An F.B.I. report in 1995 described the Solntsevskaya organization as the most powerful Eurasian organized crime organization "in the world in terms of wealth, influence and financial control".
That is a sharp rise from 2011, pointing to a resurgence of a powerful organized crime organization, the First Capital Command, or P.C.C., as the group is known by its Portuguese initials.
America has been invaded by a new type of enemy he dubs "Information warriors"–cybersoldiers from a hostile nation, terrorist organization or organized crime.
Antispam activists have also accused Russian organized crime organizations of taking over home and business PC's to create networks for sending spam.
The prohibition of marijuana funds organized crime organizations around the world, most notably in Mexico and the United States.
Trade unions, religious organizations, and even organized crime networks also represent the activities and aspirations of the citizenry.
In a region that has been plagued by gang activity, the Armenian Power syndicate evolved over the last few decades from a traditional street gang, based around East Hollywood, into a crime organization with ties to local Mexican gangs as well as international organized crime groups in Eastern Europe and Russia.
The Reach Center in Hudson, a small organization serving crime victims and their families, may have a harder time surviving than Vassar College or the Culinary Institute of America.
The Anatolia Agency, the Turkish state news agency, reported that the nine had been charged with "belonging to, aiding and abetting an illegal organization," a crime punishable by up to five years in jail.
"To be complicit, 'there must be serious reasons for considering' that the person concerned 'voluntarily made a significant and knowing contribution to the organization's crime or criminal purpose'", the new ruling states.
