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Italian Mobsters Shift To Lucrative World Of White-Collar Crimes
Italy's mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days.
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More Than 200 Mobsters Get Over 2,000 Years In Historic Italian Mafia Trial
An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
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Mob Leader's WW II Medal Of Freedom To Be Auctioned In California
A Medal of Freedom awarded to a mobster by then-US President Harry S. Truman is set to be auctioned California. Meyer "The Little Man" Lansky was a leader of the National Crime Syndicate that was responsible of many murders in 1930s and 1940s.
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In Brazil, Your Internet Service Provider May Be A Mobster, Say Police
As Rio de Janeiro residents sheltered at home last year during the deadliest phase of Brazil's COVID-19 outbreak, police detective Gabriel Ferrando said he got a tip that something suspicious was upending local internet service.
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Boston Gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger Killed In Prison: Report
James "Whitey" Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston's most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant, was killed after being transferred to a federal prison in West Virginia, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday, citing two unnamed officials.
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Killing Fidel Castro: Poisoned Cigars, Explosive Seashells
Mobsters, poisoned cigars, exploding seashells, a contaminated diving suit: The CIA's imagination ran wild in its plots to assassinate Fidel Castro.
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Pune BJP Leader Shot, Hacked To Death In Broad Daylight
The killing of a local BJP leader near Pune in Maharashtra has raised tensions in the city of Talegaon. The police believe Sachin Shilke was killed because of old enmity by local mobster Shyam Dabhade, who is on the run. The police have arrested 4 of the suspected 10 attackers.
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'Skinny Joey' Alleged Philadelphia Mafia Family Head Due In Florida Court
The flamboyant alleged head of the Philadelphia Mafia family is scheduled to be in a Florida court today to determine whether he should be held without bond and sent to New York City to face racketeering charges.
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In With Mobsters, Las Vegas' Riviera Casino Goes Out With A Bang
The Riviera Hotel and Casino - the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise that was as famous for its ties to organized crime as its Hollywood personification of Sin City's mobster past - exited the scene early Tuesday with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks.
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When Mobsters Meet Hackers - The New, Improved Bank Heist
The unprecedented heist of $81 million from the U.S. account of Bangladesh's central bank is the latest among increasingly large thefts by criminals who have leveraged the speed and anonymity of hacking to revolutionise burgling banks.
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When Mobsters Meet Hackers: The New, Improved Bank Heist
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been stolen from banks and financial services companies in recent years because of this alliance of traditional and digital criminals.
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Mobster's Sentence Reduced For Tip On Oklahoma City Bombing
A convicted mobster credited with providing the FBI with information about hidden explosives in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing plot had his sentence reduced by a decade on Tuesday.
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Alleged New York Mobster Acquitted Over 'Goodfellas' Heist
An 80-year-old reputed mobster accused of a spectacular 1978 New York airport heist immortalized in Martin Scorsese's movie "Goodfellas" was acquitted Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn.
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Accused Mobster, 80, Pulled Off 'Goodfellas' Heist: US Prosecutors
An alleged top member of New York's Bonanno crime family went on trial on Monday for what federal prosecutors said was his role in the famous 1978 airport heist that inspired the mob movie "Goodfellas."
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Italy Arrests 44 Tied to Rome's Mafia Garbage King
Italian police arrested 44 people today accused of dealings with a powerful one-eyed mobster whose gang thrived on rigging Rome public contracts on everything from garbage disposal to park maintenance.
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Italian Mobsters Shift To Lucrative World Of White-Collar Crimes
Italy's mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days.
-
More Than 200 Mobsters Get Over 2,000 Years In Historic Italian Mafia Trial
An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
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Mob Leader's WW II Medal Of Freedom To Be Auctioned In California
A Medal of Freedom awarded to a mobster by then-US President Harry S. Truman is set to be auctioned California. Meyer "The Little Man" Lansky was a leader of the National Crime Syndicate that was responsible of many murders in 1930s and 1940s.
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In Brazil, Your Internet Service Provider May Be A Mobster, Say Police
As Rio de Janeiro residents sheltered at home last year during the deadliest phase of Brazil's COVID-19 outbreak, police detective Gabriel Ferrando said he got a tip that something suspicious was upending local internet service.
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Boston Gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger Killed In Prison: Report
James "Whitey" Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston's most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant, was killed after being transferred to a federal prison in West Virginia, the Boston Globe reported on Tuesday, citing two unnamed officials.
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Killing Fidel Castro: Poisoned Cigars, Explosive Seashells
Mobsters, poisoned cigars, exploding seashells, a contaminated diving suit: The CIA's imagination ran wild in its plots to assassinate Fidel Castro.
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Pune BJP Leader Shot, Hacked To Death In Broad Daylight
The killing of a local BJP leader near Pune in Maharashtra has raised tensions in the city of Talegaon. The police believe Sachin Shilke was killed because of old enmity by local mobster Shyam Dabhade, who is on the run. The police have arrested 4 of the suspected 10 attackers.
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'Skinny Joey' Alleged Philadelphia Mafia Family Head Due In Florida Court
The flamboyant alleged head of the Philadelphia Mafia family is scheduled to be in a Florida court today to determine whether he should be held without bond and sent to New York City to face racketeering charges.
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In With Mobsters, Las Vegas' Riviera Casino Goes Out With A Bang
The Riviera Hotel and Casino - the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise that was as famous for its ties to organized crime as its Hollywood personification of Sin City's mobster past - exited the scene early Tuesday with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks.
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When Mobsters Meet Hackers - The New, Improved Bank Heist
The unprecedented heist of $81 million from the U.S. account of Bangladesh's central bank is the latest among increasingly large thefts by criminals who have leveraged the speed and anonymity of hacking to revolutionise burgling banks.
-
When Mobsters Meet Hackers: The New, Improved Bank Heist
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been stolen from banks and financial services companies in recent years because of this alliance of traditional and digital criminals.
-
Mobster's Sentence Reduced For Tip On Oklahoma City Bombing
A convicted mobster credited with providing the FBI with information about hidden explosives in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing plot had his sentence reduced by a decade on Tuesday.
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Alleged New York Mobster Acquitted Over 'Goodfellas' Heist
An 80-year-old reputed mobster accused of a spectacular 1978 New York airport heist immortalized in Martin Scorsese's movie "Goodfellas" was acquitted Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn.
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Accused Mobster, 80, Pulled Off 'Goodfellas' Heist: US Prosecutors
An alleged top member of New York's Bonanno crime family went on trial on Monday for what federal prosecutors said was his role in the famous 1978 airport heist that inspired the mob movie "Goodfellas."
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Italy Arrests 44 Tied to Rome's Mafia Garbage King
Italian police arrested 44 people today accused of dealings with a powerful one-eyed mobster whose gang thrived on rigging Rome public contracts on everything from garbage disposal to park maintenance.
