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fromABC7 Chicago
1 day ago
California

Mexican mafia members, associates arrested in major federal raid in Southern California

Over 40 members of the Mexican mafia were arrested in Southern California for serious criminal activities including murder, extortion, and drug trafficking.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago
California

Alleged assassin for Mexican Mafia spent birthday stalking victim, detective testifies

Andrew Reyna and two others are charged with murdering Mexican Mafia member Samuel Villalba after he was ordered killed by the prison-based syndicate.
California
fromABC7 Chicago
1 day ago

Mexican mafia members, associates arrested in major federal raid in Southern California

Over 40 members of the Mexican mafia were arrested in Southern California for serious criminal activities including murder, extortion, and drug trafficking.
#bank-robbery
World news
fromIndependent
4 hours ago

Decryption tech breakthrough that helped snare Kinahan may now take down his army of hitmen

Deciphered phone messages led to the arrest of Daniel Kinahan and may help dismantle his criminal organization.
#brooklyn
fromHoodline
10 hours ago
NYC politics

Ex-GodSquad Leader Gets Three Years' Probation In Brooklyn

Edward Richard Hinds received three years of probation after pleading guilty to endangering a child's welfare, raising concerns about oversight in funded youth programs.
fromNBC New York
1 week ago
Brooklyn

Dozens arrested in NYPD takedown of rival Brooklyn gangs

Thirty-six members of rival Brooklyn gangs were arrested for multiple shootings, including one fatality, following a three-year investigation.
NYC politics
fromHoodline
10 hours ago

Ex-GodSquad Leader Gets Three Years' Probation In Brooklyn

Edward Richard Hinds received three years of probation after pleading guilty to endangering a child's welfare, raising concerns about oversight in funded youth programs.
Brooklyn
fromNBC New York
1 week ago

Dozens arrested in NYPD takedown of rival Brooklyn gangs

Thirty-six members of rival Brooklyn gangs were arrested for multiple shootings, including one fatality, following a three-year investigation.
Brooklyn
fromLong Island, NY Patch
1 day ago

6 Charged After String Of Violent Carjackings, Shooting, LI Robbery: Feds

Six men charged in a federal indictment for a violent spree of carjackings and home invasion across Queens, Brooklyn, and Suffolk County.
fromBoston.com
17 hours ago

How Salem police busted an alleged prostitution ring at local massage parlors

We see this as much a rescue operation as it is a criminal investigation. The exploitation of victims of human trafficking will not be tolerated in the city of Salem.
SOMA, SF
East Bay (California)
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Dozens of Mexican mafia members and associates arrested in SoCal operation, FBI says

FBI and local authorities arrested over two dozen Mexican Mafia members in Orange County as part of a major organized crime investigation.
fromSempreMilan
2 days ago

Reports: Escorts and laughing gas - Milan and Inter players linked to latest Serie A scandal

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, around 50 Serie A players - including some from Milan and Inter - were involved as customers. The Milan Court are investigating things at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and four people were placed under house arrest.
AC Milan
Barcelona
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

Key member of Kinahan cartel arrested in Spain in major blow to crime network

A key member of the Kinahan organized crime group was arrested in Spain after allegedly threatening a nightclub staff member.
#immigration
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Italian lawyers could win wild west-style bounties' if immigration clients go home

Italian lawyers may receive bonuses for convincing immigrant clients to return home under a controversial government plan.
NYC politics
fromHoodline
3 weeks ago

ICE Arrests Latin Kings Member After NYC Release

Federal immigration agents re-arrested Bryan David Tasiguano Leon after NYC released him despite an active ICE detainer, highlighting tensions over sanctuary policies.
#drug-trafficking
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Feds bust family-run drug business with links to Mexican cartel, prosecutors say

Four family members in Southern California arrested for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms linked to the Sinaloa cartel.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Feds bust family-run drug business with links to Mexican cartel, prosecutors say

Four family members in Southern California arrested for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms linked to the Sinaloa cartel.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

Triad Nexus Evades Sanctions to Fuel Cybercrime

Triad Nexus is a cybercrime network responsible for over $200 million in losses through scams and money laundering, using various techniques to evade sanctions.
Cryptocurrency
fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

International Operation Targets Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Theft Schemes

Operation Atlantic targets multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency theft, freezing $12 million in stolen assets and identifying over $45 million in stolen funds.
World news
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Paul Williams: It was always a case of 'when' and not 'if' Daniel Kinahan would be arrested

Daniel Kinahan was arrested in Dubai for extradition to Ireland on murder charges and leading a notorious crime gang.
#organized-crime
Law
fromGothamist
1 week ago

He's known for representing mob suspects in court. Now prosecutors say he is one.

