US Releases Indictment Against Honduras Business Behemoth
The United States has unsealed an indictment for money laundering against four Honduran nationals, including Jaime Rosenthal Oliva, a former vice president who is one of the country’s foremost…
US Arrests Yankel Rosenthal, President of Honduras Soccer Club
United States authorities arrested Yankel Rosenthal, a former government minister and president of the Honduras soccer club Marathon, which is owned by one of Honduras’ wealthiest and politically connected…
Argentina Bust Points to Lucrative Underworld Art, Artifacts Trade
Argentina's authorities captured two separate contraband traders moving historic artifacts and stolen artworks across the Argentine-Uruguay border in a sign that the underworld art trade continues to thrive.
Guatemala Votes for Military-backed Candidate
(Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Presidential Candidate Sandra Torres was a member of the guerrillas during the country's 36-year civil war. InSight Crime regrets…
After Guatemala President's Fall, Reconfiguration or Status Quo for Military Criminal Networks?
Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina's late-night resignation could upend deeply entrenched military criminal networks or -- as has been Guatemalan tradition -- leave them exactly how they are.
5 Reasons Why Guatemala is in Upheaval Now
Guatemala is in upheaval: former vice president Roxana Baldetti is behind bars; President Otto Perez Molina is facing persistent calls to resign. Why is this all happening now? Here are…
Chapo's Tunnel Leads Straight to Mexico Narco-Conspiracy Hell
Skepticism has emerged about the official story regarding the escape of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman from the country’s most sophisticated, maximum security prison…
El Chapo's 2nd Escape Could Paralyze Mexico's National Security Plans
Just over 16 months after he was captured, Mexicos legendary drug trafficker Joaquin El Chapo Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison. The embarrassing event has the potential to…
After US Sentencing, Colombia's Top Paramilitary Braces for Next Legal Battle
The recent US sentencing of Salvatore Mancuso, Colombia's former paramilitary commander-in-chief, ends years of backroom negotiations but it did not answer the next question in his landmark case: whether…
Northern Triangle is World's Extortion Hotspot
Statistics suggest that the Northern Triangle -- El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras -- constitutes the world's epicenter for extortion, illustrating the importance of street gangs and the extent this crime…
Murder of Two Political Elites Shakes Honduras
The cold-blooded double murder of a congressman and his father, himself a former high-court judge and aspiring president, has sent another round of shivers through Honduras' elites as the country…
Six Ways a DTO Used a Miami Police Lieutenant
Former Miami Police Lieutenant Ralph Mata's involvement in drug and arms trafficking, as well as money laundering, shows just how important a high-ranking policeman can be to a drug trafficking…
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This week, InSight Crime co-founder, Jeremy McDermott, was among experts featured in an El País podcast on the progress of Colombia’s nascent peace process.
InSight Crime Interviewed by Associated Press
This week, InSight Crime’s Co-director Jeremy McDermott was interviewed by the Associated Press on developments in Haiti as the country continues its prolonged collapse. McDermott’s words were republished around the world,…
Escaping Barrio 18
Last week, InSight Crime published an investigation charting the story of Desafío, a 28-year-old Barrio 18 gang member who is desperate to escape gang life. But there’s one problem: he’s…
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