Jan Marsalek flees Germany following public exposure of EUR 1.9B accounting fraud at Wirecard AG. Interpol Red Notice issued. Marsalek subsequently confirmed under Russian protection and active GRU employment (PBS Frontline Oct 2025).
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner convicted in the Vialidad corruption case — 6yr sentence and perpetual bar from public office. Appealing; remains politically active.
Binance reaches $4.3B settlement with US DOJ; CZ Zhao pleads guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations. CZ completed 4-month federal sentence 2024. Largest crypto exchange penalty at time.
US DOJ (KleptoCapture / SDNY) indicts Andrey Kostin (VTB Bank CEO), Vadim Wolfson (alias Vadim Belyaev), and Gannon Bond on IEEPA violations, money laundering, and wire fraud. Trial placed on hold July 2025.
US SDNY indicts Gautam Adani for alleged $265M+ in bribes to Indian state officials for solar energy contracts. Subsequently moving toward dismissal in May 2026 following DOJ-Adani meeting under Trump administration.
President Trump signs EO 14157. State Dept implements Feb 20 2025 — 8 organizations designated FTO+SDGT including Sinaloa, CJNG, MS-13, Tren de Aragua, Gulf Cartel, La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor cluster) steals $1.46B from Dubai-based Bybit exchange — largest single crypto theft in history. FBI confirms DPRK attribution Feb 27 2025.
All six members of Orlin Roussev's GRU-linked Bulgarian spy ring sentenced in UK. Roussev: 10yr 9mo. Network operated from Great Yarmouth. GRU handler confirmed as Jan Marsalek.
Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh following mass student uprising; Awami League government collapses. India provides refuge; Bangladesh issues arrest warrants and pursues in-absentia prosecutions.
US military conducts kinetic strike against Tren de Aragua speedboat, killing 11. First direct US military action against an FTO-designated TCO. Establishes precedent for kinetic enforcement framework.
Bangladesh tribunal sentences former PM Hasina to death in absentia for crimes against humanity — responsible for killing 1400+ protesters during 2024 uprising. Largest sentence by severity in dataset.
ICIJ publishes Coin Laundry documenting over $1.4B in illicit flows through Tether (USDT) — scam proceeds, human trafficking payments, sanctions evasion. Most consequential crypto AML investigation of 2025.
US military special operations exfiltrate Maduro and Cilia Flores from Venezuela. DOD confirms. Delcy Rodriguez becomes acting president. US sanctions on Rodriguez subsequently lifted April 1 2026.
Tim Leissner (former Goldman Sachs SE Asia chairman) begins 2-year federal prison sentence for 1MDB role. Final accountability chapter of the Goldman Sachs 1MDB arc.
DOJ files narco-terrorism superseding indictment against Sinaloa Cartel Tijuana commanders La Rana and Aquiles. $10M total rewards ($5M each). First terrorism charges against Tijuana cartel leadership under 18 USC 2339A/B.
Trump administration removes Delcy Rodriguez from OFAC sanctions list, recognizing her as legitimate acting president of Venezuela following Maduro's capture. Chavista hardliner resistance reported by May 2026.
North Korea's Lazarus Group executes $290M DeFi hack against KelpDAO. Together with Drift Protocol ($285M earlier 2026), DPRK accounts for 76% of all 2026 crypto hack value — $577M total in two operations.
US Army Special Forces soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke charged for using classified knowledge of Maduro capture to bet on Polymarket, profiting $400K+. Charges: misuse of national defense information, securities fraud, wire fraud.
DOJ moves toward dismissal of Gautam Adani SDNY bribery charges following reported DOJ-Adani lawyer meeting. Part of apparent Trump administration geopolitically selective enforcement pattern concurrent with Kostin trial hold and Venezuela sanctions relief.
OFAC designates 11 individuals, 2 entities, and 6 Ethereum wallet addresses connected to Sinaloa Cartel drug proceeds laundering network. First cartel-specific crypto wallet OFAC action under narco-terrorism framework.
FinCEN and OFAC publish proposed rule under GENIUS Act imposing AML/CFT, SAR filing, Travel Rule, and sanctions-program mandates on payment stablecoin issuers. Directly targets Tether (USDT) compliance gap.
Corvus collection date. Events after May 27 2026 are not reflected in the evidence base.