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  • July 2008

    • Cybercrime Getting Organized

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Jul 16, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Cybercrime Getting Organized

      There’s serious money to be made in cybercrime, and its perpetrators are beginning to reflect that fact, Ars Technica reports. Lone hackers have been replaced with hierarchical organizations that divide the criminal risks inherent in stealing and reselling (usually financial) information. The cybercrime "firms" are growing steadily as they generate more revenue, internet security firm Finjan notes in its quarterly report. More »

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      credit card  • organized crime  • cybercrime  • hacker  • mafia  • hacking  • savings account

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Disease Imperils Mozzarella From Italy

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jan 17, 08 7:34 PM CST

      Disease Imperils Mozzarella From Italy

      A bacterial disease sweeping through the water buffalo whose milk is used to make mozzarella is threatening production of Italy's famous cheese, the BBC reports. As many as 30% of the buffalo in Campania, near Naples, are infected with brucellosis, which leads to reduced milk production and infertility. Italy's government plans to destroy 32,000 buffalo in the next two months. More »

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      Italy  • mafia  • mozzarella  • Campania

  • September 2007

    • Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 10, 07 5:20 PM CDT

      Jury Convicts 5 in 'Family' Affair

      Chicago’s top mob boss was one of five men convicted today in a trial federal authorities dubbed “Operation Family Secrets” after one defendant's relatives offered unprecedented cooperation. Testimony from the son and brother of alleged hit man Frank Calabrese was key in convicting him, along with three Outfit cohorts and an ex-cop, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      Chicago  • court  • law  • organized crime  • mob  • mafia  • Family Secrets

  • August 2007

    • Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 12, 07 11:51 PM CDT

      Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

      A secret transaction providing the Iraqi government with over $40 million worth of weapons was uncovered by Italian police investigating local Mafiosi, the Guardian reports. Without the knowledge of American military commanders, the Iraqi interior ministry had ordered 105,000 rifles from arms traffickers, ostensibly to supply police. Italian police halted the transaction and arrested four people. More »

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      Italy  • gun  • Iraq government  • weapon  • Shia  • militia  • arms deal  • mafia  • arms trafficking

  • July 2007

    • FBI Pays Out $101M in Mob Suit

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jul 26, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      FBI Pays Out $101M in Mob Suit

      A federal judge ordered the government to pay $101.7M after the FBI withheld evidence related to a 1965 murder in Boston that sent four men to prison for three decades. "This case is about intentional misconduct, suborning of perjury" and "the framing of innocent men," said the judge today at the close of the 22-day trial. More »

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      murder  • FBI  • prison  • Boston  • perjury  • mob  • mafia  • hitman  • wrongful conviction

  • June 2007

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