500 Euro Note and Why Criminals Love It So
@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Like almost all organized crime, the breakfast cereal box plan was done with the minimum of fuss. Eftychia Symeonidoy stood outside a London apartment, casually holding the box under her arm. But instead of it containing … Continue reading
Nine in Britain Tied To Puglian Mafia Sentenced For Smuggling Black Market Cigarettes
Nine individuals from a smuggling ring linked to the Prudentino clan of the Sacra Corona Unita or Puglian Mafia which flooded Britain with untaxed black market cigarettes were collectively sentenced to more than thirty years in prison. Smugglers hid cigarettes … Continue reading
Italy Must Do More to Combat Mafia – U.S. Says in Diplomatic Cable
Italy’s politicians and Catholic Church are not doing enough to fight the Sicilian Mafia and the country’s other crime groups, according to a classified U.S. diplomatic cable posted by the website WikiLeaks. “Politicians are not too focused on these … Continue reading
FBI Closing in On Irish Mob Boss Bulger
The FBI says it is closing in on an Irish American gangster with ties to Dublin. James Whitey Bulger – who is wanted in the US for 19 murders, extortion, racketeering and money laundering and is believed to be hiding … Continue reading
Mafia Experts Warn of UK Invasion
Italian Mafia organizations are spreading their tentacles across the UK economy and specifically in the British financial sector using the City of London as a strategic outlet for money laundering operations. This is the warning launched by professor Vincenzo Ruggiero … Continue reading
Bulgarian Soccer and Links to the Mafia
More State Department cables have been disclosed by WikiLeaks which reveal the concerns of a diplomat from the U.S.embassy in Sophia that suspected mafia bosses may have their hands in some of Bulgaria's soccer clubs. Some of Bulgaria’s leading soccer … Continue reading
A Gift To The Mafia in Green Energy Funds
Millions of euros destined to regenerate Europe's poorest regions have been siphoned off by organized criminals, including the Italian Mafia, a BBC investigation has found. In Italy the Mafia is siphoning off European Commission grants for the development of renewable … Continue reading
Fugitive Camorra Mobster Fabio Allegro Arrested In Spain
Fabio Allegro, a suspected drug trafficker from the Polverini clan of the Camorra who has been on the run from Italian authorities for several years, has been arrested in Spain. Allegro is wanted for drug trafficking in Italy and is … Continue reading
Ill Wind Blowing over Italys Wind Turbine Revolution
Attracted by the prospect of generous grants designed to boost the use of alternative energies, the so-called "eco Mafia" has begun fraudulently skimming millions of euros from both the Italian government and the European Union. "Nothing earns more than a … Continue reading
FBI-style Agency Adopted by UK
UK Home Secretary Theresa May has outlined plans she describes as "the most radical reform of policing for 50 years." A key point is the abolition of Serious Organized Crime Agency (Soca) in favour of a new UK-wide National Crime … Continue reading
