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04:51 DOJ hits Tren de Aragua gang members with RICO charges for murder, sex trafficking

Attorney General Pam Bondi said charging the 27 people would \

19:59 Feds throw book at NYC Tren de Aragua — and ‘Anti-Tren’ splinter faction — by using mobster-fighting racketeering law for first time

The feds threw the book at 27 suspected members of Tren de Aragua — and its “Anti-Tren” splinter faction — who allegedly plotted murders, extortion and sex-trafficked young …

19:39 How a former killer for a major crime family became a New Jersey councilman

John Alite, who has served time in prison in connection with multiple murders and shootings, is serving as a town councilman in New Jersey.

16/04 Detroit 'Vice Lords' gang member guilty of racketeering, assault in prison

The Justice Department said Anthony Zigler is part of the AVLN gang and stabbed a fellow inmate at a Michigan jail to maintain his status.

20/03 Hip hop entrepreneur Eugene 'Big U' Henley Jr. accused of murder, extortion: DOJ

Federal authorities in Los Angeles have charged Eugene 'Big U' Henley Jr. for allegedly running a criminal enterprise connected to a 2021 murder.

19/03 Diddy’s prison call to Kanye West leaked

Sean “Diddy” Combs slammed the conditions in federal custody and begged Kanye West for help in a leaked jail call between the embattled rappers.

11/03 Diddy accuser names two other celebrities in new court filing

A Diddy rape accuser claims comedian Druski “doused her in oil and used her like a slip and slide” in a new court filing.

21/02 Diddy’s lawyer quits with scathing statement

One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defence lawyers has quit.

24/01 In Rostov detained a gang of Wagner-recreaters

The scheme of the group was the blackmail of the Russian soldiers, who were interested in the offer of intimacy with schoolgirls.

18/01 Former energy executives face federal charges in massive Ohio bribery scheme

Two former energy executives are charged in a racketeering scheme and turned themselves into federal authorities on Friday.

06/01 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the president-elect’s legal troubles.

20/12 A New York jail houses two of 2024's most high-profile cases: What to know MDC Brooklyn

Luigi Mangione was taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, the same federal jail where Sean Combs is housed. Here's what to know.

10/12 Law enforcement officers detained racketeers who were extorting money from the family of a military man

The leader of the gang turned out to be a recidivist who had already served three sentences for kidnapping, robbery and extortion. He involved two accomplices in the crime, among them a local woman involved in pimping.

27/11 La Victoria: Police arrest security guard and accomplice with bullets after stealing businessman's cell phone

Two criminals, one of them a municipal watchman, stole a cell phone from a businessman in La Victoria and were arrested by the Terna Group after a police chase.

18/11 The Transcarpathian racketeer was detained in the Czech Republic at the request of Ukraine

The detained leader of a gang of racketeers from Transcarpathia, who tried to escape to the EU, will appear before a Ukrainian court for extortion.

18/11 In Dnipro, racketeers tortured a military man for money

Among those detained is a deputy of the local council, who with accomplices demanded 2.5 million dollars from a mobilized military man, using torture and threats.

13/11 They acted under the guise of security forces: extortionists were detained in the Kyiv region

The extras, posing as operatives of one of the law enforcement agencies, threatened the victim with deprivation of liberty, as well as violence against him and his mother.

08/11 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

21/10 Ousted Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade had to go to ‘RICO school’ before leading racketeering case against ex-prez

“I went to . . . what I would call ‘RICO school’ to learn about what it is, what it means, and how it works,” Wade told the House Judiciary Committee.

17/10 ‘Think it’s funny’: Big issue with response to GWS Giants players’ joke

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16/10 Diddy breaks silence from jail

Sean “Diddy” Combs has posted on Instagram for the first time since he was arrested and slammed with sex trafficking charges.

08/10 Diddy’s celeb friends ‘paying off’ alleged victims to prevent being publicly named, lawyer says

Some of the celebrities who were allegedly part of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex crimes have reportedly settled with victims to avoid being publicly named in lawsuits.

07/10 Bono rejects cringe-worthy kiss from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in resurfaced video

Bono seemingly swerved Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attempt to kiss him on his cheek in a video that resurfaced after the rapper’s arrest for sex trafficking.

