THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Bet they wiped their asses bare handed before they came to this country.

[quote=JerryB post_id=52851 time=1497122508 user_id=75]
and even a cargo shipment of more than 10,000 pounds (4535 kilograms) of chocolate.
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That's really THE Crime Of The Century!!! Hadn't they done that, they could have taken a deal, plead guilty etc. But now, 100 years in jail are guaranteed, no prosecutor or judge is ever letting people who do things like that, on the street even again :lol: :lol: :lol: I think they will have a hard time to find good lawyers, even they have a moral code and don't take certain people as clients, no matter what the fee :lol:

[quote="Pogo The Clown" post_id=52850 time=1497119770 user_id=53]
Don't mess with the Russians. That's all I'm gonna say.
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For those who missed it that was Tony to Janice when she got into a beef with Svetslana over those records. :mrgreen:


Pogo

Feds bust New York City-based Russian crime ring
Associated Press
Published June 7, 2017

NEW YORK – More than two dozen alleged members of a New York City-based Russian organized crime gang have been charged with racketeering and other crimes.

Federal prosecutors say the suspects operated across the country and abroad and trafficked in stolen goods, including cigarettes and even a cargo shipment of more than 10,000 pounds (4535 kilograms) of chocolate.

The gang members also were charged with plotting to rob victims by seducing and drugging them with chloroform and using electronic devices to hack casino slot machines.

The defendants were mostly born in the former Soviet Union and had strong ties to Ukraine, Georgia and Russia.

The indictment also accuses them of extortion, gambling, narcotics trafficking and credit card fraud.

The charges against 31 people were unsealed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/07/feds-bust-new-york-city-based-russian-crime-ring.html


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Read the U.S. DOJ press release here and links to the multiple indictments (at the bottom of the page): https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/members-and-associates-russian-crime-syndicate-arrested-racketeering-extortion-robbery

Don't mess with the Russians. That's all I'm gonna say.


Pogo

[quote=JeremyTheJew post_id=52781 time=1497017270 user_id=58]WG, is there a rise in Russian cases within the last 5 years?
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Not that I've noticed.

Maybe it just seems that way because of the 24 hour a day media obsession with Russia relative to Trump.

As far as Russian OC cases, there have been a some higher profile ones in recent ones but I don't really see a huge spike overall.

are we possibly going through another "Russian invasion" similar to the one in the 90s? with all this political scandals going on with the head of FBI and iv seen several new cases...

WG, is there a rise in Russian cases within the last 5 years?