underground Banking, and Transnational Organized Crime in East and Southeast Asia: A Hidden and Accelerating Threat.US Department of Justice, Exporter sentenced to prison for shipping heavy equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.US Department of Justice, Spring Valley Man Sentenced to One Year and One Day in Prison for $1.6 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme.US Department of Justice, Former Pfizer Employee Convicted at Trial of Insider Trading.US Department of State, Imposing Sanctions on Former Guatemalan Official for Corruption.US Department of the Treasury, Treasury Targets Price Cap Violation-Linked Shipping Company.US Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Former Guatemalan Official for Engaging in Mining-related Corruption.US Government Accountability Office, The Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions At Risk from Digital Asset Growth (blog post).US Government Accountability Office, Economic Sanctions: Agency Efforts Help Mitigate Some of the Risks Posed by Digital Assets.Verafin, 2024: Global Financial Crime Report.

Welcome to The Chopping Block, where crypto experts Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner bring you inside perspectives on critical topics in the crypto world. This episode delves into the complexities and market impact of crypto ETFs: Are they a game-changer for investors? The team also examines the controversies surrounding Tether, exploring its stability and the implications of recent scandals. They then shift focus to the burgeoning world of asset-backed securities and crypto casinos: What potential and challenges do they present? NFTs and their evolving role beyond digital art are scrutinized, along with the integration of crypto technology in devices like the Solana phone. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on these critical developments shaping the future of cryptocurrency. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: 

Welcome to The Chopping Block, where crypto experts Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner bring you inside perspectives on critical topics in the crypto world. This episode delves into the complexities and market impact of crypto ETFs: Are they a game-changer for investors? The team also examines the controversies surrounding Tether, exploring its stability and the implications of recent scandals. They then shift focus to the burgeoning world of asset-backed securities and crypto casinos: What potential and challenges do they present? NFTs and their evolving role beyond digital art are scrutinized, along with the integration of crypto technology in devices like the Solana phone. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on these critical developments shaping the future of cryptocurrency. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: 

 Idag har vi med oss Karl Lallerstedt, förste analytiker vid Försvarets forskningsinstitut FOI, Senior Fellow vid the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime och tidigare säkerhetsexpert vid Svenskt Näringsliv för att tala om geopolitik och transnationell brottslighet. 

In this week's episode, host Troy Edgar travels to Key West, Florida to meet at the Joint Interagency Task Force - South (JIATF-S) headquarters with Director, Rear Admiral Mark Fedor. Admiral Fedor shares his insights into the mission of JIATF-S, which involves countering illicit drug, human, and weapons trafficking and dismantling transnational criminal organizations.  In this episode, Admiral Fedor also discusses his service on the famed U.S. Coast Guard Cutters JAMES (WMSL-754) and MOHAWK (WMEC 913), leadership principles, and his perspective on collaborating with various US military, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, in addition to the alliance with 20 partner nations. Ameritocracy™ is produced by Prospect House Media and recorded in studio locations in Los Angeles and Washington DC.

Thank you for listening to The Brief Case! A podcast for lawyers, hosted by lawyer and cartoonist Sarah-Elke Kraal. . . . "Demystifying the laws against human trafficking and people smuggling" In episode 41, we sit down with Lecturer in Advanced Crime and Criminology, Joseph Lelliot, to discuss his research—and the recent developments around—human trafficking and people smuggling. Joseph discusses: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; Migration Act 1958 (Cth); and whether a trafficked person should be punished for crimes they committed as a result of their situation as a trafficked person. . . . SEASON THREE of the Brief Case is proudly sponsored by The University of Queensland Law School. Discover a UQ postgraduate program custom-built for you.

David J. Glawe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.  Mr. Glawe is responsible for leading a united effort of property-casualty insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, car rental companies, and other strategic partners to prevent and combat insurance fraud and crime.  Mr. Glawe oversees the operational and intelligence capabilities of NICB employees who are deployed in eight regional offices throughout the United States and Mexico.  Prior to joining NICB, Mr. Glawe served as the Under Secretary for Intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security.  He was nominated by the President of the United States and received unanimous confirmation by the Senate.  Prior to his appointment, Mr. Glawe served as Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Homeland Security, and as the Chief Intelligence Officer and Assistant Commissioner at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  Mr. Glawe also served in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as Deputy Intelligence Manager for Threat Finance and Transnational Organized Crime, and subsequently on the President's National Security Council.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Glawe served as a Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a Federal Agent with the United States Postal Inspection Service, and a Police Officer in Houston, Texas, and Aurora, Colorado.   Mr. Glawe's numerous honors include the Central Intelligence Agency Warren Medallion and Citation, the Department of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal and Citation, the National Intelligence Superior Service Medal, and the Department of Justice Meritorious Public Service Award.  Mr. Glawe achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science degree from the University of Northern Iowa and certificate from Harvard University. Highlights from the Show Dave has an almost-30 year career in law enforcement and national security, including serving as the Undersecretary of Intelligence in Homeland Security of the United States, an FBI agent, terrorism agent and a local police officer The NICB sits between insurers and state, local and federal law enforcement to identify criminal networks committing crimes that impact insurers and ultimately drive rates up for the public Fraud is different today. All criminal organizations are driven by money, and the path of least resistance to exploit opportunities to make financial gains are what drives their actions. The evolution of the collection of intelligence and data and using algorithms and tools that are tailored to identifying the networks perpetrating crime When looking at ML, AI, Generative AI, etc, and the possibilities they have to drive more fraudulent claim activity, Dave reminds us to look at what nation states have been doing and the training they're giving to bad actors This episode is brought to you by The Future of Insurance Volume III. The Collaborators, part of the Future of Insurance thought leadership series (future-of-insurance.com) from Bryan Falchuk. Follow the podcast at future-of-insurance.com/podcast for more details and other episodes. Music courtesy of Hyperbeat Music, available to stream or download on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music and more.

Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with former Senior FBI Official Debra LaPrevotte, a principled leader fighting international corruption, adversely impacting America and its trusted allies. Debra LaPrevotte is the Senior Investigator for The Sentry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_1l_8qTiE). The Sentry is an investigative and policy organization that seeks to disable multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy. Debra LaPrevotte served as a Supervisory Special Agent on the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters. Debra was instrumental in initiating the FBI's Kleptocracy program and seized more than $1 billion dollars from foreign corrupt officials. Debra retired after 20 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prior to her FBI career, Debra LaPrevotte worked for the Department of Defense for five years. Debra has an undergraduate degree from George Mason University and a masters degree in Forensic Science from George Washington University. Key Topics on America's Roundtable Radio: — The significant impact of international corruption on America and the rest of Western democracies. — Each year corruption and illicit financial flows cost the global economy US$3.6 trillion. — Croatia, the only European Union member put on international money laundering and terrorism financing "grey list." (https://leaderssummit.medium.com/croatia-the-only-eu-member-state-put-on-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-grey-list-by-2fa16381c026) | Croatia is also a NATO member receiving US aid via the Pentagon, USAID, and US taxpayer funds backing the World Bank's grants and loans to the Balkan nation. | “U.S. military assistance to Croatia has reached nearly a billion dollars in the form of training, equipment, infrastructure construction, and specialized military education, including $140 million in support just this year for the Croatian Armed Forces” — U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Mark Fleming, US Embassy in Zagreb. — US aid and the West's assistance versus principled efforts to strengthen the rule of law and reform weak judiciaries in poor countries and aid-dependent post-communist Eastern European nations facing rampant corruption. — Focusing on principled solutions. Further reading: Croatia — The Only EU Member State Put on Money-Laundering and Terrorism Financing ‘Grey List' by FATF (https://leaderssummit.medium.com/croatia-the-only-eu-member-state-put-on-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-grey-list-by-2fa16381c026) “Yugoslavia's tragedy was not foreordained. It was the product of bad, even criminal, political leaders who encouraged ethnic confrontation for personal, political and financial gain. Rather than tackle the concrete problems of governance in post-Tito era, they led their people into war.” — Richard Holbrooke, US diplomat and author of “To End a War” Take a Listen! | A Nation for Thieves with Debra LePravotte | Lionsgate Sound (https://lionsgatesound.com/shows/a-nation-for-thieves) Trillions of dollars derived from corruption are moved around the world every year. Justin Shenkarow sits down with FBI veteran Debra LaPrevotte, who has spent the last 25 years chasing down kleptocrats and corrupt officials all around the world. Debra single-handedly built the FBI's Kleptocracy division from the ground up - tracking, tracing and seizing over one billion dollars worth of assets. She is one of the world's leading anti-corruption experts. Debra's career began at Quantico, the FBI's prestigious training academy. A Nation for Thieves is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/) https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @DebraLaprevotte @ileaderssummit @AmericasRT @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA @supertalk America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. Tune into America's Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm

Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with former Senior FBI Official Debra LaPrevotte, a principled leader fighting international corruption, adversely impacting America and its trusted allies. Debra LaPrevotte is the Senior Investigator for The Sentry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_1l_8qTiE). The Sentry is an investigative and policy organization that seeks to disable multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy. Debra LaPrevotte served as a Supervisory Special Agent on the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters. Debra was instrumental in initiating the FBI's Kleptocracy program and seized more than $1 billion dollars from foreign corrupt officials. Debra retired after 20 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prior to her FBI career, Debra LaPrevotte worked for the Department of Defense for five years. Debra has an undergraduate degree from George Mason University and a masters degree in Forensic Science from George Washington University. Key Topics on America's Roundtable Radio: — The significant impact of international corruption on America and the rest of Western democracies. — Each year corruption and illicit financial flows cost the global economy US$3.6 trillion. — Croatia, the only European Union member put on international money laundering and terrorism financing "grey list." (https://leaderssummit.medium.com/croatia-the-only-eu-member-state-put-on-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-grey-list-by-2fa16381c026) | Croatia is also a NATO member receiving US aid via the Pentagon, USAID, and US taxpayer funds backing the World Bank's grants and loans to the Balkan nation. | “U.S. military assistance to Croatia has reached nearly a billion dollars in the form of training, equipment, infrastructure construction, and specialized military education, including $140 million in support just this year for the Croatian Armed Forces” — U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Mark Fleming, US Embassy in Zagreb. — US aid and the West's assistance versus principled efforts to strengthen the rule of law and reform weak judiciaries in poor countries and aid-dependent post-communist Eastern European nations facing rampant corruption. — Focusing on principled solutions. Further reading: Croatia — The Only EU Member State Put on Money-Laundering and Terrorism Financing ‘Grey List' by FATF (https://leaderssummit.medium.com/croatia-the-only-eu-member-state-put-on-money-laundering-and-terrorism-financing-grey-list-by-2fa16381c026) “Yugoslavia's tragedy was not foreordained. It was the product of bad, even criminal, political leaders who encouraged ethnic confrontation for personal, political and financial gain. Rather than tackle the concrete problems of governance in post-Tito era, they led their people into war.” — Richard Holbrooke, US diplomat and author of “To End a War” Take a Listen! | A Nation for Thieves with Debra LePravotte | Lionsgate Sound (https://lionsgatesound.com/shows/a-nation-for-thieves) Trillions of dollars derived from corruption are moved around the world every year. Justin Shenkarow sits down with FBI veteran Debra LaPrevotte, who has spent the last 25 years chasing down kleptocrats and corrupt officials all around the world. Debra single-handedly built the FBI's Kleptocracy division from the ground up - tracking, tracing and seizing over one billion dollars worth of assets. She is one of the world's leading anti-corruption experts. Debra's career began at Quantico, the FBI's prestigious training academy. A Nation for Thieves is a Lionsgate Sound podcast, engineered by Pilgrim Media americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/) https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @DebraLaprevotte @ileaderssummit @AmericasRT @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA @supertalk America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. Tune into America's Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm

Penangkapan sindikat penjual ginjal ilegal di Bekasi membuat kita bertanya-tanya: emangnya mereka aja? Apalagi, ternyata ada oknum aparat yang terlibat di dalam sindikat itu. Sindikat ini adalah Transnational Organized Crime yang beroperasi lintas negara. Salah satu negara pusatnya adalah Kamboja. Rafi, Ikhlas, dan Shofwan kedatangan Bhakti Eko Nugroho, kriminolog dan pengajar di Departemen Kriminologi UI buat ngebahas ini di Podcast Bebas Aktif Kita ngobrol soal: 00:00 Intro 02:10 Perdagangan ginjal adalah Transnational Organized Crime 15:51 Keterlibatan oknum aparat 20:38 Modus-modus 23:52 Bukankah konsensual? 28:27 Kenapa Kamboja? Dan soal turisme medis 34:50 Negara otoriter dan demokratis 49:41 Legalisasi KITA SEKARANG HADIR DI YOUTUBE! Tonton konten-konten terbaru kita seperti HI 101, Interogasi, dan Reviews di YouTube Kontekstual! Crew: Host: Rafi Alif (@rafialifma) Producer: Rafi Alif & Ikhlas Tawazun (@tawazunikhlas) Researcher: Oktavianus Bima (@oktavianus_bima) Temui kami di: Instagram: @kontekstualcom Twitter: @Kontekstualcom Kunjungi kontekstual.com untuk berita HI paling aktual!

Part 2: "The truth will triumph".The description of Ahmed's murder showed that the killers were professionals, trained in the use of firearms. But despite the crowds that witnessed the killing, no one has ever been prosecuted for the crime.Since the assassination of Ahmed, press freedom in Ghana has suffered. He is one of a number that have been attacked, harassed and arrested over the last few years, sparking fears for the future of press freedom in the country.Much of the violence has been committed by state forces, either the police or the military, and yet impunity reigns and consequences are minimal.We will look at the organized crime landscape in Ghana, and how alongside the traditional illicit markets such as drug trafficking and illegal mining, organized crime is at the forefront of the commercialization of violence.Speaker(s):Anas Aremeyaw Anas – Multi-award winning Ghananian Investigative Journalist and founder of the TigerEye PI, an investigative organisation in Ghana – famous motto “name, shame and jail”.Muheeb Saeed, the program manager for Freedom of Expression at the Media Foundation for West Africa, the MFWA, which is a press freedom and media development organization based in Accra, but working across the West African sub-region.Gideon Ofosu-Peasah, Analyst at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.Jonathan Rozen, Senior Africa researcher at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).Ana Paula Oliveira – Analyst and Manager of Assassination Witness Project, GITOC.Liliane MOUAN – Senior Advisor on Corruption and Human Rights – West and Central Africa for Amnesty International.Additional Reading:Assassination Witness ProjectAhmed Divela - Faces of AssassinationGlobal Assassination MonitorThe Ripple Effect: the impact of contract killings (Podcast)Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - Four years since murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, Ghana's journalists still attacked with impunity.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Freedom of the Press Index(GITOC Paper) The business of killing: Assassinations in South Africa(GITOC Paper) Killing in silence: New research uncovers sheer magnitude of assassinations linked to organized crimeMurder of journalists in Mexico a threat to democracy: El asesinato de periodistas en México pone en peligro la democracia(Deep Dive Podcast) Killing the Power of the Pen: Violence against journalists in Mexico - Part 1; Part 2.(Deep Dive Podcast)

Part 2: “It's the worst kept secret in Sudan”.In 2019, the Dossier Centre in London, shared some leaked internal documents from the private military company, the Wagner Group. The documents showed that Wagner had identified several countries they wanted to target for future operations. What was clear is that they often targeted countries with weakened autocratic government, seeking support against an internal threat.In this episode, we navigate the illicit gold trade in Sudan and beyond by studying a complex corporate web. How these structures are used to bypass sanctions and whether the US designation of the Wagner Group as a "Transnational Criminal Organization" adds anything to the fight.Speaker(s):Julia Stanyard, senior analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and author of the paper ‘The Grey Zone: Russia's military, mercenary and criminal engagement in Africa'.Thierry Vircoulon, Research associate at the French Institute for International Affairs in Paris, member of the GI Network of Experts and a lead author of ‘The Grey Zone: Russia's military, mercenary and criminal engagement in Africa'.Kholood Khair - the Founder and Director of Confluence Advisory, Khartoum.Ken Opala, the Field Network Coordinator for East and Southern Africa, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.Mohanad Hashim, freelance Sudanese journalist, currently working at the BBC.Jason Blazakis, Professor and Director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.Justin Lynch, researcher, and author of Sudan's Unfinished Democracy.Additional Reading:(GI Paper)The grey zone: Russia's military, mercenary and criminal engagement in Africa(GI Paper) Going for Gold: Russia, sanctions and illicit gold trade'If you desert, we'll execute you': 'Putin's chef' recruits convicts for war Yevgeny Prigozhin: UK reviews rules after Wagner head sued journalistUK exposes sick Russian troll factory plaguing social media with Kremlin propagandaFake news and public executions: Documents show a Russian company's plan for quelling protests in SudanWagner chief admits to founding Russian troll farm sanctioned for meddling in US electionsUkraine capital Kyiv endures Russian onslaught - BBC NewsRussia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in UkraineSudan TV broadcast taken off air after loud bangs during military clashes

