The rise of Lawrence Bishnoi and India’s global organized crime syndicate
Sidhu Moose Wala was one of the biggest music stars in the world to come out of the Punjabi music industry. The 28-year-old’s gritty, gunslinging lyrics redefined Indian hip-hop, making him popular across India and the South Asian diaspora. He collaborated with other international artists, including Nigerian singer Burna Boy and British rapper Stefflon Don. The rapper once told an interviewer that he was inspired by Tupac Shakur. Sadly, he would resemble Shakur more than he hoped. On a warm summer evening in 2022, Moose Wala took his black SUV for a spin on the dusty roads outside his village in Punjab ...
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Las Vegas Mob stories attract Hollywood interest
Of the many Mob movies and television shows now in the works, several are focused on underworld figures who had…
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The gay rights movement and the Mob
Nearly 50 years ago, on June 28, 1969, LGBT people – led by drag queens – rebelled against a raid…
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Organized crime roundup: Sex trafficking in Venezuela, ‘waste crimes’ in England, political corruption in Central America and more
In the South American nation of Venezuela, in both good times and bad, the trafficking of misled teenage girls into…
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Hot Springs is soaked in Mob lore
Long before Las Vegas became the underworld’s casino playground, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was home away from home for the most…
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Frank Lucas, the drug kingpin who inspired ‘American Gangster, is dead
Frank Lucas, the brash New York drug kingpin whose life was depicted in the popular movie American Gangster, died Thursday,…
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Chinese Triads launder billions through Vancouver, buying luxury real estate, cars
The laundering scheme is so infamous that investigators call it the “Vancouver model.” The Triads, China’s organized crime syndicate, created…
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Top 5 women of organized crime
Men have dominated the history of organized crime as bosses, capos, soldiers and associates. They traditionally relegated women to servile…
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