Bribery & corruption
Bolivian judge extended preventive detention for five months for former president Luis Arce (2020-2025), accused of breach of duty and anti-economic conduct when he was Minister of Economy during Evo Morales' government (2006-2019).
Bribery & corruption
Diego Spagnuolo, former director of Argentina's National Disability Agency (ANDIS), is resisting court-ordered voice recording for comparison with audio recordings that exposed alleged corruption. Federal Judge Ariel Lijo ordered the voice sample at prosecutor's request.
Bribery & corruption
The Federal Chamber of Comodoro Rivadavia confirmed the prosecution of two former officials from the Kirchnerist government who improperly collected the Potenciar Trabajo social plan while serving in public office, constituting a corruption offense related to embezzlement of funds designated for social assistance.
Bribery & corruption
A Mexico City judge indicted Tania 'N' for crimes against health and bribery. She was detained on May 26, 2026 in Iztacalco with more than 150 doses of narcotics. During the intervention, she offered 30,000 pesos to police officers to avoid her detention, adding the bribery charge.
Money laundering
Former director of Panama's Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos (IFARHU), Bernardo 'Nando' Meneses, faces four judicial proceedings for aggravated embezzlement and money laundering involving 11 people.
Money laundering
Ecuador's police arrested Vicko Villacís, opposition mayor of Esmeraldas from Citizens' Revolution movement (founded by former president Rafael Correa), on suspicion of money laundering.
Fraud & scams
Transparency Venezuela documented 719 assets across 21 countries traced to corruption investigations from Venezuela (2009-2026), totaling over $3.9 billion.
Bribery & corruption
Federal police discovered sophisticated surveillance equipment during raid on Facundo Leal's apartment, including 19 hidden cameras/microphones in everyday objects, satellite phone, and signal detection devices.
Money laundering
Chilean authorities dismantled Tren de Aragua criminal cell that laundered over USD 87 million to Colombia through cryptocurrency companies.
Bribery & corruption
Federal Oral Court 4 set for June 22 the final statements of 30 accused individuals in the Skanska case, considered one of the first corruption cases of the Kirchnerist government since 2006.
Fraud & scams
Facundo Leal, former president of ARSAT and ORSNA who served under both Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei administrations, was arrested on May 28, 2026 with over $2.5 million in undeclared cash, drugs (ketamine, MDMA, cocaine), and a mysterious single-person company.
Money laundering
Facundo Leal, 42-year-old lawyer, former president of state company ARSAT (2022-2026) and former director of ORSNA appointed by the Milei administration in 2025, was detained for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking.
Money laundering
On May 29, Ecuador's Prosecutor's Office included the wife, mother and two cousins of jailed Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Álvarez in a case for alleged money laundering.
Money laundering
On May 29, the General Prosecutor's Office dismantled the criminal organization 'Del Caballito', dedicated to money laundering and issuance of false tax receipts. 440 personnel were deployed across nine states with 30 simultaneous raids.
Buenos Aires Provincial Prosecutor's Office conducted 90 simultaneous raids across Argentina (Buenos Aires, Jujuy, Mendoza, Santa Fe, Misiones, Córdoba, Formosa, Entre Ríos), resulting in 21 arrests for investment fraud, fake applications, and money laundering through cryptocurrencies.
Money laundering
Third cooperating witness Gabriel Mizzau, public accountant, admitted to simultaneously working for former Judge Marcelo Bailaque and drug trafficker Esteban Lindor Alvarado. Confessed to money laundering 2014-2018 through two shell companies belonging to Alvarado organization.
Colombia's National Police executed Operation Nemesis Plus, seizing properties valued at over 24.934 billion pesos ($24.9B COP) for asset forfeiture.
Money laundering
Judge Marcelo Aguinsky charged Luis Fernando Vuteff, Argentine financier, with money laundering of illicit sources conducted habitually and imposed an embargo of $5.1 million USD. Vuteff was convicted in the US (December 2024) to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to launder $1.
Bribery & corruption
Peru's Public Ministry opened preliminary investigation into former Provías Nacional (National Transport Infrastructure agency) executives regarding alleged irregularities in awarding road maintenance contract in Cusco valued over 264 million soles.
Money laundering
Alex Saab was deported from Caracas to the United States on May 16, 2026, following the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores on January 3, 2026.
Ruhuan Zhen and Hongce Wu, Chinese nationals, charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Indicted April 24, 2025 by federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia; remain at large.
Fraud & scams
Ecuadorian courts ordered preventive detention for former Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves in investigation into alleged misappropriation of public funds. Involves electricity generation contracts signed during President Daniel Noboa's administration amid energy crisis.
Money laundering
Colombian citizen Alex Saab, described as primary financial operator for Maduro's Venezuelan regime, faces federal charges in Miami.
Bribery & corruption
On May 19, 2026, in Medellín, a police subintendant was arrested accused of accepting a 500 million pesos bribe to allow the escape of a prisoner wanted by Peru. A judge issued an arrest warrant on May 16 for crimes including aggravated bribery.
Money laundering
Two high-level economic operators of the Ortega-Murillo regime face accusations of laundering approximately $10 billion—nearly half of Nicaragua's GDP.
Sanctions
On May 14, the economic criminal court rejected AFA's and Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia's attempt to appeal the decision to prosecute for alleged improper withholding of tax and social security contributions linked to Argentine football clubs.
Money laundering
Mexican tax authority (SAT) detected a complex money laundering structure that allegedly moved approximately 10 billion pesos in less than three years.
Other
Internal PDVSA documents revealed shell companies controlled by Carlos Malpica Flores and Maduro associates exported approximately $11 billion Venezuelan crude oil during 2021-2022 without state oil company receiving payment.
Fraud & scams
President Claudia Sheinbaum requested National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) director Arturo Reyes Sandoval publicly clarify investigations into alleged embezzlement and financial mismanagement at institution.
OFAC added 3 individuals (Eduardo Javier Islas Valdez 'Crosty', Juan Pablo Penilla Rodriguez, Jesus Reymundo Ramos Vazquez) and 3 entities (Casino Centenario, Comercializadora y Arrendadora de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Fraud & scams
World Bank announced 15-month debarment of Ecuador-based Consultoria Técnica Cia. Ltda. CONTEC in connection with fraudulent practices under the Guayaquil Wastewater Management Project.
Money laundering
Yan Lin, 41, California, charged with conspiracy to launder money derived from fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine sales for Mexico-based drug traffickers (March 2022-October 2024).
On June 25, 2025, FinCEN identified three Mexico-based financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns, accused of processing millions in transactions linked to Mexican drug cartels.
Bribery & corruption
Eduardo Salhuana Cavides, current President of Peru's Congress, faces three investigations for corruption crimes related to his management as general manager of the Madre de Dios Regional Government (2015-2016).