Part 1: “Who are these guys and what are they doing here?”In late February 2022, Airport workers in Khartoum International Airport in Sudan are stood glued to television screens, watching Russian tanks entering the outskirts of Kyiv in Ukraine. But just outside on the runway, a Russian cargo plane laden with cookies was about to take off, heading to Latakia on the coast of Syria.Earlier that day, officials had inspected the aircraft, suspicious of the cargo manifest. It turned out they were right to be suspicious, because hidden under the cookies was gold. A ton of gold. But the military arrived and the plane was waived through.Gold is Sudan's largest export, although 80% of that is thought to be smuggled out of the country. The industry has a number of players, including the Rapid Support Forces who are currently locked in battle with its rival the Sudanese Armed Forces . But there is also another active group that works alongside both these two forces and has its eyes firmly on Sudanese gold - the Wagner Group.Speaker(s):Kholood Khair - the Founder and Director of Confluence Advisory, Khartoum.Ken Opala, the Field Network Coordinator for East and Southern Africa, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.Mohanad Hashim, freelance Sudanese journalist, currently working at the BBC.Justin Lynch, researcher, and author of Sudan's Unfinished Democracy.Additional Reading:(GI Paper)The grey zone: Russia's military, mercenary and criminal engagement in Africa(GI Paper) Going for Gold: Russia, sanctions and illicit gold trade'If you desert, we'll execute you': 'Putin's chef' recruits convicts for war Yevgeny Prigozhin: UK reviews rules after Wagner head sued journalistUK exposes sick Russian troll factory plaguing social media with Kremlin propagandaFake news and public executions: Documents show a Russian company's plan for quelling protests in SudanWagner chief admits to founding Russian troll farm sanctioned for meddling in US electionsUkraine capital Kyiv endures Russian onslaught - BBC NewsRussia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in UkraineSudan TV broadcast taken off air after loud bangs during military clashesCNN - How Russia could be stealing over $13 billion of gold a year from SudanSudan fighting: RSF and...

https://westminster-institute.org/events/understanding-chinese-engagement-in-latin-america/ Dr. R. Evan Ellis is a research professor of Latin American Studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, with a focus on the region's relationships with China and other non-Western Hemisphere actors, as well as transnational organized crime and populism in the region. Dr. Ellis has published over 400 works, including the 2009 book China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores, the 2013 book The Strategic Dimension of Chinese Engagement with Latin America, the 2014 book China on the Ground in Latin America, and the 2018 book Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. He most recent book is China Engages Latin America: Distorting Development and Democracy? Dr. Ellis previously served on the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff (S/P) with responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean (WHA), as well as International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) issues. Dr. Ellis has also been awarded the Order of Military Merit José María Córdova by the Colombian government for his scholarship on security issues in the region.

Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation with Senator Jim DeMint, former US Senator and Chairman of Conservative Partnership Institute, a great American patriot and principled leader focusing on the vital issues impacting our nation and the world. The conversation with Senator DeMint will highlight the significance of affirming U.S. Constitutional principles and the urgency to advance pro-growth policies. On America's Roundtable Radio, the timely and relevant discussion will address the Biden administration's policies, America's serious economic problems including skyrocketing inflation now at 8.6% (fastest pace in 41 years), and the high energy costs adversely impacting American families and small businesses. The U.S. economy and the nation's security is dependent on energy; however, government policies and stringent regulations being imposed from Washington, DC, have undermined America's energy independence and placed the nation at great risk. Senator DeMint will present his views on the Federal Reserve's announcement on Wednesday of a 0.75-percentage-point raise of the federal-funds rate, the central bank's largest rate hike since 1994. Senator DeMint will also address the national security crisis and humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border. The discussion will place the spotlight on the goals of the Democratic Party's policies which reveal a troubling vision whereby the Department of Homeland Security is set to punish Border Patrol agents while refusing to uphold a rule of law based immigration system and shore up national security at the borders. Update: 50 Illegal immigrants on the terror list were apprehended at the border by Customs and Border Protection in 2022 thus far. This figure is more than the total number caught in the last five years combined. The dangerous activities of transnational organized crime networks at the border include human trafficking and smuggling of drugs such as fentanyl. The New York Times reported, "...deaths from drug overdoses rose again to record-breaking levels in 2021, nearing 108,000, the result of an ever-worsening fentanyl crisis, according to preliminary new data published on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." The program will cover Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the brutal warfare resulting in 1,000 casualties per day in the Donbas region, and the significance of affirming America's long-standing policy of peace through strength. Iran is dangerously close to completing its nuclear weapons program. Senator Jim DeMint has fought tirelessly for freedom, prosperity, and traditional American values against the Washington swamp for over two decades. Today, he leads and trains a new generation of conservative warriors as Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute. DeMint represented South Carolina in the U.S. House (1999-2005) and U.S. Senate (2005-2013). Known for policy innovation, he authored leading conservative reforms to health care, education, taxes, and entitlements. DeMint garnered national acclaim from conservatives for leading efforts to ban congressional earmarks, the source of billions of dollars of wasteful spending for decades which had led to corruption and widespread abuse. He also successfully led the fight to stop the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill in 2007. DeMint is also the Founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund, which played a major role in the election of many of the Senate's leading conservatives like Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Tom Cotton. Relevant links: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10929211/CBP-arrested-50-migrants-terror-watch-list-far-year.html https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-patrol-arrests-migrants-terror-watch-list-southern-border-spike-biden https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/ https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @JimDeMint @ileaderssummit @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. America's Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan's major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media's 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.

Michael Mosier (@M_Mosier) is the General Counsel at ESPRESSO Systems, a scaling & privacy solution for Web3 applications. Michael was formerly the first in-house Counsel at cryptocurrency analytics and investigations firm Chainalysis. Michael was previously Acting Director, as well as permanent Deputy Director & Digital Innovation Officer of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department. As Acting Director, he oversaw FinCEN's wide-ranging work to promote financial integrity and national security. As Digital Innovation Officer, he was dedicated to advancing FinCEN's engagement with emerging technology and financial innovation. Previously, Michael served as Associate Director at Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Before joining Treasury, Michael was Deputy Chief in the Department of Justice's Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section. He also served a tour at the White House National Security Council as Director for Transnational Organized Crime. In this episode, we discuss his career in public service, what FinCEN is and why it's important, and what the future of privacy looks like in America. Show highlights: [1:50] Genesis Block [7:00] FinCEN [14:00] Money Laundering & Crypto [23:00] Privacy [29:00] Espresso Systems [35:00] General Counsel Role [44:00] Habits & Life Advice Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review. You can subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on the latest episodes. Disclaimer: Jacob Robinson and his guests are not your lawyer. Nothing herein or mentioned on the Law of Code podcast should be construed as legal advice. The material published is intended for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Please seek the advice of counsel, and do not apply any of the generalized material to your individual facts or circumstances without speaking to an attorney.

After College, Michael Brown was assigned to the DEA Detroit, Michigan Field Division Office. Director participated in several high-profile narcotics investigations and later volunteered for the first DEA Detroit Field Office Mobile Enforcement Team as the primary undercover agent and liaison officer with local and state law enforcement agencies.   Director Brown (1991-1996) after successfully graduating from the Ranger Training Battalion was accepted into the DOJ- DEA's special operations program, Operation Snowcap, serving four tours of duty in Central and South America.   During Director Brown's assignment he worked closely with Bolivian Counterdrug Special Forces units and was responsible for managing combat assault operations targeting clandestine narcotics manufacturing laboratories, clandestine air strips, illicit precursor chemical storage locations, locating fugitives and the development of counter-drug intelligence.   During additional assignments in Pakistan, Director Brown worked in conjunction with the British Serious Organized Crime Agency and the British Special Air Service (SAS) Units pertaining joint counter-drug operations with the Pakistani Anti-Narcotics Special Investigative Intelligence Unit based in Quetta, Pakistan. Director Brown managed all joint undercover operations with Pakistan counterdrug units and developed operational field training programs.   During 1999-2000, Director Brown volunteered for a six-month Tour-of-Duty to Port-a-Prince, Haiti, acting as the principal training officer for the Haitian Counterdrug Maritime Unit. In 2004, Director Brown was transferred to the DEA Houston Field Division, where he was responsible for managing DEA investigations, participating in undercover street operations, and coordinating enforcement actions with other Federal/State law enforcement agencies.     During 2019 to 2021 Director Brown was transferred to the DEA headquarters in Washington D.C. Director Brown was assigned as Staff Coordinator for the DEA Office of Foreign Operations (OFE) for Middle East-Europe-Afghanistan-India.    During June 1, 2021, Director Brown, retired after 32 years as a special agent for DEA and started his new position with Rigaku Analytical Devices as the Director of Counter-Narcotics Interdiction Partnerships. Rigaku is the leader in the development of specialized counter-narcotics analyzers for the identification of unknown substances. In this new role, Director Brown is responsible for designing and implementing strategic planning to enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies using advanced technology to identify and mitigate the threat posed by Transnational Organized Criminal groups and their proxies related to trafficking in dangerous narcotics and illicit precursor chemicals. Director Brown's vision incorporates the use of advanced law enforcement technology as a critical tool in combating the evolution of Transnational Organized Crime groups as they progress in the development of new precursor and pre-precursor chemicals essential to clandestine drug production and international drug distribution.

In Jhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK6M0G87DOI (anuary 2020, experts from around the world gathered in Bogotá Colombia) at the Universidad de los Andes for the launch of the https://www.gpdpd.org/en/innovations/drugs-development-hub (Drugs and Development Hub) – set up by the https://www.lse.ac.uk/ (London School of Economics), the https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime), and the https://www.gpdpd.org/ueber-uns (Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development) – this initiative seeks to bring together academics, decision-makers and people affected by drug economies to discuss new approaches to drug policy. The original focus looked at development-orientated approaches to drug economies and the resilience of communities affected by drug cultivation and trafficking. Today, as the https://www.gpdpd.org/innovationen/drugs-development-hub (Drugs and Development Hub) launches the next phase, we will explore what drug markets and cultivation look like on the continent of Africa. But we will also look at how a change in approach, following the DDH development-led approach could help stem the tide of illicit drugs and improve the lives of those people affected. https://twitter.com/dev_drugs (Drugs and Development Hub Twitter) Presenter: https://twitter.com/lindymtongana?lang=en-GB (Lindy Mtongana) Speakers: https://twitter.com/JasonEligh?lang=en (Jason Eligh), https://globalinitiative.net/profile/jason-leigh/ (Senior Expert for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) https://twitter.com/danielbrombach1 (Daniel Brombacher), https://globalinitiative.net/profile/daniel-brombacher/ (Head of the Global Partnership and Drug Policies and Development at GIZ in Germany) https://twitter.com/simonehaysom (Simone Haysom), https://globalinitiative.net/profile/simone-haysom/ (Senior Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) https://globalinitiative.net/profile/etannibi-alemika/ (Professor Etannibi Alemika, Professor of Criminology, University of Jos, Nigeria) https://www.issup.net/jallal-toufiq (Professor Jallal Toufiq, Head of the National Centre for Drug Abuse Prevention and Research in Morocco; and the Director of the Moroccan National Observatory on Drugs and Addictions) https://globalinitiative.net/profile/joyce-kimani/ (Joyce Kimani, Observatory Coordinator for East and Horn of Africa at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime) https://globalinitiative.net/profile/john-collins/ (John Collins, Director of Academic Engagement at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime) and host of the https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/crime-beyond-borders-podcast/ (Crime Beyond Borders podcast) Relevant Reading https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/meth-africa/ (A Synthetic Age: The Evolution of Methamphetamine Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/esa-drugs-tool/ (Drug markets in eastern and southern Africa: An overview of the current illicit drug economies and recent developments, drawing from the Global Initiative's ongoing studies in the country.) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/heroin-east-southern-africa/ (A Shallow Flood: The Diffusion of Heroin in Eastern and Southern Africa) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/north-africa-drugs-report/ (A rising tide: Trends in production, trafficking and consumption of drugs in North Africa) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/west-africas-cocaine-corridor/ (West Africa's Cocaine Corridor: Building a subregional response) https://ocindex.net/ (Global Organized Crime Index)

An assassination is like a stone being dropped into the middle of a still pond – the splash is the violent act itself – the ripples are the repercussions, that spread far and wide – fear, intimidation, silencing, corruption, erosion of trust, environmental damage, illicit firearms, impunity and retaliation – after all, violence begets violence – the damage to society is far-reaching, way beyond the shock of that initial killing. In November 2021, the https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime) launched the https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/monitor/ (Global Assassination Monitor) - the first ever global database on contract killings. Speakers https://globalinitiative.net/profile/ana-paula-oliveira/ (Ana-Paula Oliveira, Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime ) https://globalinitiative.net/profile/nina-kaysser/ (Nina Kaysser, Senior Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime ) Presenter Jack Meegan-Vickers Additional material https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/monitor/ (The Global Assassination Monitor) (Paper) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/global-assassination-monitor/ (Killing in Silence: New research uncovers sheer magnitude of assassinations linked to organized crime) https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/ (Assassination Witness Project) (Podcast) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/faces-of-assassination-podcast/ (Faces of Assassination) (Also available across podcast platforms) (Book pdf) https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/ (Faces of Assassination book) (Paper) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/the-rule-of-the-gun-hits-and-assassinations-in-south-africa-2000-2017/ (The rule of the gun: Hits and assassinations in South Africa, 2000-2017) (Paper) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/targeted-killings-eastern-southern-africa/ (Murder by Contract: Targeted killings in eastern and southern Africa) (Paper) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/southern-africas-illegal-firearms-markets/ (How to silence the guns? Southern Africa's illegal firearms markets) (Paper) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/montenegro-assassinations-drug-war/ (Making a killing: What assassinations reveal about the Montenegrin drug war) (Article) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/mozambiques-quiet-assassination-epidemic/ (Mozambique's quiet assassination epidemic) (Podcast) https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/too-many-enemies/ (Too Many Enemies) (Narrative podcast exploring the assassination crisis in South Africa) More podcast episodes from the https://globalinitiative.net/multimedia/?content_type=podcast®ion=&initiatives=&observatory= (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) are available on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/deep-dive-exploring-organized-crime/id1511964484 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/6E7aHufUzNzGi8f9tXcdBx?si=d6a80a16ca214280 (Spotify), https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vZGVlcGRpdmU (Google Podcasts), https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f61750b7-4045-4530-8426-237db51b41d3/deep-dive-exploring-organized-crime (Amazon Music), https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/565308&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/565308 (Stitcher), and more.

Pour la première fois depuis son arrivée au pouvoir il y a plus de deux ans, le président mauritanien Mohamed Ould Ghazouani a passé trois jours en Algérie et longuement rencontré son homologue Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Est-ce le signe d'un rapprochement au détriment du Maroc ? Ou le présage d'une médiation à venir de Nouakchott entre Alger et Rabat ? Raouf Farrah, chercheur en géopolitique et analyste principal à Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, basée à Genève, est l'invité de RFI. RFI: Est-ce que cette visite du président mauritanien Mohamed Ould Ghazouani à Alger témoigne d'un rapprochement entre Nouakchott et Alger, peut-être au détriment du Maroc ? Raouf Farrah : Je dirais plutôt que c'est une consolidation de la coopération entre Alger et Nouakchott. Il faut savoir que les rapports entre les deux pays se sont améliorés au cours des dernières années, notamment depuis août 2018 avec la fameuse ouverture d'un poste frontalier temporaire à la frontière qui lie les deux pays au Sahara. Il y a justement cette idée de création d'une zone franche à la frontière, d'où la création du poste frontalier qui a été construit en dur il y a quelques mois seulement. Et cela a permis d'avoir aujourd'hui des échanges économiques intéressants qui sont, certes, relativement faibles et qui sont estimés à à peine quelques millions d'euros, mais qui peuvent augmenter très vite. Et en plus de cela, il faut rajouter que ce qui intéresse surtout les deux pouvoirs, c'est aussi de désenclaver les deux régions frontalières qui sont assez pauvres. Je pense à la wilaya de Tindouf, côté algérien, et à la wilaya de Tiris Zemmour, côté mauritanien. Mais pour cela, il faudra construire le dernier tronçon de route qui manque, justement entre le poste-frontière qui lie les deux pays et la zone de Zouerate en Mauritanie. Et ça aussi, c'est un projet qui est à l'étude entre les deux autorités. Les exportations algériennes vers la Mauritanie ont doublé ces dernières années, mais est-ce que les relations commerciales de la Mauritanie ne sont pas beaucoup plus importantes avec le Maroc qu'avec l'Algérie ? Tout à fait. Les relations économiques mauritano-marocaines sont nettement supérieures à celles avec l'Algérie. Et c'est justement, d'après moi, la raison de cette visite, c'est qu'il y a une concurrence aujourd'hui entre Alger et Rabat sur qui sera en mesure d'être le plus proche de la Mauritanie. Et l'Algérie tente de concurrencer le Maroc. C'est l'une des dimensions d'une course au leadership maghrébin que se livrent l'Algérie et le Maroc dans le contexte actuellement très tendu d'une rupture des relations diplomatiques entre les deux pays. Traditionnellement, la Mauritanie cherche à rester neutre entre le Maroc et l'Algérie. Mais, depuis la rupture des relations diplomatiques entre Alger et Rabat à l'initiative d'Alger le 24 août dernier, est-ce que Nouakchott s'est rapprochée plutôt d'Alger ou plutôt de Rabat ? Je crois que Nouakchott a surtout essayé d'être fidèle à une position de neutralité, sans pour autant remettre en question ses engagements avec le Maroc, mais tout en consolidant ses relations diplomatiques avec l'Algérie. L'année 2021 a été détestable du point de vue des relations entre le Maroc et l'Algérie. Que peut-on attendre pour 2022 ? Il est très peu probable qu'il y ait une désescalade de la tension entre Alger et Rabat. L'entrée en jeu de l'interférence israélienne dans ce jeu de tension maghrébin est vraiment l'élément le plus important, selon moi, à retenir pour l'année 2021, et qui est peut-être l'élément le plus dangereux aussi parce que, du côté algérien, c'est perçu comme étant une vraie menace à la sécurité nationale et du côté marocain, disons que le soutien israélien a donné une sorte de coup de force à des velléités parfois bellicistes au sein de certaines parties du pouvoir marocain. Donc, l'entrée en jeu d'Israël, c'est un facteur déstabilisant, c'est un facteur d'insécurité, c'est un facteur qui va pousser les acteurs ayant les positions les plus dures à maintenir leur posture, alors que l'amélioration des relations diplomatiques entre l'Algérie et le Maroc passe par une approche diplomatique. Et ce n'est certainement pas l'arrivée d'Israël aux frontières de l'Algérie qui permettra d'aller dans ce sens. Est-ce que la Mauritanie peut faire médiation entre l'Algérie et le Maroc ? Je ne le crois pas. En tout cas, pas de manière officielle. Je crois plutôt qu'il y a eu, selon certaines sources qui nous sont parvenues, une tentative de médiation par l'Arabie saoudite qui a approché les deux diplomaties, mais sans succès. A mon sens, le pays, qui est le plus à même d'engager une médiation, serait certainement l'Espagne. Elle n'est pas directement engagée, et elle aussi extrarégionale. ► À lire aussi : Algérie-Maroc: des tensions diplomatiques de plus en plus fortes

