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Russian citizen sentenced to 9 years in U.S. prison for identity theft – report

Alexander Kostyukov, a Russian citizen living in the U.S., was sentenced by a court in Las Vegas to nine years in prison for identity theft and racketeering.

11:37 10.12.2015

Yakuza boss faces unprecedented compensation claim

A former restaurant owner from Nagoya filed the first civil lawsuit in Japan’s history against the boss of the country’s largest Yakuza syndicate “Yamaguchi-gumi”. Boss Kenichi Shinoda now faces a claim demanding full compensation for money allegedly extorted by his cohorts under threats of violence.

13:13 17.07.2013

US federal court dismisses with prejudice ex-employees RICO Act claim against BP

A US federal court has dismissed a former BP employee’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act claim with prejudice, finding that she had failed to allege a domestic pattern of racketeering that had caused injury to her.

19:20 19.06.2013