Federal prosecutors allege attorney Joseph Corozzo is involved in organized crime, claiming he is a made member of the Gambino family.
Law
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
1 week ago

Brooklyn Mob Case Prosecutors Seek Removal Of Defense Attorney

Federal prosecutors seek to disqualify attorney Joseph Corozzo from a loansharking case due to alleged ties to organized crime.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Ontario man accused in mob-related killings arrested in Mexico after 9 years on the run | CBC News

fromsilive
2 months ago
New York City

Reputed mob boss, a Staten Island resident, due for sentencing Wednesday in federal court

Law
fromGothamist
1 week ago

He's known for representing mob suspects in court. Now prosecutors say he is one.

Federal prosecutors allege attorney Joseph Corozzo is involved in organized crime, claiming he is a made member of the Gambino family.
Law
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
1 week ago

Brooklyn Mob Case Prosecutors Seek Removal Of Defense Attorney

Federal prosecutors seek to disqualify attorney Joseph Corozzo from a loansharking case due to alleged ties to organized crime.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Ontario man accused in mob-related killings arrested in Mexico after 9 years on the run | CBC News

fromsilive
2 months ago
New York City

Reputed mob boss, a Staten Island resident, due for sentencing Wednesday in federal court

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Council says Kinahan Cartel chief Sean McGovern's Dublin home lying empty due to 'constant intimidation' of contractors

Dublin City Council confirmed this week it is liable for levies, potentially amounting to tens of thousands of euro, due to the continued dereliction of the Kinahan gangster's former home on Kildare Road, Crumlin.
London politics
Juventus
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Fugitive mafia boss wanted for murder arrested at Amalfi coast luxury villa

Roberto Mazzarella, a notorious mafia boss, was arrested on murder charges after over a year on the run in Italy.
Upper West Side
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Alleged Lower East Side gang members indicted for multiple shootings over two-year period amid war with rivals | amNewYork

Seven alleged gang members were indicted for firearms and murder schemes, linked to multiple shootings in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
#ice
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago
US politics

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago
US politics

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
#art-theft
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
France news

Art thieves nab three paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse in Italy | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
France news

Art thieves nab three paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse in Italy | Fortune

California
fromCalifornia Post
3 weeks ago

'Hotel California' cocaine found stashed in secret compartment during $1M bust

Police found $1 million worth of cocaine hidden in a car during a traffic stop in Merced after the driver and passenger consented to a search.
fromSempreMilan
3 weeks ago

ANSA: Police search Milan City Hall over San Siro sale bid-rigging allegations - the details

The investigation into the sale of San Siro alleges bid-rigging and the disclosure of official secrets, involving key figures from AC Milan and Inter.
AC Milan
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Italian voters reject overhaul of judiciary pushed by Giorgia Meloni

Italian voters rejected judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, impacting her reputation and future electoral prospects.
#bosnian-war
History
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Sarajevo human safaris' case in Italy continues with three people under investigation

An investigation into alleged weekend snipers during the Bosnian War has identified three suspects in Italy.
History
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Sarajevo human safaris' case in Italy continues with three people under investigation

An investigation into alleged weekend snipers during the Bosnian War has identified three suspects in Italy.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Meloni v the judges: high stakes for Italian PM in vote on judiciary overhaul

Judges block the deportations of rapists. Where are the feminists? Vote yes there will not be another opportunity, it read. The flyer, posted on the Facebook page of Meloni's Brothers of Italy, was subsequently removed.
Europe politics
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

AI-driven fraud far more profitable, Interpol warns

AI-enhanced financial fraud schemes are 4.5 times more profitable than non-AI schemes, with criminals using generative AI to improve text quality, create deepfakes, and scale operations efficiently.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

