Archive for March, 2007

Mar 31 2007

Spain Captures Boss Of US-Cuban Mafia, Seize 20 Million Euros

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Spanish police have captured one of the suspected leaders of the biggest Cuban-American criminal ring, seizing assets worth more than 20 million euros (27 million dollars), police said Friday. Continue Reading »

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Mar 31 2007

Feds charge 17 more in Detroit `Black Mafia Family’ case

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DETROIT - (Associated Press) Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they have charged 17 more people in a seven-year crackdown on a multistate cocaine-trafficking ring known as the Black Mafia Family. Continue Reading »

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Mar 31 2007

Investigation on EU’s mafia links under way

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European Union cracks down on mafia contracts; Two Italian MEPs under suspicion

150 police officers in 40 raids were carried out across Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg as authorities are investigation EU contracts linked to criminal organisations, including the Italian mafia. Continue Reading »

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Mar 31 2007

Russian mafia suspect killed leaving Kiev court

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KIEV, March 27 (Reuters) - A Russian businessman wanted by Ukraine for alleged links to organised crime was shot dead on Tuesday by an unknown assailant as he left a court in Kiev, where he had been standing trial on blackmail charges. Continue Reading »

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Mar 20 2007

Italian police arrest 171 people in crackdown on Mafia in Naples

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ROME: Italian police on Tuesday arrested 171 people in Naples in a crackdown on organized crime that put entire families behind bars and broke up a lucrative drug trafficking ring, authorities said. Continue Reading »

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Mar 18 2007

Japanese Mafia Under-Boss Arrested In Romania

Published by mafia-news.com under Japan, Romania

The leader of a Japanese mafia group, specializing on racketeering and money recuperation – who was wanted by the Interpol since 2004 – was arrested in Romania. He was extradited this week to Japanese authorities, said the Ministry of Administration and Interior, or MAI. Continue Reading »

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Mar 18 2007

Independent Kosovo a Muslim mafia state

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Kosovo Albanian military and police is under complete control of the notorious Muslim Albanian mafia and if Kosovo becomes independent, the mafia will have an unprecedented total control, from the top to the underground, says Marko Nicovic, former Chief of Belgrade police and an expert on mafia crimes in the Balkans. Continue Reading »

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Mar 17 2007

Spotlight on Canada’s ‘quiet don’

Published by mafia-news.com under Book, Canada, USA

THE SIXTH FAMILY: THE COLLAPSE OF THE NEW YORK MAFIA AND THE RISE OF VITO RIZZUTO
by Lee Lamothe and Adrian Humphreys (Wiley, 386 pages, $34.99 hardcover)

A sensational mob trial will likely get underway in a New York City courtroom later this year and the leading figure in Canadian organized crime will be front and centre.

The defendant is Vito Rizzuto, the reputed “godfather” of the Canadian Mafia, who was extradited to the United States last summer. Continue Reading »

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Mar 17 2007

As police tapes rolled, conversation flowed at cafe

Published by mafia-news.com under Canada

Social club was HQ for mob bosses: files

A small St. Leonard cafe was the headquarters and the centre of money distribution for Montreal’s top five Italian Mafia bosses, who took a cut of every drug-trafficking and illegal-gambling dollar made by their gang members, according to court documents.

The cafe is a modest, sparsely furnished storefront business where an elderly Italian gentleman makes an excellent espresso allonge. But police allege that for years some of Montreal’s - and indeed Canada’s - most powerful underworld figures made this coffee bar the centre of their criminal empire. Continue Reading »

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Mar 17 2007

Cuban mafia chieftain sentenced in Miami

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MIAMI (Reuters) - A leader of a “Cuban mafia” organized crime syndicate called The Corporation was sentenced on Friday to nearly 16 years in prison for racketeering and ordered to forfeit $642 million.

Jose Miguel Battle Jr. was convicted last year on various racketeering conspiracy charges including murder, gambling, arson and money laundering. Continue Reading »

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