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://drdannielleblumenthal.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/eo-14060-transnational-organized-crime-toc-tick-tock/

Debra LaPrevotte, former senior FBI official joins America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy discussing key issues affecting Americans including the national security crisis at the U.S. southern border, the serious consequences of defunding the police, and the significance of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Debra retired after 20 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). She served as a Supervisory Special Agent on the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. Debra was instrumental in initiating the FBI's Kleptocracy program and seized more than $1 billion dollars from foreign corrupt officials. Debra has spent the past 14 years working international corruption investigations. She is also a Forensic Scientist and spent several years on the FBI's Evidence Response Team Unit at the FBI Lab. Prior to her FBI career, Debra worked for the Department of Defense for five years. Debra has an undergraduate degree from George Mason University and a masters degree in Forensic Science from George Washington University. https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/ https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @ileaderssummit @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America's Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems. America's Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America's founding principles. America's Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. America's Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan's major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media's 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.

Tech Against the Illegal Wildlife Trade: a session that will explore the latest developments in the field of technology and how it might be applied to combat the illegal wildlife trade, including online. The session will explore the GI-TOC's newly created tool ‘The Cascade' and its findings on Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM), the ethics of intervening in illicit markets and discuss how IWT is inextricably linked with the wider global crisis of climate change and pandemics. We will use the catwalk format to crowdsource and brainstorm areas of intervention for our MMFU going forwards. A talk by Theo Clement Ph.D, Debayan Deb, Simone Haysom, Wahyu Nurbandi, Tanya Suri and Louise Taylor Global Initiative, LENS, Inc., Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, LENS Corporation and GI-TOC This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Presidential and legislative elections in Libya should take place on December 24th. While we read headlines about candidates such as Saif Gaddafi, the problems run deeper. At least according to Jalel Harchaoui who is a Senior Fellow at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime where he concentrates his work on North Africa. He emphasizes that the legal framework for the upcoming elections is weak and it may lead to various challenges, including violent clashes, that will undermine the concept of liberal democracy in Libya. We also talked about why people like Saif Gaddafi or Khalifa Haftar are running and why Europe seemingly doesn't care about the suffering of Libyans. Listen to our conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

durée : 00:37:22 - Le Temps du débat - par : Emmanuel Laurentin - Où en est la Libye sur le chemin de la stabilité ? Alors que des élections sont souhaitées pour le 24 décembre, leur tenue est plus qu'incertaine. La conférence internationale pour la Libye qui se tient à Paris le 12 novembre pourra-t-elle poser de nouveaux jalons politiques ? - invités : Michel Duclos Ancien ambassadeur de France en Syrie, conseiller spécial à l'Institut Montaigne, il vient de publier "La France dans le bouleversement du monde", (Éditions de l'Observatoire,2021); Jalel Harchaoui Spécialiste de la Libye, attaché supérieur de recherches à Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime à Genève, ancien chercheur à l'Institut des relations internationales de Clingendael, aux Pays-Bas; Virginie Collombier professeur à l'Institut universitaire européen (European University Institute) de Florence

Host Jon Olson talks with Professor Federico Varese from Oxford University in the United Kingdom about the national security ramifications of transnational organized crime syndicates. This episode originally aired on August 11th 2021.

Host Jon Olson talks with Mark Shaw, Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, about how his organization is working end international criminal enterprises. This episode originally aired on Sept. 8th 2021.

Host Jon Olson talks with Mark Shaw, Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, about how his organization is working end international criminal enterprises. National Security This Week airs Wednesdays at 9am. Find more great programs like this one at https://kymnradio.netand subscribe to The KYMN Radio Podcast for a mix of Northfield news, high school sports, and great music. Connect: Subscribe to The KYMN Radio Podcast Here Find the latest Northfield Area News Here Follow us on Facebook & Twitter Listen live on 95.1 FM, 1080 AM or online here

In this episode, host Meia Nouwens is joined by Dr Samir Puri, IISS Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, and Antônio Sampaio, Senior Analyst at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, to discuss how technology impacts urban security and the democratic landscapes of cities. With over half of the world's population living in cities, new technologies, such as smart cities or surveillance tech, have increasingly been leveraged to make life in cities safer and more efficient. This includes leveraging technology to combat crime and terrorism, to respond to natural disasters or to improve the quality of life of citizens. New technologies are also starting to play an important role in political landscapes, for example by connecting people in protest movements. But these technologies can also be leveraged to other ends: to suppress protesters and restrict freedom of speech. We hope you enjoy listening to the episode. Don't forget to follow, rate and subscribe to Sounds Strategic on wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.Date of recording: 13 August 2021Sounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an in-depth conversation with Debra LaPrevotte, former Supervisory Special Agent, International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters on America's illegal immigration and national security crisis at the southern border, the continued fight against transnational organized crime groups and terror networks, and the urgency to address global corruption which adversely impacts developing nations and the United States. Debra was instrumental in initiating the FBI's Kleptocracy program and seized more than $1 billion dollars from foreign corrupt officials. According to published reports, more than one million immigrants have illegally entered the United States so far this year with transnational organized crime networks amassing significant wealth through human trafficking, and smuggling of drugs and weapons through a porous US-Mexico border. On illicit financial flows via crime, corruption and tax evasion that affect the developing world and America's stakeholders, The Financial Times reported: "According to the report, the world's governments lose more than half a trillion dollars annually to tax manoeuvres that circumvent the intentions of legislatures by exploiting loopholes and discrepancies in the law. As for blatant illegality, criminals launder more than $2tn every year. Bribes amount to $1.5tn to $2tn globally." Prior to joining The Sentry, Debra retired after 20 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Debra served as a Supervisory Special Agent on the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters and was instrumental in initiating the FBI's Kleptocracy program. Debra traced and seized more than $1 billion dollars from foreign corrupt officials. Debra has spent the past 23 years working international corruption investigations. Debra is also a Forensic Scientist and spent several years on the FBI's Evidence Response Team Unit at the FBI Lab. https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/ https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/ https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @ileaderssummit @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. America's Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan's major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media's 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.

