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Rhode Island authorities investigating organized crime have arrested 30 people, including a man sent to prison for the 1973 shooting death of a Boston detective.
The global financial crisis is making it easier for organized crime groups to launder profits from narcotics, human trafficking and other illegal activities, the U.N.'s anti-corruption chief said Thursday.
Organized crime has emerged as a top global threat as mobsters conspire worldwide to prey on everything from energy markets to victims of identity theft, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday.
Current European laws are not enough for tackling organized crime syndicates, an Italian prosecutor said Monday, claiming groups like the southern Italian 'ndrangheta were no longer domestic problems but were now active abroad.
Police arrested about 90 alleged organized crime figures early Wednesday, including the father of a man who faces charges related to the killing of members of the Bonanno crime family in New York.
Cash from organized crime 'rescued' banks during crisis: UN officialThe vast majority of an estimated $352 billion in proceeds of organized crime, mostly from the drug trade, was funneled through the global banking system during the financial crisis of the past two years, and in some cases, the money rescued banks from collapse, says the head of …
Mexican purge axes corrupt police Mexican authorities have dismissed almost a quarter of all traffic police in the city of Monterrey for failing corruption and competence tests.
Crime rings boost ivory smuggling The last year has seen a major increase in the illegal ivory trade, with more involvement from organised crime. Figures compiled by Traffic, the agency charged with monitoring the trade, show a doubling in the volume of illegal ivory seized from 2008 to 2009.
The State Scope Of Harry Shortway's Organized Crime Tentacles
Clinton discusses fight against drugs with MexicoU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa have vowed to "keep strengthening" cooperation in the fight against drug violence and organized crime that spills across their countries' common border.
Mexican drug cartel peddles meth, preaches religionBusloads of teenagers descend on this sweltering agricultural town 500 kilometres west of Mexico City every few months to participate in self-improvement seminars.
Prosecutor: Gotti is 'vicious, violent' criminalThe fourth racketeering trial of John "Junior'' Gotti began Monday with the government portraying the mob heir as a maniacal killer and chronic criminal.
Meth ring used comic books to launder cash, authorities say - CNN.comInvestigators in Colorado say they have broken up a massive methamphetamine ring in the Denver area that distributed pounds of the dangerous drug every week and laundered the profits using collectible comic books.
French prisoner's parents seek Mexico boycottThe parents and supporters of a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping by a Mexican court are urging French travelers to boycott Mexico, just as the vacation season is at its peak.
Mexico: Cartel suspect plotted to kill presidentPolice arrest a drug cartel suspect they believe plotted to kill President Felipe Calderon in retaliation for his crackdown on organized crime, the head of the anti-drug unit said Monday.
What is it about New Jersey?Hoboken mayor, Secaucus mayor, Jersey City deputy mayor, Jersey City city council president, an assemblyman and a host of rabbis get nabbed by the FBI for money laundering. Just in time for a couple of special elections for November.
Shoplifters Costing Us MoneyEver wonder what happens to all those shoplifted items? I thought people were taking them for their personal use. It seems like it is an organized theft ring type of thing, and some even take orders for items.
Abducted Filipina worker escapes prostitution ring in KuwaitA Filipina household service worker in Kuwait recently escaped a Bangladeshi prostitution ring who kidnapped her three months ago. "Lucy", not her real name, escaped the prostitution syndicate last July 11 after the guard assigned to look after her got drunk.
Mexican military intel officials tortured, killedTwelve people who were tortured, killed and dumped along a highway in Mexico's Michoacan state have been identified as military intelligence officials, a state prosecutor says.
4 bodies, including 2 police, dumped in MexicoThe bodies of four people, including two state police officers, were found dumped Thursday in a western Mexican state known for drug violence.
Why has the DJIA risen since reaching a potential bottom point, that I came very close to predicting in an article back in September of 2008? The link to the article can be found at the bottom of this article.
Rise in Global Human TraffickingThe US Department of State has unveiled its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which assesses the efforts of over 170 countries in curtailing human trafficking.
7 mayors charged in Mexico drug cartel probeMexico levied organized crime and drug charges Thursday against seven mayors, the former state attorney general and 19 other officials in the state of Michoacan for allegedly aiding a drug cartel.
The U.S. Federal Reserve was ordered to hand over e-mails and documents pertaining to Bank of America's purchase of Merrill Lynch in January 2009, according to a press release.
Mexico detains 10 mayors for alleged drug tiesFederal forces detain 10 mayors and 17 state and municipal officials over alleged drug ties in an unprecedented anti-corruption sweep in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan.
Investigation leads to 8 arrests in Hillsborough | WFTS-TV8 suspects have been arrested for Racketeering, Conspiracy to Rackateer, Money Laundering, Grand Theft & Dealing in Stolen Property in Hillsborough County.
U.S. marshal guilty of leaking secrets to mobA deputy U.S. marshal was convicted Tuesday of violating the secrecy of the federal government's witness protection program by leaking information about a key witness in a mob investigation.
Prohibition Spawns Drug Violence -- John StosselVisiting Mexico last week, President Obama said he will fight drug violence: "I will not pretend that this is Mexico's responsibility alone. The demand for these drugs inside the United States is keeping these cartels in business".
As Italy's Banks Tighten Lending, Desperate Firms Call on the MafiaAs banks stop lending amid the global financial crisis (...) the Mafia and its loan sharks, nearly everyone agrees, smell blood in the troubled waters.
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