ELI joined several leading environmental and anti-corruption organizations in urging the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to withdraw its Interim Final Rule that drastically weakens the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) — a law intended to crack down on anonymous shell companies. From illegal gold mining in the Amazon to the trafficking of endangered […]
Earth League International (ELI) Executive Director Andrea Crosta has published an informative op-ed in Mongabay that shines a light on one of the most overlooked yet dangerous systems fueling transnational crime today: “Flying Money.” Known as feiqian in Chinese, “Flying Money” is an informal, largely invisible banking network that has evolved into a sophisticated money laundering […]
ELI Executive Director Andrea Crosta participated in the 10th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference (#HSC2025) in Miami, organized by the FIU Jack D Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University. The conference opened with a fireside chat featuring #SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey. During the Plenary Session on Environmental Security, Andrea spoke about the role […]
Earth League International Launches WildLeaks in Cambodia to Combat Wildlife Trafficking Earth League International (ELI) has officially launched WildLeaks in Cambodia, strategically expanding our efforts to fight wildlife trafficking in one of Southeast Asia’s most active and important trafficking hotspots. Cambodia has rapidly become a major global hub for wildlife trafficking. Its geographic position […]
A Seismic Policy Shift In February 2025 the Secretary of State, acting under President Trump’s Executive Order 14157, formally designated several Mexican cartels—including the Sinaloa Cartel and Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG)—as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The move vaulted narcotrafficking groups into the same legal category as ISIS or al‑Qaeda and immediately triggered the United States’ sweeping […]
We are proud to announce that ELI’s influential intelligence work has been recognized with an Emmy nomination for the VICE Media documentary “The Cartel’s Cash Catch.“ This powerful film showcases ELI’s Operation Fake Gold investigation and the critical fight to save the vaquita and protect marine life in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California. The documentary provides unprecedented access to ELI’s […]
In a series of high-profile briefings, ELI’s Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, recently presented critical intelligence on the “Flying Money” (Fei-Chien) system to the United Nations, Canadian authorities, and international financial institutions. His compelling presentation to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) and their Terrorist Financing, Threats, and International Unit revealed how this […]
Earth League International was proud to have our Founder and Executive Director, Andrea Crosta, present our pioneering work on Environmental Crime Convergence at the Organization of American States ‘ (OAS) 3rd Meeting of National Points of Contact of the RANDOT Mechanism of National Authorities on Transnational Organized Crime, under the Chair of Argentina. This important gathering […]
’s Werelds Eerste Klokkenluidersinitiatief Tegen Milieucriminaliteit WildLeaks is ’s werelds eerste veilige klokkenluidersinitiatief dat zich exclusief richt op milieumisdrijven, zoals stroperij en illegale handel in beschermde diersoorten.Het is een project van Earth League International (ELI), een innovatieve non-profitorganisatie gevestigd in de Verenigde Staten. ELI heeft een bewezen staat van dienst in het identificeren en onderzoeken […]
Jaguar Trafficking, Crime Convergence and Money Laundering We’re excited to share that Earth League International (ELI) is featured on the front page of today’s printed edition of The Washington Post. This article highlights our intensive investigative work on jaguar trafficking and the convergence of crime in Latin America—efforts that have already resulted in multiple arrests […]