Robert Brzenchek is the founder/owner of the Delaware-based non-profit organization The Brzenchek Foundation Corp, where the mission is to be a global change agent to empower communities through advocacy, training, consulting, and philanthropy. Mr.Brzenchek currently hosts a podcast with a focus on social justice and criminal justice reform entitled Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. Mr.Brzenchek has two published gang books The Gang Life Laugh Now Cry Later Suppression and Prevention (2017) and Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity (2020) and multiple articles on gangs, emergency management, homeland, and international security, and cybersecurity. Currently, he pursuing a Ph.D. with research on gang unit officers' experiences. Mr. Brzenchek has intervened with various gangs ranging from MS-13, Bloods, Crips, and Latin Kings in his capacity as a law enforcement official. Website: www.robertbrzenchek.com

Robert Brzenchek is the founder/owner of the Delaware-based non-profit organization The Brzenchek Foundation Corp, where the mission is to be a global change agent to empower communities through advocacy, training, consulting, and philanthropy. Mr.Brzenchek currently hosts a podcast with a focus on social justice and criminal justice reform entitled Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. Mr.Brzenchek has two published gang books The Gang Life Laugh Now Cry Later Suppression and Prevention (2017) and Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity (2020) and multiple articles on gangs, emergency management, homeland, and international security, and cybersecurity. Currently, he pursuing a Ph.D. with research on gang unit officers' experiences. Mr. Brzenchek has intervened with various gangs ranging from MS-13, Bloods, Crips, and Latin Kings in his capacity as a law enforcement official. Website: www.robertbrzenchek.com

Host Jon Olson talks with Professor Federico Varese from Oxford University in the United Kingdom about the national security ramifications of transnational organized crime syndicates.

Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a timely conversation with Governor Phil Bryant, the State of Mississippi (2012-2020), executive advisory board member of the International Leaders Summit and founding partner at Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners. The dicussion focuses on the humanitarian and nationl security crisis on the America's southern border, the Second Amendment, and serious concerns raised about Biden's "Domestic Terrorism" agenda and its implications. Governor Phil Bryant served as Mississippi's 64th governor from 2012 to 2020. Before becoming the state's chief executive, the Honorable Phil Bryant was lieutenant governor, state auditor, and represented his legislative district in the Mississippi House of Representatives for five years. Governor Bryant also draws from his early experiences as a law enforcement officer and an undercover officer in America's drug war. As governor, the Hon. Phil Bryant led Mississippi in implementing transformational public education reforms, promoting economic development, advancing strategic trade missions, and building a competitive business climate that attracted major employers like Amazon, Yokohama Tire Corporation and Continental Tire. According to published reports: “Under Gov. Bryant's administration, 80,000 jobs were created and some $7 billion in private investment were brought into the state of Mississippi.” Relevant articles and video: Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) Mississippi unites with Israel at Jerusalem Leaders Summit (https://www.jns.org/mississippi-unites-with-israel-at-jerusalem-leaders-summit/) The Jerusalem Post: Love from Mississippi (https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/love-from-mississippi-573674) Phil Bryant, governor of Mississippi, speaks about the U.S.-Israel relationship. Video: Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi - Steve Linde, Editor, Jerusalem Report | Jerusalem Leaders Summit (https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/love-from-mississippi-573674) https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/ https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @PhilBryantMS @ileaderssummit @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. America's Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan's major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media's 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.

Hello and you're listening to another episode of the Migration & Diaspora Podcast - a podcast about all things migration. Today, I'm thrilled to welcome human trafficking expert, Lori Mann, to the show to talk about trafficking in persons legal cases in which the victims of trafficking themselves are on trial as defendants. But first, about Lori. Lori is an independent consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the fields of international human rights and the rule of law, with a strong focus on women's rights and gender equality, including violence against women and human trafficking. Lori founded an international women's rights NGO dedicated to strategic litigation, Women's Link Worldwide, and has since worked primarily as a consultant for United Nations agencies and the Council of Europe in diverse countries around the world. She has a JD from Columbia Law School and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley. Today, Lori talks us through the findings of some research that she conducted for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which looks at cases involving victim-defendants of trafficking for sexual exploitation. We have a truly fascinating conversation about some of the harrowing experiences that victims of trafficking undergo while being trafficked and then during court proceedings later on. We talk about the nature of these cases and how the victim-defendants can be coerced by their traffickers to commit various crimes, as well as the associated gaps in both developed and developing legal systems. It's a really interesting talk. I enjoyed recording it and we very much hope you enjoy tuning in. Without further ado, here's our interview. Useful links: The study itself - https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/2020/final_Female_victims_of_trafficking_for_sexual_exploitation_as_defendants.pdf Connect with Lori on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-mann-21698a1a/ UNODC's SHERLOC database - https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/st/home.html Womens Link - https://www.womenslinkworldwide.org/en UN Global TiP report - https://www.unodc.org/unodc/data-and-analysis/glotip.html United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto (including the Protocol on trafficking) - https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/organized-crime/intro/UNTOC.html Other episodes related to human trafficking: 3, 11, 13, 19 The Migration & Diaspora Podcast - https://www.homelandsadvisory.com/podcast

L'actualité, dans la région dite MENA — Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord — est aujourd'hui dominée par la résurgence du conflit israélo-palestinien. Un conflit qui a longtemps été au centre de toutes les attentions, mais qui, ces dix dernières années, a été quelque peu éclipsé par le phénomène dit des printemps arabes.Les révoltes qui ont secoué le monde arabe à partir de 2010, et qui ont conduit à des bouleversements considérables — en Algérie, en Tunisie, en Libye, en Égypte, au Liban, au Yémen, en Syrie, en Irak et dans bien d'autres pays encore — ont montré toute la vitalité de sociétés que l'on avait tort de croire fatalistes et soumises aux régimes dictatoriaux en place. Ces révoltes procèdent de dynamiques complexes — sociales, politiques, parfois ethniques ou religieuses ; mais elles ont toutes, en commun, une prise de conscience par les populations de la possibilité de remettre en cause un statu quo devenu insupportable. Quelles ont été les causes, les mécanismes et les résultats des printemps arabes ? Quel a été, et quel est aujourd'hui, leur impact sur la confrontation israélo-palestinienne ? Et comment cette confrontation est-elle perçue aujourd'hui dans un monde arabe en pleine mutation ?Pour en parler, nous accueillons aujourd'hui trois chercheurs membres du Panel International sur la sortie de la violence : Marie Kortam, chercheure associée à l'Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO – Beyrouth) et membre du Conseil arabe des sciences sociales ; Mohamed-Ali Adraoui, Senior Fellow au Middle East Institute de l'Université nationale de Singapour ; et Jalel Harchaoui, Senior Fellow à la Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime."Les printemps arabes et le conflit israélo-palestinien" est une série In extenso produite par The Conversation France. Retrouvez les autres épisodes sur le site de The Conversation ou sur les plateformes de podcasts.Conception, Grégory Rayko. Production Romain Pollet. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Guest Bio:Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. He was re-elected to a second term in 2018.As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees in 38 divisions and 117 offices around Texas. That includes nearly 750 attorneys, who handle more than 30,000 cases annually – enforcing child support orders, protecting Texans against consumer fraud, enforcing open government laws, providing legal advice to state officials, and representing the state of Texas in court, among other things.His first major initiative as attorney general was the formation of a special unit dedicated to combating human trafficking in Texas. During its first year of existence, the Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime section helped arrest the chief executive officer of Backpage.com and coordinated to facilitate the permanent shut down of Backpage.com, the largest online sex-trafficking marketplace in the United States.Under Attorney General Paxton's leadership, the agency's Child Support Division is recognized as the most successful and cost-effective program in the nation. In fiscal year 2018, the division collected more than $4.378 billion for Texas families – an unprecedented amount in one year by any state. This success helped Texas taxpayers avoid over $1 billion in additional public assistance costs.Attorney General Paxton is focused on protecting Texans and upholding Texas laws and the Constitution. Fighting federal overreach, he filed 22 lawsuits against the Obama administration during a two-year stretch, of which six were heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. He's obtained an injunction or other winning ruling in more than 75 percent of the cases he's brought against the federal government. During his tenure in office, Attorney General Paxton has won major cases for Texas on immigration, school rights, Environmental Protection Agency rules and religious freedom. Stopping the EPA's “Regional Haze” rule averted higher energy rates for Texans. Businesses were protected and jobs preserved in Texas when Attorney General Paxton prevailed against the Department of Labor's “Overtime” rule. Attorney General Paxton led a successful multistate coalition against the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which would have increased consumer prices for electricity and weakened the power grid in Texas. Most recently, a U.S. District Court agreed with his 20-state coalition lawsuit holding Obamacare unconstitutional. His office has also obtained a record number of successful election fraud convictions.

On this edition of Parallax Views, the always interesting and oft controversial Daniel Hopsicker joins us for an update on his investigations into the seedy underbelly of Sarasota County in Florida and how it relates, in his estimation, to right-wing grifters and transnational organized crime. Agree or disagree with his conclusions on transnational organized crime, the Russian mob (particularly the "Boss of Bosses" Semion Moglivech), and government malfeasance, Hopsicker has ferreted out infamous figures like Huffman Aviation's Rudi Dekkers and Steve Bannon partner Andrew Badolato before they allegations against them hit the mainstream. Although Parallax Views can't vouch for and doesn't necessarily agree with all of Hopsicker's conclusions, the fact that Hopsicker was on the trail Andrew Badolato before the alleged fraud of "Build the Wall" have proven of interest to the program. The bottom line for Hopsicker is that as long as the War on Drugs goes on so will transnational organized crime. Get ready for a whirlwind ride as Hopsicker and I delve into money laundering and financial crimes by "hyena packs", drug trafficking, cover-ups, international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, the curious case of Andrew Badolato's Sarasota beach house, Russiagate, Donald Trump, and a slew of other matters and characters.

