The Worst Gangster Most People Have Never Heard Of
Christina SterbenzSemion MogilovichFBISemion Mogilevich, a known Russian mob boss Drug trafficking, trading nuclear material, contract murders, and international prostitution — that's how the Federal...
View ArticleHow the Russian mob got into Missouri fish eggs
Call it criminal caviar: Undercover U.S. officials spent two years infiltrating the black market in illegal paddlefish eggs in a sleepy Missouri town.John Sleezer A large female paddlefish will carry...
View ArticleScot Young was hung out of a window by Russian mafia because he owed them...
Friends reveal how Scot Young owed millions to the mafia and was in fear for his life when he fell to his death Scot Young, the tragic tycoon, who died falling from his fourth storey London flat, owed...
View ArticleUS Imposes Human Rights Sanctions on 4 Russians
By THE ASSOCIATED WASHINGTON — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four Russians under a law targeting Russian human rights violators.The action is the latest sign of Washington's worsening relationship...
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Could the Russian Mob Take Advantage of the Eurasian Economic Union?The new bloc could allow more than just the free flow of goods, capital and labor.By Jan DulacOn the eve of the Eurasian Economic...
View ArticleAustrian police detain Russian suspect in multiple killings
MOSCOW, January 19 /TASS/. Aslan Gagiyev, a native of North Ossetia who has been detained in Austria, used to head an organized crime group, which is believed to stand behind the murders of Vladikavkaz...
View ArticleRussian Mobster with Fake Bulgarian Passport Arrested in Vienna
Austrian police have arrested a 44-year-old Russian national wanted for six counts of murder.Aslan G., the alleged head of a Russian organized crime ring involved in the murders of politicians and...
View ArticleAustrian police apprehend alleged Russian mafia murderer
Austrian police apprehend alleged Russian mafia murderer Austrian investigators from the Federal Criminal Police Office arrested a Russian man accused of murdering at least six people as part of mafia...
View ArticleSpy murdered for threatening to expose ties between Vladimir Putin and...
Gordon Rayner and Tom Whithead, The Telegraph Vladimir Putin is a “common criminal dressed up as a head of state” who allegedly ordered the murder of Alexander Litvinenko to stop the former spy...
View ArticleFormer Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may have been poisoned twice
By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS Long-awaited probe into ex-KGB officer's death via radioactive poisoning gets underway in LondonFormer Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko 'was poisoned with polonium not once, but...
View ArticlePutin’s Polonium-Poison Revenge on ex-Spy Laid Bare in UK Inquiry
Details of the defector Alexander Litvinenko’s gruesome death in 2006 finally get aired in a public hearing. Thousands of innocents were put at risk.LONDON — Vladimir Putin was today accused of running...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Russian Mafia Myth
By Mark GaleottiIt probably reflects the current heightened tensions between Russia and the West, a time when many are willing to believe the very worst about Russians, that I have also noticed an...
View ArticlePoisoned KGB Agent Said Putin Has A 'Good Relationship' With One Of The...
CHRISTINA STERBENZ Before his death by poisoning, ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, recorded a tape.In it, he claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “good relationship” with one of the most...
View ArticleSpy Murder Probe Likely to Further Strain British-Russian Relations
Henry RidgwellLONDON— With relations between Russia and the West spiraling to new lows over Ukraine, bilateral ties between London and Moscow themselves are becoming more strained as the inquest into...
View ArticlePolice Say 'Only' 8 Mob Bosses Remain in Moscow
At least eight mob bosses currently reside in Moscow, with many of the 44 registered having been chased out of the city, a police representative said Thursday."Different sources offer different...
View ArticleHow HSBC Got Rich Off Russian Corruption
The London-based bank played both sides in the Hermitage-Gazprom showdown. Maybe it wasn’t illegal—but it certainly was scummy.HSBC has found itself mired in international scandal after a massive leak...
View ArticleState Department offers $3 million for Russian hacker
In a sign of the growing importance of cybersecurity to businesses and federal officials, the U.S. State Department offered up on Tuesday a massive reward for a Russian hacker already on the FBI's...
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