Nigerian police have seized criminal assets valued at more than ₦2 billion and arrested fugitives as part of a global crackdown, according to PM News. The National Central Bureau also facilitated investigations into over 43 financial crime cases and received at least 15 cybercrime referrals from INTERPOL partner bureaus worldwide, highlighting expanded international cooperation against financial and cybercrime networks.

United States federal authorities have arrested a former US Citizenship and Immigration Services officer, Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye over an alleged multi-year scheme involving illegal payments in exchange for manipulating and expediting immigration applications. According to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, Ganiyu is a former Senior Immigration Services officer. The arrests were reported by Nigeria's Daily Post.

A US businessman has been arrested in Turkiye after evading authorities for a year, linked to one of the largest Medicare fraud cases in the United States, involving $3.7 billion. The arrest marks a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the fraudulent activities.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a grand jury superseding indictment against Malone Lam and co-defendants accused of carrying out one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history. According to the AP, the group of young men allegedly duped a victim out of bitcoin worth over $240 million in August 2024, laundered the proceeds through a sophisticated scheme, and then went on a lavish spending spree to celebrate the heist.

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has introduced an online tip form that allows citizens to report federal crimes directly, according to Legit.ng. The platform directs users to seven specific categories of serious criminal activity, aiming to improve public engagement with law enforcement and make it easier for people to share information about potential offences with federal authorities.

Eight individuals, including seven men and one woman, have been arrested in Marsabit in connection with a SIM swap fraud involving Sh1.2 million. The suspects have been identified as Benrodgers Kyalo, Evans Mbweli, Patrick Vundi, Emily Mwende, Josephine Kasiva, Pius Mwenda, Alex Stima, and Jane Mueni.