Russian mob's `invasion' of U.S. detailed

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 7, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Russian mob's `invasion' of U.S. detailed...2000 Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America. By...Friedman has been tracking the Russian mob, he has faced far worse...nation's underworld, the Russian mob. He's out there, occupying...book, "Red Mafiya: How the ...

MOVE OVER, LA COSA NOSTRA `RED MAFIYA' SAYS THE RUSSIAN MOB IS TAKING...

The Boston Globe;  May 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ......years ago at the home of a Russian mobster living outside...Friedman has been tracking the Russian mob, he has faced far worse...nation's underworld, the Russian mob. He's out there, occupying...book, "Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America," is...addicted to the ...

Cement Cleats

Philadelphia Weekly;  August 7, 2002 ;     399 words ...You gotta hand it to the Russian mob: They sure know how to grab headlines. With their La Cosa Nostra brethren seemingly on the ropes, eight alleged Russian mobsters from Northeast Philadelphia were charged with a slew of...back that would make Nicky Scarfo blush. But last week the local gangsters ...

Moscow's U.S. Prosecutor Knows Russia's Mafia, THE MOSCOW TIMES

The Moscow Times (Russia);  March 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ......a few years the Russian mob in the United States...crime syndicate La Cosa Nostra, or perhaps...but that fears the Russian mob would take over...t true." Unlike La Cosa Nostra, which has...over the entire Russian-speaking underworld...organization like La ...

Trial may turn tables on Russian mob boss.(A)

The Washington Times;  June 9, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Ivankov, 56, the purported head of the Russian mob, is on trial for extortion. In the lore...deeply religious freedom fighter. The Russian mob poses a new challenge for law enforcement...vernment's assault on Russian organized crime. Russian mob defectors told a Senate subcommittee...

FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIAN MOB HEATS UP

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 18, 1996 ;     587 words ......County, NJ) 03-18-1996 FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIAN MOB HEATS UP -- STOPPING MIGRATION TO BERGEN...annually, authorities say. Fighting the Russian mob's migration to Bergen County and elsewhere...Ivankov, reputedly the highest-ranking Russian mob boss in the United States, stands trial...

Russian mob plotted attack on Shelton; Bodyguard's action saved Joint...

The Washington Times;  August 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Scarborough, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Russian mob was ready to kidnap or kill the United...while doing research into whether the Russian mob had links to al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden...are briefed on threats, including the Russian mob. One agent, whose name was blacked out...

OFFICIAL: NO RUSSIAN MOB HERE.(NEWS)

The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  February 13, 1997 ;     336 words ......Officials said she was dating a Swiss man connected to the Russian mob in South Florida, and they believe she was laundering drug...lounge, a strip joint believed to be operated by members of the Russian mob. Among the regulars was the reputed godfather of Soviet extortion...

RUSSIAN MOB GOES BIG TIME

World News Tonight with Peter Jennings;  August 19, 1999 ;     554 words ......even by many in law enforcement, is the Russian mob is behind brutal slayings and cheap...extortion. So today's report that one Russian mob figure may have laundered $10 billion...1991. Controlling that money means the Russian mob can exert influence. RICHARD PALMER...

Iron curtain.(money laundering investigation of Russian mob and US...

U.S. News & World Report;  April 30, 2001 ;     63 words ...Remember the Bank of New York money-laundering scandal, with allegations of $7 billion in Russian mob money landing in U.S. accounts? After nearly two years, the probe has stalled. Why? Because the Kremlin won't help, FBI brass say...

Philadelphia-Area Firm Linked to Russian Mob Fined for Securities Fraud.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 18, 1999 ;     356 words ......figures, however, had been grossly inflated, allegedly by the Russian mob. Some 44 million YBM shares were purchased -- all of which...continuing, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne B. Ercole. Russian mob figure Semeon Mogilevitch, considered by British authorities...

Book warns U.S. about dangers of Russian mob

Charleston Gazette;  July 23, 2000 ;     429 words ......Friedman wants to change that. In his book "Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America" (Little, Brown, $25.95), Friedman claims...America has known. "Red Mafiya" tells about the roots of the Russian mob and how it has crept into various aspects of American business...

FBI target Russian mob.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 2, 2000 ;     70 words ......their activities to become a powerful force in the American underworld. Budapest is one of the main staging posts for the Russian mob's activities, which span everything from drugs and prostitution to murdering street children for their internal organs.

Lawyer: Boxer Killed by Russian Mob

AP Online;  March 28, 2000 ;     336 words ......Press Writer AP Online 03-28-2000 Lawyer: Boxer Killed by Russian Mob NEW YORK (AP) -- A former member of the Soviet national team...was then buried in the yard of a high-ranking member of the Russian mob. Kobozev had been a captain in the Russian army and was a...

Come together.(Interpol creates database on Russian...

U.S. News & World Report;  October 2, 2000 ;     74 words ......countries don't share the rap sheets on these thugs. But now Interpol, the global police force, has created a database on the Russian mob that could be a model for the future. The database lists over 35,000 suspected Russian outlaws and front companies. The FBI...