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1950: Werner Gladow, teen Capone

Executed Today | December 5th 2009 by Executed Today

On this date in 1950, 19-year-old gangster Werner Gladow was beheaded in East Germany for his brief but scintillating criminal career terrorizing the postwar ruins of Berlin. Werner Gladow Young Gladow (German link) was just young enough not to get read more

slivatree

Mafia Still In Command In Bulgaria

Bulgarian Scrapbook | December 2nd 2009 by Martin Miller-Yianni

The mafia still rule Bulgaria and there isn’t anything anyone can do as they are untouchable. The problem lies with rich people who are subject to this kind of threat from kidnapping and extortion. In the meantime the new government just sit back a read more

slivatree

Tackling Tax Evasion In Bulgaria - Why Start WIth Minnows?

Bulgarian Scrapbook | December 1st 2009 by Martin Miller-Yianni

Where the hell do you start with trying to curb the tax evasions from illegal earnings and declarations? Looks like the musicians are the first in line. I suggest that mafia and narcotic dealing would be a better option to start with rather than the read more

Cassandra

ClimateGate: Looting on a Global Scale

Politeia | November 29th 2009 by Cassandra

An entire new, state-sponsored, taxpayer-funded industry is being rolled out: in the US in a crypto Socialist political-industrial complex called the Apollo Alliance. One arm branches off into Europe, called the Lisbon Council. The vast extent of th read more

BackgroundNow

22nd Street Crew Members, Lannell Cooper, Michael Tann, Antonio A…

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 28th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

Six members of the 22nd Street Crew, Lannell Cooper, 30, Michael Tann, 32, Antonio Arnette, 28, James Rushing, 30, Dajuan Beaver, 26, and Saquawn Harris, 34, were sentenced by the Honorable Henry F. Greene on November 18, 2009 and November 20, 2009 t read more

SocProf

Dubai, Money, Smuggling and Organized Crime

The Global Sociology Blog | November 27th 2009

Dubai has been in the news a lot these past few days, mostly because it is near bankrupt: Dubai’s debt shakes world markets – Middle East, World – The Independent via kwout But when I read this, I was remin read more

ccmal

Celebrate Black Friday by Picking Up A Book

The Book Connection | November 27th 2009 by Cheryl C. Malandrinos

(Photo from the NY Daily News).How are you celebrating Black Friday? Me, I've only gone shopping in the wee hours of the year's holiday shopping kick-off once, and I hated it so much I vowed never to do it again. This year I am at home baking goodie read more

doppelganger

China's battle with organised crime

Alpha Asian | November 24th 2009 by Alpha Asian

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sirjorge

Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein

Reading Rec | November 23rd 2009 by SirJorge

Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein is today's recommended book, and you might have seen this book featured on The Daily Show with John Stewart. Adelstein has an amazing story, and asks some great questions, in order to bring to you one of the best books co read more

SocProf

Global Trafficking in Fat??

The Global Sociology Blog | November 21st 2009

An unusual combination of global trade, organized crime, and a “good” extracted from the periphery to be sold into the core areas as it is in high demand: Peruvian gang ‘killed peasant farmers for their fat’ ̵ read more

vnrozier

Organised crime mushrooms as French fungi trade becomes lucrative…

Rozier's Orléans Diary | November 21st 2009 by Rose

Organised crime mushrooms as French fungi trade becomes lucrative - Times Online It is a great French autumnal tradition that furnishes an essential ingredient in some of the nation’s finest dishes. Yet the once tranquil pas read more

fco

Game rigging in Europe

Financial Crime Online | November 21st 2009 by Financial Crime Online

Most countries ban some types of gambling. The type of gambling ‘games’ that are allowed are usually strictly regulated and mostly (semi) government owned. That does not mean that the odds are fair. In sports betting, game rigging is a re read more

executedtoday

1803: Johannes Bückler, “Schinderhannes”

Executed Today | November 21st 2009 by Executed Today

On this date in 1803, the famous German bandit “Schinderhannes” and 19 others of his gang were efficiently guillotined in French-occupied Rhineland. Schinderhannes with mistress Juliana Blasius and their child. As low-born as they come, read more

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1803: Johannes Bückler, “Schinderhannes”

Executed Today | November 21st 2009 by Executed Today

On this date in 1803, the famous German bandit “Schinderhannes” and 19 others of his gang were efficiently guillotined in French-occupied Rhineland. Schinderhannes with mistress Juliana Blasius and their child. As low-born as they come, read more

BackgroundNow

Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Gang Members Indicted in Rac…

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 20th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Md., has indicted 19 alleged members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. The indictment was returned under seal and unsealed Thursday read more

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What are California’s Complaints with the Mongols MC?