07/10 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ mother Janice issues emotional statement defending son

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ mother Janice has broken her silence, weeks after the music mogul was arrested on sex trafficking charges.

06/10 Tupac crime scene investigator thinks Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is connected to rapper’s 1996 murder

A crime scene investigator who worked the Tupac Shakur case believes Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs could be connected to the rapper’s 1996 murder and his previous shooting in 1994.

27/09 Costco denies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ‘bulk buy’ lube excuse

American wholesale giant Costco has refuted Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ bizarre excuse for having 1000 bottles of lube at his residence.

26/09 Insider spills on shock Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis rumour

Kelso and Jackie are still going strong.

26/09 Diddy’s lawyer issues bizarre excuse for why rapper had 1000 bottles of lube

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer has offered a bizarre explanation as to why the disgraced music mogul had 1000 bottles of lube at his home.

25/09 Shock Diddy claim: Stars ‘knew what was going on’

Suge Knight, who managed Tupac when the late MC was in a rap war with the Notorious B.I.G. and Sean “Diddy” Combs, is speaking out on the latter’s legal issues — and slamming those who are mum.

25/09 Diddy’s infamous cellmate revealed

Sean Combs has been placed in the same cell of a Brooklyn jail with convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.

24/09 A-list neighbour denied entry at Diddy party

Rosie O’Donnell compared former neighbour Sean “Diddy” Combs to convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein as more details of the rapper’s “disturbing” private life come to light.

22/09 Footage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ public arrest in New York hotel surfaces

Footage has emerged of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ public arrest at a five-star New York hotel.

22/09 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tricked me into a ‘Freak Off,’ then cruelly kicked me to kerb

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was out at the Seventh Heaven strip club in Tokyo with an entourage of around 25 people at the height of his fame in the early 2000s, when he summoned topless dancer Rachel Kennedy to come back to his hotel for a party, she exclusively told The Post.

18/09 The saga continues... authorities name Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as architect and leader of a ‘criminal enterprise’

The saga continues... authorities name Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as architect and leader of a ‘criminal enterprise’ - More than three decades after Sean Combs named his label Bad Boy Records, he’s been arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused of everything from arson to kidnapping. As authorities outline the shocking activities allegedly carried out at Combs’ direction by his

17/09 Claim Diddy forced women into ‘freak off’ sessions with male sex workers

Sean “Diddy” Combs forced women into sick “Freak Off” sex sessions with male prostitutes that were often recorded while the music producer masturbated, a bombshell indictment alleged today.

17/09 Read the Indictment in the Sex Trafficking Case Against Sean Combs

Federal prosecutors issued an indictment against Sean Combs that accused the music mogul known as Diddy and Puff Daddy of running a criminal enterprise that included sex trafficking, forced labor and coercion and enticement to engage in prostitution.

06/09 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

17/07 Chinese Tycoon Guo Wengui Found Guilty of Billion-Dollar Fraud in New York

Chinese businessman Guo Wengui is convicted on nine out of twelve counts for a billion-dollar fraud scheme by a New York jury.

17/07 Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui convicted in billion-dollar fraud scheme

Prosecutors said Guo Wengui used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle, such as purchasing a New Jersey mansion, a red Lamborghini and a yacht.

05/07 Ukrainian and French law enforcement officers detained the Zalyutynskyi gang

Criminals engaged in robberies, robberies, and illegal seizure of businesses, both in Ukraine and in France.

01/07 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

12/06 Rapper Young Thug’s Attorney Arrested and Sentenced to 10 Weekends in Jail

Brian Steel, attorney for rapper Young Thug, was arrested and sentenced to ten weekends in the Fulton County Jail for contempt of court.

08/05 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

17/04 Prosecutions of Fake Electors for Trump Gain Ground in Swing States

Georgia, Michigan and Nevada have already brought charges against people who posed as electors for Donald Trump, and Arizona and Wisconsin have active investigations.

11/04 8 found in unlicensed plastic surgery recovery home in Florida, woman charged: Reports

A Florida woman was arrested and is charged with operating an illegal plastic surgery recovery center where 8 patients were found, reports state.

