May 02 2008
Men Charged With Conspiracy Related To Central Artery Project
BOSTON — The U.S. Attorney’s office said Friday it has indicted three men in connection with a Big Dig bribery sting. Continue Reading »
May 02 2008
Danuta Olewnik-Cieplinska, sister of a man abducted by a mafia in 2001, now seeks to help victims of their crimes and help the helpless to fight for their rights, writes Wprost. Continue Reading »
May 02 2008
NAPLES – Unidentified gunmen shot dead the father of an ex mafia boss who has been helping authorities crack down on his former partners, police said on Friday.
Umberto Bidgonetti, 69, was killed in a hail of bullets early on Friday as he headed to work at a factory in the town of Castel Volturno north of Naples, police said. Continue Reading »
May 02 2008
In many countries, a tradition has developed of the media allowing new governments and new ministers a “honeymoon” period of grace. With newly-appointed Interior Minister Mihail Mikov, the mutual gaze between minister and media may prove to be more harsh than rosy, given his extraordinary statement that there is no mafia in Bulgaria. Continue Reading »
May 01 2008
A HOLIDAY in the sun turned into a nightmare for the woman dubbed the `Mafia Godmother.’
Ann Hathaway, 45, from Middleton, near Rochdale, was arrested in a restaurant in Benidorm and led away in handcuffs. Continue Reading »