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

The Complaints Against The Mongols Motorcycle Gang – read more

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What are Colorado’s Complaints with the Mongols Motorcycle Club…

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

What are Colorado’s Complaints with the Mongols Motorcycle Club in 1:2008cr0034? What are Colorado’s Complaints with the Mongols Motorcycle Club in 1:2008cr0034? – Mongols Charged in 1:2008cr00340 Wayne-Ordakowski Michael Hee Adri read more

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Victor Muniz, Mongols MC

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

1 MUNIZ, VICTOR codce 1:2008cr00323 08/05/2008 06/17/2009 MUNIZ, VICTOR 2 MUNIZ, VICTOR txwdce 3:1996cr00598 09/04/1996 03/21/1997 USA v. Muniz 3 MUNIZ, VICTOR HERNANDEZ txsdce 4:1998cr00418 10/14/1998 05/14/1999 USA v. Martin 4 MUNIZ, VICTOR HERNAND read more

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Steven Gonzales, Mongols MC

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

1 GONZALES, STEVEN gasdce 1:2004cr00054 06/01/2004 09/22/2004 USA v. Gonzales 2 GONZALES, STEVEN txwdce 5:2005cr00139 03/16/2005 01/12/2007 USA v. Gonzales 3 GONZALES, STEVEN codce 1:2008cr00324 08/05/2008 GONZALES, STEVEN 4 GONZALES, STEVEN nmdce 1: read more

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Thomas Hernandez, Mongols MC

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

1 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS candce 3:2009cr00226 03/03/2009 04/22/2009 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS 2 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS codce 1:2008cr00339 08/06/2008 07/15/2009 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS 3 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS cacdce 2:2009cr00908 09/10/2009 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS 4 HERNANDEZ, THOMAS read more

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Wayne Ordakowski, Mongols MC

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

1 ORDAKOWSKI, WAYNE codce 1:2008cr00340 08/06/2008 ORDAKOWSKI, WAYNE 2 ORDAKOWSKI, WAYNE GERARD codce 1:1996cr00232 06/06/1996 01/24/1997 USA v. Ordakowski, et al 3 ORDAKOWSKI, WAYNE GERARD codce 1:1996mj01481 05/24/1996 read more

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Michael Hee, Mongols MC

Background checks, extremely thorough & very inexpensive. | November 19th 2009 by Publishing @ www.BackgroundNow.com

1 HEE, MICHAEL codce 1:2008cr00340 08/06/2008 read more

alferdo

THE POWER OF THE DOG by Don Winslow

Perpetual Prose | November 18th 2009 by alferdo

I will admit that I obtained this book, The Power of the Dog, through less than admirable means. I refuse to discuss that era of my life, but I can tell you that this book vastly changed my expectations when approaching new authors. I’d never h read more

drugagainstwar

7 Year Old Boy Killed by Mexican Drug Cartel Violence

Reeferlogic - Admit it, the drug war is a failure | November 17th 2009 by drug_against_war

A terrible tragedy happened today - an 8 year old boy was killed in a Mexico/US border town by Mexican drug cartel gangsters. Sadly, the truly tragic part of this story is that anyone who bothered to care could have seen it coming a mile away and don read more

fco

Worldpay hackers caught

Financial Crime Online | November 12th 2009 by Financial Crime Online

Two alleged hackers in their twenties and an unknown “Hacker 3″ have been indicted on charges of hacking into a computer network operated by the Atlanta-based credit card processing company RBS WorldPay. The indictment alleges that the gr read more

slivatree

The Mafia In Bulgaria Are Untouchable - Proof Again

Bulgarian Scrapbook | November 11th 2009 by Martin Miller-Yianni

The are mafia untouchable in Bulgarian and the government turn a blind eye to it, this was expected when Boyko Borisov took over the reins of power. Promises of quelling corruption and organised crime will always be made in manifestoes for elections read more

Bertram

Musings From My Notebooks

Bertram's Blog | November 10th 2009 by Pat Bertram

Today is the 24th day of my Daughter Am I blog tour, and I am wearing down a bit. Mostly that’s because I’m still staying up way too late, though recently those long hours on the computer have nothing to do with my tour. Well, that&# read more

drugagainstwar

In Free Societies Prohibitionist Laws Cause WAY MORE Harm than Go…

Reeferlogic - Admit it, the drug war is a failure | November 7th 2009 by drug_against_war

After roughly 100 years of drug prohibition in Canada (Opium Act of 1908) we have not seen any appreciable change in the number of people who become addicted to drugs. And presumably that’s the whole reason for the drug war - end up with less d read more

fco

Hell’s Angels money laundering

Financial Crime Online | November 5th 2009 by Financial Crime Online

Quebec police continued their crackdown on corruption in the province’s construction industry yesterday, arresting 10 people allegedly tied to what authorities say is a vast money-laundering operation headed by the Hells Angels biker gang.  Th read more

pollux

Organized crime wins the day

Discourse | November 4th 2009 by Joe Gagliano

Organized crime was depicted in countless B-Movies in the 1950s and 1960s. The black & white, documentary-style films often pitted a lone hero against gangs that had taken over Midwestern towns by introducing gambling, prostitution, and later eve read more