Hundreds of billions of dollars’ in Russian assets were trapped in the West in February 2022 after the United States and the European Union moved to freeze them to “punish” Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine. A year later, the EU’s legal service indicated that it didn’t know the whereabouts of over 85 percent of these funds.
Venezuela's National Assembly has passed an asset forfeiture law aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption. But in the hands of a corrupt state with politicized institutions, the law is likely to be ineffective.
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Romanian authorities have seized goods worth 18 million lei ($3.95m) in a criminal investigation into alleged human trafficking. This led to the arrest and detention of Andrew Tate, a divisive internet personality. The National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets (NAMSA) has placed into administration 29 movable assets over the past week, including luxury […]