Nov 07 2008
Prague – Viktor Labsky, security manager of the ZVI arms producer in Vsetin, north Moravia, owned a company for three years with Andrei Korplyakov whom the Czech intelligence labelled as a hard-core Russian mafioso, the daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) reports. Continue Reading »
Oct 03 2008
Zenit St. Petersburg distanced itself on Thursday from reports of an alleged attempt by Russian mafia figures to fix last season’s UEFA Cup semifinal between the Russian football club and Bayern Munich. Continue Reading »
Oct 01 2008
European football’s governing body was urgently seeking information from Spanish authorities on Wednesday night after newspapers there reported that Russian mafia claimed to have ‘bought’ UEFA Cup glory for Zenit St Petersburg. Continue Reading »
Sep 17 2008
Askmen.com has named the Russian mafia as the leading criminal organization in the world followed by the Yamaguchi-gumi syndicate, the biggest of Japan’s Yakuza crime clans. Continue Reading »
Jul 09 2008
The large-scale operation of Russia’s enforcement bodies, which involved even a helicopter, was held in Pirogovo conservation reservoir of the Moscow region’s Mytishchi district. Photo: Ignaty Savransky
Russia’s enforcement officers broke up Monday last years’ biggest underworld convention of criminals, which venue was the Moscow region. The officers detained 39 mafia bosses, but the better part of them got liberty by Tuesday evening. Continue Reading »
Jun 23 2008
The murder of Aleksandr Litvinenko could be linked to a chain of recent arrests of alleged Russian mafia men in Spain. Continue Reading »
