Sentence examples for mafia activity from inspiring English sources

Research has revealed the devastating effect that Mafia activity has had on Italy's economy.

After that, I don't know of any Mafia activity of today.

In diaries going back six years, she has been obsessively logging details and photographs of Mafia activity, and now she wants revenge.

Figures detailing Mafia activity around Europe, presented to the European Commission last year by the Italian government, showed that 'Ndrangheta was also active in France and Spain.

"These women are unapologetic for their flaws, for being in your face, for making mistakes and speaking their mind," said Kate Mulgrew, who plays Red, a fierce Russian woman locked up for mafia activity.

As for the slaughter of Giovanni Falcone, a senior investigator of Mafia activity in Palermo, we are shown his bombed car sailing serenely through a clear sky, like the bone hurled heavenward in "2001: A Space Odyssey".

He knew about Russian mafia activities in Spain, his specialism as an FSB officer.

MI6 encouraged him to supply information to the Spanish about Russian mafia activities, and alleged links between top organised criminals and the Kremlin, the hearing was told.

The Grinda cable alleges Russian mafia activities inside Spain included laundering money from a range of "illicit activities conducted elsewhere, including contract killings, arms and drugs trafficking, extortion, coercion, threats and kidnappings".

He added that he resented the recent disclosure that Mayor Giuliani's father went to prison for Mafia activities, saying that had nothing to do with the mayor's own character and record.

According to the judge, extortion and other Mafia activities represent a serious and real threat to "the freedom of economic initiative" and so damage businessmen's interests.Jerrycans of petrol sometimes appear outside the warehouses of unco-operative businessmen an ill-disguised warning of arson attacks to come.