75 years ago, a viral TV moment ignited America's obsession with the Mafia

Wives, he wrote, "have left the housework undone and husbands have slipped away from their jobs to watch." The subject of all this excitement was an unlikely one: Congressional hearings. Hours and hours of them. What made it all so fascinating was the topic: Organized crime. Gangsters. Or, as Americans were learning right there on TV, something called "the Mafia."
Arts
Independent films
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'That is Angelo Sepe's car we put the listening device in, right in the back of Robert De Niro': The Irish FBI agent who helped put away the real-life Goodfellas

FBI agent Neil Moran's 30-year career involved investigating real crimes that inspired major Hollywood films, including Goodfellas based on a 1978 Lufthansa cargo heist at JFK Airport.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Mafia accused of using Naples hospital for fraud and illegal transport of corpses

Italian police arrested four people for a Camorra plot to commit insurance fraud, control hospital services, and illegally transport corpses through infiltration of Naples hospital staff.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Interpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure | Computer Weekly

Interpol's Operation Synergia III neutralized 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers across 72 countries, resulting in 94 arrests and over 100 investigations targeting cyber fraud, phishing, malware, and ransomware infrastructure.
DC food
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How infiltrating the mafia actually works, according to a former FBI agent

FBI agent Joaquin Garcia spent 24 of 26 years undercover, infiltrating the Gambino crime family as 'Jack Falcone' and successfully indicting 32 mobsters.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Sicily revokes century-old Mondello beach concession over mafia links

Sicilian authorities revoked Italo Belga's permit to operate Mondello beach in Palermo due to mafia infiltration risks involving a subcontracted maintenance firm with Cosa Nostra connections.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Federal prosecutors charge 27 people in Bronx murders, sex trafficking cases | amNewYork

The 38-count superseding indictment names defendants whom prosecutors identified as members or affiliates of the Anti-Tren gang that emerged from Tren de Aragua, which federal authorities on Jan.20, 2025 designated a foreign terrorist organization. Prosecutors used racketeering conspiracy or RICO statutes, tying groups to crimes, for a wide range of actions, including some linked to an April 15, 2024 double murder in the Bronx.
New York City
#organised-crime
fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Leader of Ireland's largest drugs gang 'The Family' due to appear in court after top-secret arrest operation

fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Leader of Ireland's largest drugs gang 'The Family' due to appear in court after top-secret arrest operation

Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch

Italian authorities confirmed that journalist Francesco Cancellato and two activists were infected with Paragon spyware on December 14, 2024, though the source of Cancellato's infection remains unknown.
#illegal-gambling
#money-laundering
fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Spanish police file sets out alleged links between aristocrat's Dublin fintech and drug cartel's money laundering operation

fromIndependent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Spanish police file sets out alleged links between aristocrat's Dublin fintech and drug cartel's money laundering operation

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Benedetto Santapaola, notorious Italian mafia boss, dies in prison aged 87

Benedetto Nitto Santapaola, a Sicilian mafia boss and one of the most dangerous figures in Italian criminal history, has died aged 87. Santapaola, who was widely believed to have been the architect of a campaign of bloodshed that scarred Italy in the 1980s and 1990s, died on Monday in a Milan prison where he was serving multiple life sentences.
SOMA, SF
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

This highly organised gang thought they were outsmarting the police and prison authorities. What they didn't know is they were subject to sustained specialist surveillance by Met officers. All seven men admitted their roles in a serious, organised, and prolific enterprise to supply Class B and C drugs, and conveying list A and B articles into prisons.
UK news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

More than a ton of methamphetamine uncovered in Northern California drug busts

More than 100 law enforcement agents conducted high-risk search warrants across three locations. The first was an active methamphetamine lab in the 8000 block of Center Drive in Valley Springs. A second site was located in the 2000 block of Golf Road in Turlock, which contained all the equipment necessary to operate as a lab but was shut down before production began. The third site, located in the 900 block of Reno Avenue in Modesto, was used by the drug trafficking organization to store and distribute illicit narcotics.
California
US news
fromQNS
2 months ago

Corona woman sentenced in to connection family-run sex trafficking, police bribery scheme: Feds - QNS

Blanca Hernandez Morales received a 35-year federal sentence and $179,000 restitution for trafficking and forcing underage girls from Mexico into prostitution.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

What to know about the killing of the powerful cartel leader El Mencho' in Mexico

