Interpol Says Organized Crime Behind Internet Crime Boom
@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organized international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime’s estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking put together. Speaking … Continue reading
Obama Admin Imposes Sanctions on Japan’s Yakuza
On Friday, President Obama identified the Japanese crime gang Yakuza as a significant Transnational Criminal Organization as defined in his Executive Order 13581 (Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations) of July 24, 2011. and charged the Treasury Department with pursuing additional sanctions against … Continue reading
Armenian Mobster Gets Ten Years
Robert Terdjanian was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan to ten years in prison. The reputed co-leader of an Armenian crew known as as the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian Organization which was based out of LA and New York will be serving time for his role in … Continue reading
A Thieve’s Code: The Russian Mafia
Despite efforts to clamp down on the Mafia, Russia's criminal underworld remains powerful. Its members talk about dignity and honour, and obey a strict code of conduct all their life.
The Russian Mafia, Global Threat?
A History Channel video detailing the origin and current status of the Russian mob. It appears that much like the origins of Italian organized crime groups citizens of corrupt governments band together to “equalize” their status within the government.
Fugitive For 16 Years ‘Ndrangheta Boss Arrested
In Reggio Calabria Italian police captured 57- year- old Sebastiano Pelle, reputed Calabrian mobster after sixteen years on the lam. Pelle was wanted on charges of mafia ties, international drug and weapons trafficking, and other crimes. Six members from the … Continue reading
Mario Balotelli Gives Evidence In Anti-Mafia Case
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli stated to Italian prosecutors he saw a table full of drugs in relation to an investigation into organized crime in Naples. Balotelli immediately asked to be returned to his hotel upon seeing the drugs after … Continue reading
Mafiosi Tied To German Pizzeria Massacre Out Of Prison
Three mafia members connected to a notorious shooting in Duisburg have been released from prison in Italy due to a technicality and a fourth man has escaped while receiving treatment at a hospital, according to reports. German public broadcaster ARD … Continue reading
City Manager Insists Mafia Claims will not Harm Soccer Star Balotelli
City Manager Roberto Mancini dismissed fears that Mario Balotelli’s involvement in an investigation into a Naples mafia group will become a distraction and insisted that the Italian forward still has a future at Manchester City. Balotelli returned to Manchester on … Continue reading
FBI’s “Get Bulger Strategy”
After sixteen years on the run the FBI came up with a workable strategy to get Whitey Bulger. The identity of the person who provided the info remains unknown but it was a very generous payday. Another gangster or a … Continue reading
