Strengthening Justice in the Age of AI: EL PACCTO’s Model Law on Artificial Intelligence and Crime
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving and is being deployed to the meet the needs of organized crime. Organized criminal groups currently use and deploy AI for a range of criminal purposes, including automating phishing, malware distribution, and identity theft using AI to craft personalized or multilingual messages at scale, generating deepfake audio, video, and images […]
EL PACCTO’s Report: Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence. How AI Reshapes the World of Organized Crime officially presented in Rio de Janeiro
This week, during the Second Bi-Regional Conference on AI and Crime organized by EL PACCTO 2.0, the study Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence. How AI Reshapes the World of Organized Crime was presented and discussed among the authors and nearly 120 stakeholders attending this relevant conference in Rio de Janeiro. This report, which I had the honor […]
Conferencia Magistral con motivo del día del Juez y la Jueza en Perú organizada por la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima Este
El pasado 5 de agosto de 2025, tuve el gran honor de abrir el ciclo de conferencias internacionales conmemorando el día del Juez y la Jueza en Perú organizada por la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima Este, a través de su Escuela de Formación y Capacitación mediante la cordial invitación de la coordinadora general […]
Certified Artificial Intelligence & Investigations Expert (CAIIE) board certification obtained
I recently earned the Certified Artificial Intelligence & Investigations Expert (CAIIE) board certification from the McAfee Institute. With AI moving at lightning speed and investigations becoming more tech-driven every day, gaining this knowledge feels incredibly timely. The CAIIE certification isn’t just a title for me, it’s validation of my commitment to staying at the forefront […]
Main findings and highlights of the IOCTA 2025 Report
The EC3 of EUROPOL has just published the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2025 Report (Europol, Steal, deal and repeat – How cybercriminals trade and exploit your data – Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2025). This edition of the IOCTA takes a closer look into unauthorized […]
Key Messages of the 2025 Octopus Conference related to AI, Cybercrime and Criminal Justice
The 2025 Octopus Conference on Cooperation against Cybercrime was held in Strasbourg from 4-6 June 2025. There were some relevant and interesting sessions on cybercrime, e-evidence and AI, pig butchering scams, crypto investigations, cyberviolence and child sexual abuse, cybercrime as a war, et.al. some of which were mainstreamed and will soon be available. During the […]
ERA Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and ‘smart’ Criminal Justice Systems in Lisbon
Last week, I was in the fantastic city of Lisbon to present in a two-day seminar on AI and ‘smart’ Criminal Justice Systems jointly organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA) and Centro de Estudos Judiciarios (CEJ) under the coordination of Laviero Buono. My presentation dealt with the use of AI to counter organized crime […]
La Inteligencia Artificial y el Crimen Organizado: Un nuevo desafío para América Latina y el Caribe
En un contexto geopolítico complejo donde las tecnologías emergentes avanzan a un ritmo vertiginoso, la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) se ha convertido en un factor clave y determinante tanto para el desarrollo como para coadyuvar en el combate al crimen organizado y los delitos que son cometidos a través de IA por individuos y grupos del […]
Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Criminal Justice in Bridgetown, Barbados
The UNDP PACE Project and EL PACCTO 2.0 jointly organized a Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Criminal Justice in Bridgetown, Barbados last May 12-13, 2025. This was the first joint activity organized by both organizations in the Caribbean region. It makes very glad having actively contributed during the discussions held during this […]
Podcast Interview Preservation of Electronic Evidence Regulations for Cybercrime Investigations
The podcast interview held with Dejan Kosutic where we discuss relevant regulatory aspects and ongoing challenges regarding the preservation of electronic evidence for cybercrime investigations, including the applicable international instruments like the upcoming EU Digital Evidence regulation and the UN Cybercrime Convention among some other relevant aspects on digital evidence for cybersecurity consultants interested this […]