23/03 Rudy Giuliani sends urgent fundraising email to supporters, warns Biden ‘hellbent’ on sending him to prison

The message, courtesy of the Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund, came with a full rendering of Giuliani’s own mugshot from the sheriffs office in Fulton County, Georgia

21/03 Man Accused of Leading ‘Thieves in Law’ Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

Viktor Zelinger, a Ukrainian native, admitted to running an illegal gambling club in Brooklyn and threatening debtors.

13/03 Judge quashes six charges against Trump and allies in Georgia election interference case

Former US president and his one-time personal lawyer Rudi Giuliani still face 10 charges each in ongoing case

04/03 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

17/02 Messy Diversion in Georgia Trump Case Creates Perception Problem

Regardless of whether Fani T. Willis is disqualified from leading the high-stakes case, the extraordinary detour it has taken may have changed it fundamentally.

14/02 This prosecutor took on Trump's alleged 'criminal racket'. Then they exposed her personal secret

Lawyers for the former president are pushing for the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case to be disqualified amid revelations of a secret affair with a fellow prosecutor.

08/02 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

22/12 One of Chicago’s longest-serving Democratic lawmakers convicted of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion

The 79-year-old Democrat was convicted on 13 of the 14 charges leveled against him in a 2019 federal indictment accusing the veteran Chicago City Council member of using his position to steer busin…

10/12 Mafia hitman to be released from jail

A “stone cold” Mafia hitman tied to at least 11 bodies, some of them dismembered, will be released from federal prison in the United States next year after serving just 35 years of a life sentence — outraging the families of his victims.

10/12 In Mexico, there was a clash between a gang and local residents: 11 victims

The racketeers tried to force local residents to pay more. The shooting began after unsuccessful negotiations.

07/12 Young Thug trial judge sends stark warning to jury: Live updates

Young Thug trial judge sends stark warning to jury: Live updates - Girlfriend Mariah the Scientist reacts to sweater claims in Rico trial

05/12 The Blurry Line Between Rap Star and Crime Boss

In the racketeering and gang conspiracy trial of the artist Young Thug, his lyrics are allowed as evidence in court.

30/11 Trump’s Georgia Lawyer Has Been Quiet. That May Soon Change.

Steven Sadow’s minimalist approach in the racketeering case against his client has created some dramatic tension, but his silence may be coming to an end.

21/11 Georgia Judge Weighs Revoking a Trump Co-Defendant’s Bail

Prosecutors say the defendant, Harrison Floyd, has been intimidating potential witnesses in the case with his social media posts.

15/11 Trump Georgia co-defendant’s attorney admits leaking prosecutor chats

An attorney for a defendant in the sprawling Fulton County 2020 election racketeering case confessed to leaking footage of witness discussions with prosecutors.

15/11 Georgia Prosecutor Sees Trump Case Stretching Into 2025

As the prosecutor, Fani T. Willis, discussed the case at a conference, her office sought an emergency protective order to prevent more leaks of discovery materials.

11/11 Pastor Indicted With Trump in Georgia Asks Evangelical Supporters for Help

The Rev. Stephen C. Lee says he was pastoring to people in Georgia after the 2020 election. The indictment says he was pressuring an elections worker.

08/11 Feds hit 10 Gambino crime family mobsters with racketeering charges

The feds have charged 10 alleged mafiosos from the Gambino crime family with a slew of racketeering charges for their violent attempts to take over the Big Apple’s carting and demolition indu…

01/11 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

25/10 'Pain Hustlers' Is a Goofy Celebration of Greed

The film turns the opioid crisis into a scammer story, not a criminal one.

25/10 Pain Hustlers Is a Goofy Celebration of Greed

"Pain Hustlers" tries to turn the epidemic into a snarky comedy. It doesn’t work.

25/10 With Plea Deals in Georgia Trump Case, Fani Willis Is Building Momentum

The Fulton County district attorney often uses her state’s racketeering law to pressure lower-rung defendants to cooperate and exert pressure on her main targets.

25/10 ‘If I Knew Then What I Know Now’

Jenna Ellis becomes the latest Trump functionary to learn that his emphasis on loyalty only flows one way.