We sit down and examine the aspects of transnational organized crime at work and being played out before us. Why do we not see this being discussed? Has it just begun or has it been ongoing for years? Where is it taking place and who is involved? Is there any actions being taken to address it? Also, is President Biden alive? We take a closer look at the so called press conference that took place on the south lawn of the white house. And, the border crisis continues on. Who is coming across the US southern border? Are they being "vetted?" How is it being accomplished? We ask the questions.

Who is Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba (Dbeibah), Libya's transitional prime minister? In this episode, we discuss political alliances, crime governance and the changing dynamics of Libya's illicit economy under Dabaiba and the Government of National Unity (GNU). https://twitter.com/emad_badi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Emadeddin Badi), Senior Analyst, https://globalinitiative.net/profile/emadeddin-badi/ (Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime) https://globalinitiative.net/profile/rebecca-murray/ (Rebecca Murray), Senior Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime https://twitter.com/JMJalel_H (Jalel Harchaoui,) Senior Fellow, https://globalinitiative.net/profile/jalel-harchaoui/ (Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime)

Adam Roosevelt is a Combat Veteran, Army Reservist, and CEO of A.R. International Consulting, LLC (ARIC) and SEM North America. He was the Nominee for Virginia's House of Delegates in Legislative District 49 (Arlington & Parts of Fairfax). Adam specializes in cyber, IT, defense, homeland security, business development and foreign relations in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the U.S. Decorated Army Veteran and public policy expert on foreign affairs, defense, homeland security, cyber, intelligence, and financial services. Adam's Media Appearances include NBC, NewsMax, The Weekly Standard, Red Alert Politics, Virginia Pilot, ARLNow, The Bull Elephant, and the Alexandria Gazette. Panelist and Speaker engagements include covering topics on: Foreign Affairs, Energy, Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, Transnational Organized Crime, Education, and the economy. Adam Roosevelt Interview Questions1. Background and education.2. As an army veteran can you tell us some of the most important challenges you had during your career in the military?3. With your background in tech and security and experience in government and business. What were the biggest challenges you found in these areas specific for governments?4. You are the CEO of A.R. International Consulting, LLC (ARIC) and SEM North America. Can you tell us about these companies?5. You work with C-Suite Executive with experience in managing portfolios and sustaining mission essential programs for the federal government in the IC, defense, private sector, and for family offices. Can you elaborate some of the main challenges bridging these different areas?6. You ran for public office and is the Former Republican Nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates. Can you elaborate on this?7. You have been focusing on education. Can you tell us about that and your ways of looking at it from a STEM and coaching perspective?8. Cyberattacks will increasingly be used as proxy conflicts between smaller and bigger countries, funded and enabled by larger nations looking to consolidate and extend their respective spheres of influence. How do you see this?9. How do you see The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Context of military services? Special changes in governments, intelligence, tech - security -  cyber security?10. Recently the French army released public information on augmented bionic soldiers. How do you see this?11. Digital Transformation special with Covid is now changing everything we see in society. How do you see the challenges in society and governments?12. How do you see the challenges of digital transformation in the Defense Sector Requires New Reality?13. Cybersecurity in the areas of finance and military systems is a massive challenge. How do you see this and special ways to look at this?14. How do you see the challenges of “minority surveillance” type of security monitoring surveillance tech that is now available in most of our cities and countries?15. How do you see the challenges with continued education in different parts of business and government?16. How do you see cryptocurrencies, blockchain and the challenges of its encryption DNA systems and the opportunities for society and general financial transactions and new systems?17. Can you tell about Dark Web / DarkNet and the challenges and how do you see this with your multiple areas of expertise?About Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.dinisguarda.com/https://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/https://twitter.c

Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, I’ll be watching you.  Is that the America you want to live in? Under constant surveillance? That is the China of today. Now they are designing a program to give social credits to businesses. Nothing we see in the way of crimes, treason, and lies are new. Same playbook. Let us not be the ones who say, “Why didn’t I do something when I had the chance? Stop trying to put your morals and values on the globalists/communists. They have no morality. They hate you because you are competition, basically, you think. Thinking is unacceptable. You don’t need them to survive. They need you to feed them.  Cybersecurity is the latest and most damaging to the masses in the immediate moment. What if the Chinese shut down our electric grid? What would you do? My guest, Robert Brzenchek, is the author of Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity. And Pastor Rick Stevens on the SCOTUS latest rulings in support of religious freedom, and the communist war on Christmas. Is America worth saving? If not you, who? If not now, when?  Will you act? Sign the petition. Send emails or call (more than once): Remember these people work for us.  Legislators –  Call for more witnesses. The public needs to see the evidence.   Do not certify Biden. He belongs in jail. Subtract the illegal votes and vote for the real winner, Donald Trump.   SCOTUS:  You said my representative does not have standing. That is not true. He represents me and I have standing. Hear the Texas v PA case. Do your job.

In 1975 through the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 35 countries from across the northern hemisphere signed the Helsinki Final Act in an attempt to improve the détente between the Soviet bloc and the West. The Final Act acknowledged not only traditional aspects of state security, such as the inviolability of national frontiers and respect for territorial integrity, but also – for the first time for many of the signatories – that the treatment of citizens within a country's borders affects security and is of legitimate national concern. At the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the Final Act served as the foundation for the establishment of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has become the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organisation. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press, and fair elections. However, this year the OSCE experienced an organisational crisis with a vacuum in its four main leadership positions, which has raised questions about how the organisation is structured and whether it is still fit for purpose. With multilateralism as a core value of the European Union and the OSCE serving as the quintessential multilateral security organisation on the European continent, what happens with it concerns all of us living within the EU's borders.In this episode of Global Europe Unpacked, Will Murray speaks to Dr Walter Kemp – a Senior Fellow at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, who has previously held a number of senior positions in the OSCE – about:  the history of the OSCE, its goals, and its approach security; the wide-ranging indivisible principles of the organisation and whether they are still relevant; the consensus rule on decision making and how this affects the organisation; what we can expect from the incoming Swedish Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2021; and what can be done to ensure the OSCE remains as relevant and effective as possible going forwards. For more news analysis and commentary on the EU and its neighbourhood, visit commonspace.eu or follow us on twitter @commonspaceEU.

Recent research from the GI in “The Politics of Crime: Kenya's Gang Phenomenon” uncovers the collusion between political elites and gangs in Kenya. This week's episode places findings from this research in the context of unequal access to resources, extrajudicial killings, rapidly urbanizing spaces, and Kenya's 2022 election. Presenter: Lindy Mtongana Speakers: https://twitter.com/simonehaysom?lang=en (Simone Haysom), Senior Analyst, https://globalinitiative.net/profile/simone-haysom/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) https://twitter.com/opalak?lang=en (Ken Opala), Senior Fellow, https://globalinitiative.net/profile/ken-opala/ (Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime) https://manchester.academia.edu/WanguiKimari (Wangui Kimari), Urban Anthropologist and the Participatory Action Research Co-ordinator for Mathare Social Justice Center.  Producer: Alexandria Sahai-Williams Reading https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/gangs/ (The Politics of Crime: Kenya's gang phenomenon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMCSVk-Stns&feature=youtu.be (Mobile Money - Inside Kenya's Matatu Gangs (Full Documentary))  https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime)

https://oc24.globalinitiative.net/ (24 Hour Conference on Global Organized Crime) https://oc24.globalinitiative.net/2a/ (Emerging technologies) such as the Internet of Things, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and supply chain security offers both challenges, and opportunities in terms of prevention of transnational organized crime. In this research note catwalk session we will present the different ways on how this technology can help institutions to have better tools to combat organized crime and how these technologies can help us overcome the challenges presented in digital environment for citizen security and the prevention and detection of crime. For more information click https://oc24.globalinitiative.net/2a/ (here). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

With more people working from home than ever before due to the pandemic,. But another parallel pandemic is taking place, that of online child sexual abuse material which has taken a sharp rise around the world. In this podcast, we're discussing Child Online Sexual Abuse (CSAM), COVID and technology. Presenter(s): https://globalinitiative.net/profile/lucia-bird-ruiz-benitez-de-lugo/ (Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo) and Jack Meegan-Vickers. Speakers: https://www.mnemonic.no/midnightsun2020/fernando-ruiz/ (Fernando Ruiz), Head of Operations at the https://www.europol.europa.eu/about-europol/european-cybercrime-centre-ec3 (European Cybercrime Centre), set up by Europol to co-ordinate crossborder investigations into cybercrime. http://www.tipheroes.org/amela-efendic/ (Amela Efendic) is the director of the http://www.eurcenter.net/ (European Resource Centre for the Prevention of Trafficking) and head of the https://www.emmaus-international.org/en/ (Bosnia and Herzegovina Office for the International Forum for Solidarity-Emmaus). https://twitter.com/Judiekaberia?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Judie Kaberia) is a fellow of the 2020 https://resiliencefund.globalinitiative.net/ (Resilience Fund of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.) GI Research Paper: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cyber-tech-organized-crime/ (Transformative Technologies: How digital is changing the landscape of organized crime.) Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

This episode delves into effects of the Pandemic on organized criminal gangs and explores the new obstacles and new opportunities created by this pandemic.

