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On July 7, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control issued Iran General License X1, immediately revoking General License X. Companies with existing Iranian oil contracts had until 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 17, 2026 — exactly ten days — to complete only those activities “ordinarily incident and necessary” to wind down previously authorized operations. […]

A Florida accountant filed 47 fraudulent PPP loan applications between April and August 2020, creating shell companies with fabricated payroll records. By the time federal investigators identified the scheme in late 2021, she had relocated assets through cryptocurrency exchanges in three jurisdictions. The case required coordination between the FBI, FinCEN, and INTERPOL to trace USD […]

A Russian software developer arrested in Dubai in January 2026 believed he was safe. No bilateral extradition treaty existed between the UAE and Russia. Within 48 hours, immigration officials deported him on an expired visa charge—and he landed directly into the hands of authorities at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. His lawyer learned of the deportation only […]

A Canadian software consultant arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport in February 2026 for a client meeting. Border officers detained him for twelve hours—an Interpol Red Notice had been circulated by Ukraine, claiming embezzlement. He had no knowledge of the charges and no active case in his home country. His legal team had 72 hours to […]

A Pakistani journalist arrived at Heathrow Airport in January 2025 and was detained within minutes of landing. Border Force officers flagged an alert in INTERPOL’s database—what her government called a “Red Corner Notice” had been active for eight months. She had 48 hours before formal extradition proceedings would begin in the UK courts. The term […]

A Brazilian finance executive discovered in January 2025 that his name appeared on Interpol’s public Red Notice database when a routine visa application was denied. He had never been contacted by authorities, never charged with a crime in any jurisdiction, and the notice had been circulating across 195 countries for 11 months. His legal team […]

Extradition Treaty: Legal Framework for International Surrender of Fugitives Author: Thomas R. Hendricks, Senior Legal Content Specialist | Reviewed by: Dr. Maria Chen, International Law Consultant | Last Updated: January 15, 2025 An extradition treaty is a formal legal agreement between two or more countries that permits one state to surrender a person to another […]

Asset Recovery in 2026: Key Legal Tools, Cross-Border Enforcement Risks, and What Changes for Claimants Asset recovery is the legal process of locating, freezing, and reclaiming property or funds that have been stolen, hidden, or unlawfully transferred through fraud, corruption, bankruptcy, or criminal activity, using investigative tools, court orders, and cross-border enforcement mechanisms (INTERPOL Global […]