Behind the 2014 Winter Olympics Was a Major Russian Mafia Turf War
Alexander Georgieff While the world watched 1,000 years of idealized Russian history play out at the Winter Olympics, a cast of major players was conveniently missing from the spectacle: organized...
View ArticleSiberian Crime Gang Leader Caught in Austria
Austrian police have detained a Russian national believed to have been a key figure in an organized crime gangMOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) – Austrian police have detained a Russian national...
View ArticleDefendant sentenced in Taiwanchik US organized-crime case
MOSCOW, February 28 (RAPSI, Ingrid Burke) – Nicholas Hirsch, a defendant who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a high-profile US criminal case targeting Russian-American organized...
View ArticleUkraine Billionaire Firtash Jailed in Vienna on FBI Warrant
By Jonathan Tirone and Alexander WeberDmitry Firtash, the Ukrainian billionaire who made his fortune importing Russian natural-gas, was arrested in Vienna days ahead of a Crimean vote that may trigger...
View ArticleUkrainian billionaire arrested on Chicago corruption charges
Chuck Goudie March 14, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A billionaire Ukrainian business tycoon was arrested Friday on corruption charges in Chicago. Now, federal authorities here say they are moving to...
View ArticleOrganized crime group suspected of contract killings detained in Azerbaijan
By Ilkin Izzet - An organized crime group suspected of contract killings, robbery, theft and selling drugs were detained in Azerbaijan, according to an Azerbaijani Interior Ministry's message released...
View ArticleThe Mafia Ruling Ukraine’s Mobs
Jamie Dettmer Organized crime helped Putin grab Crimea, and may open the way for him to take more of Russian-speaking Ukraine.DONETSK, Ukraine—I was talking to some young black-clad pro-Russian...
View ArticleBillionaire arrested on Chicago corruption charges posts record $174M bail
Chuck Goudie March 21, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- One week after Ukrainian industrialist Dmitri Firtash was arrested in Europe on Chicago corruption charges, Firtash has made bond. But the mystery...
View ArticleRussian, Greek prosecutors to cooperate in fighting human trafficking
Russian Prosecutor General's OfficeRussian and Greek prosecutors are set to jointly fight transnational crime, including human trafficking, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on...
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Pakhan: The ‘boss’ or the ‘Kresti otets’ is the ‘Godfather’ & controls everything. The Pakhan controls four criminal cells in the working unit through an intermediary called the...
View ArticleRussian businessman sues nonprofit for including him in Mafia card deck
BY BARBARA ROSS A wealthy Russian entrepreneur is accusing a Manhattan nonprofit research organization of defaming him by including him in a deck of cards that features Russian mobsters.Victor Remsha,...
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Russian Gambling Ring Case Heads To Endgame with Vadim Trincher Sentencing
By Earl Burton - In what has been a heavily watched case in both the poker world and the mainstream media, some of the final sentences have been handed down in the 2013 federal indictment of an alleged...
View ArticlePoker Princess gets probation after guilty plea
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, NEW YORK (AP) — A woman dubbed the "poker princess" for her role hosting card games for the rich and famous learned Friday that prison isn't in the cards.A Manhattan federal judge...
View ArticleOrganized crime group with connections to Romania distribute counterfeit...
by Irina PopescuItalian investigators discovered that an organized crime group, with connections to Romania, is behind the distribution of stolen and counterfeit cancer drugs in Western Europe, stated...
View ArticleMobsters in the News: Five Years for Vadim Trincher in Sportsbetting, Mo...
Mobsters in the News: Five Years for Vadim Trincher in Sportsbetting, Mo...: Haley Hintze Former 2009 World Poker Tour winner Vadim Trincher was sentenced to five years in prison today for his...
View ArticleVadim Trincher Sentenced to Five Years for Russian Mob Links
Philip Conneller Former WPT champ Vadim Trincher will do time for his role in coordinating a $100 million criminal operation. (Image: WPT.com)Former WPT winner Vadim Trincher has been sentenced to five...
View ArticleRussian mafia linked to missing Queensland woman
A relative of a mother of five who vanished in Queensland believed the woman's disappearance might have been linked to the Russian mafia, a bag of ecstasy and $80,000, an inquest has heard.Kathleen...
View ArticleKiev Wants Moscow to Help Keep Joint Border Safe
Citing a recent surge in organized crime along its border with Russia, Kiev proposed to Moscow that the two adversaries join forces in order to stabilize the situation. "Due to a significant...
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Wanna pizza me? Mafia thugs storm Italian restaurant in Russia and smash it...
Police believe the baseball bat-wielding men were sent by a gangster They believe it was because the restaurant owner would not pay upFour employees were hurt in the attack - two were seriously...
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