In this episode of Africa and the Global Illicit Economy we explore how developments in East and Southern Africa's economy can lead to unintended consequences in the illicit economy. This episode features an inside look at how the tension between demand for charcoal and bans on production has given rise to powerful dealers who strike predatory agreements with local communities in Northern Uganda, smugglers who hijack wine exports in South Africa's Western Cape, and how a small sailing vessel called a “dhow” has been co-opted for heroin smuggling throughout the Indian Ocean. Presenter: https://twitter.com/lindymtongana?lang=en (Lindy Mtongana) Speakers Rukshana Parker - https://globalinitiative.net/experts/rukshana-parker/ (Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime) https://twitter.com/Owor7?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Arthur Owor) - Director Of Research and Operations - http://car-nurc.org/ (Centre for African Research-Northern Uganda Research Centre) https://twitter.com/juliastanyard?lang=en (Julia Stanyard) - https://globalinitiative.net/experts/julia-stanyard/ (Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime) Producer: Alexandria Sahai Williams  https://globalinitiative.net/esaobs-risk-bulletin-8/ (Risk Bulletin)

Could your smart fitness device detect if you were coming down with respiratory symptoms? A project collecting data from smart wearable devices to see if they can plot outbreaks of disease symptoms by reporting data in real time and giving it a geographical tag has been launched. This would allow local authorities to mount responses quickly before any virus spreads further. The study is called DETECT and one of those involved is Dr. Jennifer Radin an epidemiologist at Scripps Research Translational Institute in San Diego California and she joins us on the programme. COVID-19 Cybercrime Why are we more susceptible to cybercrime during lockdown? A new report just published by The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime entitled “Cybercrime – Threats during the COVID-19 pandemic” is trying to answer that question. From attacks on hospitals, to a massive rise in the registration of websites with coronavirus, pandemic and COVID-19 in their addresses, the report looks at how our behaviour, our tech and the criminals, have changed in the last few months making cybercrime an even greater threat than before. How safe are sex robots? Sex robots are increasing in popularity. But as more people around the world bring these increasingly sophisticated androids into their homes, what new risks do they bring with them? As countries across the globe enforce strict lockdowns, many of us have felt the power of technology to counter loneliness and isolation, but how close should we let our tech get? And when technology is so taboo, do important discussions about safety ever see the light of day? Luckily, roboticists and regulators are beginning to grapple with some of these issues. Geoff Marsh has been finding out more… (Image: Smartwatch. Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Ghislaine Boddington. Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar Messay Asgedom Gobena who discusses his project Countering Transnational Organized Crime as a Strategy for Peacebuilding in East Africa. Gobena examines causes and government and civil society based solutions to combating increased cross-border crime throughout the region.

It appears Facebook is helping to traffic in threatened and endangered species. Stephen Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colopinto LLC in Washington, D.C. and the Executive Director of The National Whistleblower Center www.whistleblowers.org As well as Gretchen Peters of CINTOC, the Center on Illicit Networks and Transnational Organized Crime www.cintoc.org talk about Facebook and it's hand in and profiting from the ad sales on wildlife trafficking pages and groups. 

People smugglers use social media to advertise their services to refugees and migrants and quickly responding to changing routes and official restrictions. Smugglers and traffickers have also used social media to broadcast the abuse of migrants in order to extort their families. On this episode of Deeply Talks, we discuss how companies like Facebook should respond to the use of their platforms by people smugglers. Has social media made the journeys of migrants and refugees safer or more dangerous? The conversation with Leonard Doyle, spokesperson and director of media and communication at the U.N. migration agency (IOM), and Tuesday Reitano, deputy director at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime and co-author of the book “Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Saviour”, is moderated by Refugees Deeply’s managing editor, Charlotte Alfred. For more information on the global refugee crisis, visit www.newsdeeply.com/refugeesdeeply and subscribe to our weekly emails.

People smugglers use social media to advertise their services to refugees and migrants and quickly responding to changing routes and official restrictions. Smugglers and traffickers have also used social media to broadcast the abuse of migrants in order to extort their families. On this episode of Deeply Talks, we discuss how companies like Facebook should respond to the use of their platforms by people smugglers. Has social media made the journeys of migrants and refugees safer or more dangerous? The conversation with Leonard Doyle, spokesperson and director of media and communication at the U.N. migration agency (IOM), and Tuesday Reitano, deputy director at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime and co-author of the book “Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Saviour”, is moderated by Refugees Deeply’s managing editor, Charlotte Alfred. For more information on the global refugee crisis, visit www.newsdeeply.com/refugeesdeeply and subscribe to our weekly emails.

On March 29, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to discuss transnational organized crime in Latin America.

On March 29, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to discuss transnational organized crime in Latin America.

Guest Kyleanne Hunter​ of VetsForGunReform joins Seth and JJ to discuss how gun trafficking, drug trafficking, and human trafficking are linked via transnational criminal organizations, cartels, and gangs. They look at how guns are used as currency in illicit markets internationally, which is aided by lax guns law in the US. Lastly, they talk about the challenges of researching and discussing mitigation from a national security perspective. Sources: Kyleanne Hunter​ Kyleanne Hunter, Twitter VetsForGunReform VetsForGunReform, Twitter Why Mexico’s drug cartels love America’s gun laws, The Washington Post Inside the illegal online weapons trade, CNN Human Trafficking Outpaces Drugs, Guns As World's Fastest Growing Criminal Industry, WGBH United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto, UNODC Photo: Wikipedia    

The tightening of international sanctions against North Korea is helping to fuel the illicit ivory trade in Africa as the increasingly isolated country searches for new ways to generate revenue, according to a new report from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. Much of that ivory, according to the report, is destined for the black market in China. Although China announced in January that it would outlaw the domestic ivory trade, consumer demand appears to remain strong as the wholesale price for raw ivory hovers around $1,100 per kilo. North Korea's role in the African ivory trade is largely confined to "buying and bagging," said Julian Rademeyer, the report's author and an acclaimed South African environmental investigative journalist. North Korean officials, he added, are often able to easily move their illegal contraband as diplomatic cargo so it usually goes unchecked by local customs authorities. Julian joins Eric & Cobus to discuss his findings on North Korea's role in the illegal ivory trade between China and Africa.  Join the discussion. How do you think African governments should respond to the news that North Korean diplomats stationed in their countries may be involved in illegal ivory smuggling? Let us know what you think. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject Twitter: @eolander | @stadenesque | Julian Rademeyer

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. State Sen. Leland Yee Indicted in FBI Corruption Case. Defense Attorney Convicted of Stealing $2 Million From MTA. Federal Jury Convicts Orthomed Owner in Fraud Case. Attorney General Says California Leads the Nation in Transnational Organized Crime. Only Two Comments Posted to DWC ICD-10 Forum. Painkiller Addiction Leads to "Lower Cost" Heroin Addiction. 3D Printed Human Implants Revolutionizing Surgeries. CDC Says 4% Acquire Infections in Hospitals and Medical Facilities. Comp Rates Continue to Climb. So. Cal Water District Faces Insurance Crisis with JPA.

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President Obama unveiled his plans to combat what the United States is calling "Transnational Organized Crime" in a paper released by the White House Tuesday morning.   The document focuses primarily on encouraging more international cooperation to target organized criminals dealing in smuggling people, smuggling drugs, committing acts of terror and online financial crime. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced his support for legislation to crackdown on counterfeit parts in weapons systems, airplanes, and other equipment that are essential to keeping our men and women in uniform safe, and to protect key defense contractors in Central New York. According to the Department of Defense, the rise in counterfeit aircraft parts alone are leading to a "5 to 15% percent decrease in weapons systems reliability" each year, putting additional troops' lives at risk both at home and abroad. Police have identified phishing, pharming and spoofing as the three main cyber crimes that have cost losses amounting to millions.  The Federal Internet Crimes unit head Deputy Superintendent in Singapore said the number of victims falling prey to such crimes, especially through online-banking scams, was also increasing yearly.