Activists and residents of the Sicilian town of Cinisi march to honor the 46th anniversary of the death of anti-mafia activist Peppino Impastato.
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Black markets tend to attract established organised crime groups, which have the capacity to use violence to enforce contracts, collect debts and threaten competitors.
Nichimura Mako, bottom left, is the only woman to ever formally join a yakuza gang as a full member.
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The scandal and its aftermath point to a systemic failure of police accountability. Such failure is fertile soil for police corruption and makes a repeat of the scandal entirely possible.
For 16 years, the government has failed to reform our anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws to include professionals like real estate agents and lawyers.
The import of ivory into the UK from five more species, including walruses, has been banned.
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Having an intelligence service that is not fit for purpose means the country is vulnerable to security threats from within and outside the country.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives reports of the of the state capture commission from Justice Raymond Zondo. The reports found exposed massive state corruption involving private individuals and companies.
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South Africans are actively challenging the criminalisation of the state. Many of the revelations about fraud, corruption and nepotism come from principled whistle-blowers within the state.
Photos of Matteo Messina Denaro over the years.
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The mafia boss is the last known face of the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate. But his capture represents the end of an era, not the end of the mafia in Sicily.
An unidentified Naples woman is arrested on suspicion of being a ‘paymaster’ for one of the city’s Camorra clans, December 2017.
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In contrast to their depiction in most mafia films, women are an integral part of these groups with their own criminal knowledge and capacity for violence
The country needs to pay closer attention to compliance with anti-money laundering legislation.
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The hybrid nature of threats to South Africa’s energy infrastructure can only be solved by an integrated solution, including severe sanctions that should include fines and imprisonment.