Old and new faces of Russian organized crime in U.S. case
At a time when Russian organized crime in the United States has tended to become white collar and businesslike, focused on Medicare frauds and tax scams, there was something refreshingly old-school...
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Russian Gangster Mani Chulpayev Arrested In Murder Of Rapper Lil Phat
Russian-born gangster and famous turncoat Mani Chulpayev was arrested yesterday on suspicion of ordering the murder of American rapper Lil Phat, according to a report by Ria Novosti.Melvin Vernell III,...
View ArticleWas Canada's Delisle spying for the Russian mob?
It is sobering to discover that when our turncoat Jeffrey Delisle started selling secrets to Russian spymasters, one of his key tasks was to find out what Western intelligence knew about Russian...
View ArticleThe FBI-Russia connection
Suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing April 15 in handout photo released on the FBI website, April 18, 2013. REUTERS/FBI/HandoutWhen the Russian security service in 2011 asked the FBI to check up on...
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International Russian Organized Crime Ring Does Old-School Gambling in a New...
By Alec LuhnAlimzhan “Taiwanchik” TokhtakhounovThe April indictment in New York of 34 conspirators involved in gambling and bookmaking rings reads like the screenplay for the 1998 poker flick Rounders,...
View ArticleDeck of Cards Featuring Faces of Russian Mafia Members released in the US
By Institute for Russian ResearchNEW YORK, May 10, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- A deck of cards featuring the faces of key figures in the Russian mafia has been produced in the US. The publisher of the deck...
View ArticleInvestigation finds Russian loggers 'laundering' illegal timber
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - A three-year investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency, or EIA, a U.S.-based advocacy group, has revealed an illegal network. Loggers, connected with...
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In Russia's Vast Far East, Timber Thieves Thrive
From NPRThe demand for Russia's high-value timber is fueling organized crime, government corruption and illegal logging. The hardwood often ends up as flooring and furniture in the United States,...
View ArticleCeasars signed deal with hotelier accused of having tie to Russian mob
A Caesars Entertainment subsidiary signed a licensing deal with a New York hotel firm after Caesars’ own investigation turned up material alleging a principal in the hotel company had ties to Russian...
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Saatchi gallery to exhibit tombstones of Russian gangsters
London's Saatchi Gallery will exhibit photos of tombstones belonging to Russian mobsters as part of an exhibition that looks at the physical body and its relationship to the political and the social....
View ArticleSuffolk Downs officials appear before Gaming Commission
The October surprise for Suffolk Downs, that its casino partner had been linked to organized crime and allegedly plied a high-roller with booze and pills, arrived during an Oct. 2 meeting between...
View ArticleCeasars signed deal with hotelier accused of having tie to Russian mob
A Caesars Entertainment subsidiary signed a licensing deal with a New York hotel firm after Caesars’ own investigation turned up material alleging a principal in the hotel company had ties to Russian...
View ArticleU.S. use of extradition to nab Russian suspects draws Moscow’s anger
MEXICO CITY -- A little known extradition case in Costa Rica is shedding light on Russia’s practice of vigorously defending its citizens arrested overseas and threatened with extradition to the United...
View ArticleUS Treasury blacklists Russian pop star
WASHINGTON, October 31 (RAPSI) – Russian pop singer Grigory Leps has been placed on a blacklist of sorts by the US Treasury Department on suspicion of having ties with organized crime, US Treasury...
View ArticleRussian Cops Seize $46M of Afghan Heroin
MOSCOW, November 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s anti-drug agency said Wednesday that it had seized a total of $46 million worth of Afghan heroin, about 145 kilograms of the narcotic, during a recent series...
View ArticleRussia: $46 Million In Afghan Heroin Seized From Smuggling Gang
Russian law enforcement seized US$46 million of Afghan heroin in a series of raids, authorities announced on Wednesday. RIA Novosti reports that the Federal Drug Control Service, Russia's anti-drug...
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Scion of Art Family, in Court, Admits Role With a Gambling Ring
Anthony Lanzilote for The New York TimesBy WILLIAM K. RASHBAUMMr. Nahmad, 35, whose family, having amassed one of the largest collections of Impressionist and Modernist art in the world, is worth an...
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Deals Reached In Russian Gambling Case
Poker News DailyBy Earl Burton In stunning news from New York City, two of the alleged masterminds of the gambling ring that supposedly had Russian organized crime ties have pleaded guilty in court to...
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US-Blacklisted Russian Singer Admits Knowing Mafia Suspect
RIA Novosti. Alexey FilippovMOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) – A popular Russian crooner blacklisted by the United States last month for alleged ties to organized crime confirmed Friday that he was...
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Defendant in Taiwanchik's US organized-crime case pleads guilty
MOSCOW, November 15 (RAPSI) – Vadim Trincher, a defendant in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized crime, pleaded guilty Thursday to having operated an international...
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