The Mexican army killed the country's most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States' most wanted fugitives on Sunday, notching a major victory while cartel members responded with a wave violence across the country. The killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes during an attempt to capture him in Jalisco state was the highest-profile blow against cartels since the recapture of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin El Chapo Guzman a decade ago.
World news
#gun-trafficking
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

AG James hits alleged Brooklyn gun trafficking boss with massive 176-count criminal indictment | amNewYork

Brooklyn man Khyle Williams indicted on 176 counts for operating an illegal gun trafficking operation, making at least nine illegal firearms sales between May and October 2025.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

AG James hits alleged Brooklyn gun trafficking boss with massive 176-count criminal indictment | amNewYork

Brooklyn man Khyle Williams indicted on 176 counts for operating an illegal gun trafficking operation, making at least nine illegal firearms sales between May and October 2025.
fromAP News
2 months ago

A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say

Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent in a foiled bid to free Mangione from the Metropolitan Detention Center, the notorious Brooklyn lockup where he is held while awaiting state and federal murder trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A criminal complaint filed against Anderson did not identify the person he attempted to free. A law enforcement official familiar with the matter confirmed it was Mangione.
New York City
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Federal minister outlines plan to make criminals' lives 'miserable' in crackdown on extortion crimes | CBC News

Federal government will deploy financial intelligence experts and FINTRAC partnerships to target extortion against businesses and households, prioritize financial intelligence, and enhance information sharing.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Feds say 18th Street boss 'Moms' led gang for imprisoned Mexican Mafia member

Seven alleged gang members were charged with racketeering for operating under orders from a Mexican Mafia member in California state prison, with a high-ranking female member overseeing criminal activities including drug trafficking, extortion, and murder.
US news
fromNewsday
1 month ago

9 indicted for 'increasingly violent' 17-day crime spree in Suffolk and elsewhere

Nine men were indicted for a 17-day crime spree involving automotive burglaries, armed carjackings, and home invasions across Suffolk County, the Hudson Valley, and Florida, stealing tens of thousands of dollars.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Italian police probe 'sabotage' on rail lines to Olympics

Police said they are investigating three incidents of damage to rail infrastructure around Bologna and have not ruled out the possibility that it may be linked to the opening of the Winter Olympics, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. Police said a structure housing a track switch was set on fire at dawn near the coastal city of Pesaro. Hours later, electrical cables used to detect train speeds were found to have been cut in Bologna, while a makeshift explosive device was found along a nearby track.
Miscellaneous
France news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Anti-drug activist campaigns in French election despite threats, 2 brothers lost to gang violence

A 22-year-old Marseille activist refuses to be silenced despite death threats and the murder of two brothers while campaigning against drug gangs.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Who are the Toronto police officers accused of assisting organized crime? Here's what we know so far | CBC News

Seven active Toronto police officers and one retired officer were arrested in a York Region corruption probe, accused of assisting organized crime.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Taiwan indicts 62 linked to alleged scam center in Cambodia

Taiwan prosecutors indicted 62 people linked to the Prince Group, a multinational cyberscam network operating from Cambodia that laundered billions through luxury purchases and real estate.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Corrupt ex-cop pleads guilty to charges in drug trafficking scheme amNewYork

According to his eight-count indictment, the ex-cop took more than $30,000 in exchange for transporting drugs, including approximately eight kilograms of cocaine; providing unauthorized armed protection for a drug trafficking enterprise; and submitting false reports to the NYPD to help a co-conspirator avoid repayment of a drug-trafficking-related debt. Nguyen entered a guilty plea to three of the indictment's eight counts bribery and narcotics distribution conspiracy, and a firearm charge before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres Thursday.
US news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Transfer of cartel members to the United States underlines lack of control in Mexican prisons

Mexican prisons have become command centers where cartel leaders operate and extort from behind bars, prompting near-100 extraditions to the United States for security reasons.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Trapped in Europe's largest migrant settlement: The forces sustaining Italy's informal economy

An informal settlement near Foggia, Borgo Mezzanone houses thousands of undocumented migrants living without basic services while providing cheap agricultural labor.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Portuguese police seize record 9 tonnes of cocaine from narco-sub'

Portuguese authorities seized almost nine tonnes of cocaine after intercepting a Europe-bound narco-sub off the Azores, arresting four crew members.
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