24/10 Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case

Three lawyers indicted with Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election results will now cooperate with prosecutors in the racketeering case.

24/10 The Lawyers Now Turning on Trump

Two members of the former president’s 2020 legal team pleaded guilty in Georgia, agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors.

20/10 Another Domino Falls in Georgia

Fani Willis got a second guilty plea. What could it mean for Trump?

19/10 Ahead of Her Georgia Trial, Sidney Powell Seeks Distance From Trump

Ms. Powell, a lawyer who promoted conspiracy theories about election fraud after Donald J. Trump’s 2020 defeat, now says she never represented him or his campaign.

05/10 The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

29/09 Trump Will Not Seek to Move Georgia Racketeering Case to Federal Court

His decision comes after Mark Meadows, his former chief of staff, tried unsuccessfully to move his own case from state to federal court.

12/09 Trump Moves to Quash Most Charges Against Him in Georgia

The motion essentially piggybacked off another filed by one of the former president’s co-defendants, which gave a detailed critique of the sprawling indictment.

08/09 Georgia prosecutor sharply rebukes House Republican investigating her

Fani T Willis’s prosecution of Donald Trump being question over political motivations

07/09 Georgia Judge Says Two Defendants in Trump Case Will Get Early Trial Together

Sidney Powell followed Kenneth Chesebro in demanding a speedy trial, but neither defendant in the election interference case wanted to be tried with the other.

05/09 61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement

Dozens were already facing charges related to their alleged involvement in the movement against a proposed police and firefighter training facility.

30/08 Last Defendant in Trump Election Interference Case in Georgia Is Granted Bond

Harrison William Prescott Floyd, who once led a group called Black Voices for Trump, was held longer at an Atlanta jail after turning himself in, apparently because he showed up to his booking without a lawyer.

28/08 Judge Hears Bid to Move Georgia Trump Case to Federal Court

Lawyers for Mark Meadows, one of several defendants trying to move the case from state to federal court, were making their arguments to a federal judge in Atlanta on Monday.

26/08 Trump and His Co-Defendants in Georgia Are Already at Odds

Some defendants have already sought to move the case to federal court, while others are seeking speedy or separate trials.

25/08 Jeffrey Clark, Former Justice Department Official, Booked in Trump Georgia Case

With his surrender, only two of the 19 defendants in the state election interference case had yet to turn themselves in as of Friday morning.

25/08 Donald Trump mugshot released after arrest in Georgia

Former President Donald Trump has been arrested and has had his mugshot taken in Georgia.

24/08 Trump facing mugshot humiliation

Donald Trump could have his first ever mugshot taken as he is arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday (US time).

23/08 Giuliani Plans to Surrender Wednesday in Georgia Election Case

Mr. Giuliani served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in the aftermath of the 2020 election, and advanced false claims that the election was stolen.

22/08 Legal Battles Begin in Case Against Trump and Allies in Georgia

Several of Mr. Trump’s co-defendants in the state racketeering case over election interference are seeking to have the matter transferred to federal court or dismissed entirely.

20/08 Maureen Dowd: The Rudy Giuliani ‘dime-store psychodrama’ plays on

How an opera-loving federal prosecutor and heroic mayor spiralled into lawlessness, multiple divorces, depression, drinking, money problems and more

20/08 In Georgia Case Against Superstar Rapper, Hints of How Trump Case Could Unfold

The racketeering case against Young Thug has been marked by a plodding pace, an avalanche of pretrial defense motions and pressure on lower-level defendants to plead guilty.

16/08 Trump Allies, and Possibly Trump, Likely to Be Booked at Notorious Atlanta Jail

The local sheriff has said that even high-profile defendants would be treated like everyone else should they surrender at the county jail.

16/08 In Georgia Case Against Trump, a Trial Within Six Months Could Be a Stretch

The prosecutor in the racketeering case against Donald Trump and 18 allies has an ambitious timeline. Experts have their doubts.

16/08 Trump Indicted for Racketeering, Same Crime Comer Thinks Hunter Biden Committed

A Georgia grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump on a racketeering charge, the same offense that House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer believes Hunter Biden committed.

