Member of Russian gang killing 40 could be extradited from MontenegroOfficial spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin announced that the committee is working with the law enforcement of Montenegro on extradition of Ivan Bagayev, a member of a gang that killed over 40 people.11:35 02.02.2015
French national sues ex-Mexican president for long prison termFrench national, Florence Cassez, has filed a suit against former president of Mexico Felipe Calderón and a number of other former Mexican officials for the years spent in a Mexican prison on the charges of participating in a criminal gang.12:02 27.01.2015
Over 30 arrested on mafia related charges in ItalyItalian police have arrested 31 people in Rome on suspicion of links with the ‛Ndrangheta mafia-style organization based in Calabria. Firearms and about 600 kg of cocaine and hashish were confiscated.14:11 20.01.2015
Russian and US drug authorities limit cooperation amid sanctionsCooperation between Russian and US drug police has dropped considerably amid the sanctions implemented against Russia, Federal Drugs Control Service chief Viktor Ivanov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.15:51 18.11.2014
US court sentences Armenian Power leader to 32 yearsA court in California sentenced Mher Darbinyan, one of the leaders of the gang American Power, to 32 years in prison for conspiracy including extortion, bank fraud and bank card skimming schemes, the US Department of Justice states in a press release.13:13 13.11.2014
Attorney in notorious Orekhovo gang case, his wife killed in Moscow RegionVitaly Moiseyev, attorney who represented aggrieved party in a criminal case against members of Orekhovo criminal gang, his wife were shot dead in Moscow Region on Friday.12:34 24.10.2014
Leader of infamous Russian 90's murder syndicate gets life in prisonThe leader and a member of the infamous Orekhovo organized crime group, which spreed throughout Moscow and the Moscow Region in the 1990s, were sentenced in Moscow, a court told RIA Novosti.16:02 23.10.2014
High-profile attorney receives police protection after partner's murderAttorney Alexander Karabanov, who is representing victims in a case against the Orekhovo criminal ring at the Moscow Region Court, has been given police protection after his colleague's murder, TASS reported on Friday.16:06 03.10.2014
Italian president summoned to testify in mafia bombings caseItalian President Giorgio Napolitano will testify in a scandalous case regarding the alleged secret talks held by the Italian government with the Sicilian mafia over a series of deadly bombings in the early 1990s, a Palermo court said.10:31 26.09.2014
Spanish officials to stand trial in Russian mafia case - reportCatalonia’s High Court of Justice has ruled that there is sufficient cause to try Andrei Petrov, an alleged leader of the Russian mafia in Spain, local lawmaker Javier Crespo and other individuals suspected of involvement in the so-called Russian mafia case.10:30 23.09.2014
Murder suspects arrested in Moscow RegionThe police have arrested the suspected members of a crime ring that has reportedly committed over 25 murders, including the slaying of Vladikavkaz Mayor Vitaly Karayev in 2008.13:00 13.08.2014
Moscow City Court denies bail to police general charged with running a gangThe Moscow City Court on Monday declined to release Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, on bail of more than 103 million rubles (app.$ 3 million), RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom.14:41 04.08.2014
ECHR upholds Georgia's legislation to fight organized crimeThe European Court of Human Rights has ruled against an applicant who complained over the alleged violation of his rights in Georgia under a law on fighting organized crime, the court said in a press release on Tuesday.17:19 15.07.2014
Crime boss convicted on 12 murder counts dies in Russian prisonSergei Tsapok, a crime group boss who was sentenced to life for the murder of 12 people in southern Russia, died on the night of July 6 at a detention facility, RIA Novosti learned at the Investigative Committee’s Kuban Department.12:51 07.07.2014
US sanction Russian lawmaker allegedly involved with int. crimeThe U.S. Department of the Treasury took additional measures against supposed representatives of several transnational criminal organizations, including Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov, the Treasury announced in the press release on Wednesday.13:43 03.07.2014
Alleged Russian organized crime boss arrested in ThailandAlexander Matusov, aka Basmach, the alleged leader of the Shchyolkovo organized crime gang, has been arrested in Thailand at the request of Interpol’s National Central Bureau for Russia, the CIB deputy commander, Police General Wut Liptapanlop, said at a news conference in Bangkok.12:30 25.06.2014
Police general charged with running a gang to remain in detentionThe Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the detention of Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom.15:34 11.06.2014
Russian crime boss arrested in Spain on murder chargesA leader of a Russian organized crime group suspected of over 20 murders has been arrested in Spain, Kommersant newspaper writes. In the late 1990s, Dmitry Zavyalov and two of his accomplices created a gang to assume control of the Pushkino District in the Moscow Region. They were involved in racketeering, hostile takeovers and contract murders.11:50 22.05.2014
Police general charged with running a gang pleads not guiltyLieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, has pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him, attorney Georgi Antonov told RAPSI on Friday.13:41 16.05.2014
California state senator charged with arms-trafficking conspiracyA California state senator was arrested Tuesday on charges of arms-trafficking conspiracy and honest services fraud as part of a large-scale crackdown on organized crime.18:02 27.03.2014