16/08 Inside 'unhygienic' Fulton County Jail in Georgia where Trump will be booked

District attorney for Fulton County Fani Willis announced Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants must surrender by August 25. But the former president's supporters are concerned due to reports on 'inhumane' conditions and 'overcrowding' at the jail on Rice Street, Atlanta.

16/08 Opinion | In Georgia, a Test of Rudy Giuliani’s Loyalty to Trump

Michelle Cottle and David French break down the allegations in the Georgia indictment and why at least 18 of the defendants are in for “a world of hurt.”

16/08 Inside a Georgia Prosecutor’s Investigation of a Former President

Fani T. Willis faced hiring challenges, threats, a judge’s reproach and a series of legal obstacles over her two-and-a-half-year investigation of Donald J. Trump.

15/08 Opinion | Trump’s Georgia Indictment Is His Most Dangerous

It’s all about the lies.

15/08 Donald Trump charged again, this time in Georgia

Donald Trump has been indicted again, this time in Georgia, with prosecutors accusing him of illegally trying to overturn the state’s result in the last US presidential election.

15/08 Rudy Giuliani indicted under racketeering laws he famously used to take down mob bosses

“You couldn’t invent such irony,” said Ken Frydman, who was campaign press secretary for Giuliani’s successful 1993 comeback campaign for New York City mayor, to The Post on…

15/08 Opinion | Before He Faces a Jury, Trump Must Answer to Republican Voters

Four indictments raise questions about Trump’s fitness for office that have nothing to do with ideology or temperament but rather with his disdain for American democracy.

15/08 Key Takeaways From the Trump Indictment in Georgia

Prosecutors in Atlanta accused Donald J. Trump and his allies of pushing to unlawfully overturn his election loss in Georgia in 2020. It is the fourth major criminal case facing the former president.

15/08 With Racketeering Charges, Georgia Prosecutor Aims to ‘Tell the Whole Story’

Prosecutors have found racketeering laws to be powerful tools in targeting not only foot soldiers in a criminal enterprise, but also high-level decision makers.

15/08 The Georgia Indictment Offers the Whole Picture

Fani Willis filed charges against Donald Trump and 18 others, alleging a sweeping scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

15/08 Trump and Allies in Georgia Face RICO Charges. Here’s What That Means.

The Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act is a powerful law enforcement tool.

15/08 Donald Trump indicted for racketeering over 2020 election interference

Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia.

15/08 Fulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies -- a Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know

Fulton County District Attorney Willis’s RICO charges against Trump are essentially targeting election law violations, but by another name. The charges can result in a minimum five years in prison.

02/08 NY mobster will join dad in jail after being sentenced for illegal gambling scheme

Michael Poli, 37, was hit with a 31-month prison term in Manhattan federal court for the illegal gambling and extortion scheme he ran with his father and four mobsters, according to prosecutors.

21/07 Trump to face racketeering charge in Georgia election inquiry: report

Atlanta’s top prosecutor is preparing to charge former President Donald Trump with racketeering for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorn…

14/07 Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein accused of ripping off designers: RICO suit

Shein is facing a lawsuit from fashion designers that claims the clothing maker’s copyright infringement is so aggressive, it amounts to racketeering.

28/06 Alleged Genovese Crime Family mobsters sentenced in gambling, extortion scheme

Two alleged Genovese mobsters avoided serious prison time at their sentencings Tuesday after pleading guilty to racketeering charges earlier this year. Alleged Florida-based Genovese captain Nichol…

13/04 Tetris movie: What really did and didn’t happen in Soviet caper

How much attention did you pay to the pixeled-image of Moscow’s St Basil’s Cathedral on the opening screen of Tetris?

03/04 Musk slammed for bizarre Twitter change

Twitter’s homepage received a major makeover on Monday when its iconic blue bird was replaced by a picture of Dogecoin’s cartoon Shiba Inu dog.

04/02 Manhattan prosecutors considered charging Trump with RACKETEERING

Former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz said the District Attorney's office had been working to bring up racketeering charges against Donald Trump.

03/02 Trump Faced Racketeering Probe For ‘Pattern Of Criminal Activity,’ Ex-Prosecutor Reportedly Writes In New Book

The book, “People vs. Donald Trump” is set to be released this month.