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Russian Mafia

Suspects Charged In Alleged Russian Mob Organized Poker Games Plead Not Guilty

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 04.20.2013 | New York
Read More: Gambling, Russian Mob, Russian Mafia, Poker, Russian Mob Poker Games, New York News, Russian Mob Poker, NY Crime, New York, Gangsters, New York News

NEW YORK — It's a case teeming with colorful characters: a reputed Russian mob boss once accused in an Olympic scandal, a wealthy art world impr...

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Russian Mob Ran High-Stakes Poker Games For Stars: Feds

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 04.16.2013 | New York
Read More: Gambling, Russian Mob, Russian Mafia, Organized Crime, Poker, Russian Mob Poker Games, Russian Mob Poker, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — Nearly three dozen people were charged on Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime operation that included il...

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CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SCANDAL: Ex-Weatherman Allegedly Conned Out Of $43,000 By Sexy Bar Girls

The Huffington Post | Hilary Hanson | Posted 06.04.2012 | Crime
Read More: John Bolaris Bar Girls, Fbi South Beach Investigation, John Bolaris 20/20, Organized Crime, Florida Crime, Fbi, Weatherman Conned Miami, John Bolaris Conned, Russian Mafia Florida, Video, Russian Mob, B-Girls, Russian Mafia, John Bolaris Scandal, John Bolaris Weatherman, Weatherman Bar Girl Scandal, Crime News

One former Philadelphia weatherman could never have forecast what would happen on his Florida vacation. John Bolaris claims that when he traveled t...

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'River Monsters': A Nearly Extinct Monster And The Mafia In Russia

Posted 05.07.2012 | TV
Read More: Russia, Reality TV, Video, Russian Mafia, Kaluga Caviar, Animal Planet, TV Canada, Tv Replay, River Monsters, Kaluga Sturgeon, TV News

Fans of Kaluga caviar had to think twice about their favored delicacy after watching the latest episode of "River Monsters" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on Anima...

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Russian Mafia Crackdown Across Europe Arrests 69 Alleged Gangsters

csmonitor.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Zakhar Kalashov, Former Soviet Union, Russian Mafia, Georgia, Russia Mafia, Georgian Mafia, Operation Java, Europe, Gangs, Gangsters, World News

A Europe-wide crackdown on alleged mobsters from the former Soviet Union continued Monday, with arrests now totaling at least 69. The suspects are acc...

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Mighty Movie Podcast: A Brisk Trade in Paul Giamatti: Sophie Barthes on Cold Souls

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Russia, Stanislavski, Soul, Being John Malkovich, Charlie Kaufman, Black Market, Paul Giamatti, Film, Interview, Movies, New York, Exclusive, St. Petersburg, David Strathairn, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Russian Mafia, Acting, Morality, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Barthes was willing to give us some insight into her definition of soul and what it's like dealing with actors raised in the land of Stanislavski.

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Iceland's Independent People: It's Time to Clean House

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Netherlands, Iceland Economic Crisis, Eva-Joly, Thomas Jefferson, Iceland Global Economic Crisis, Iceland Economy Collapse, Iceland, Iceland Bankrupt, Global Economic Crisis, Iceland Banks, Declaration of Independence, Icelandic-Economy, Iceland Economy, Russian Mafia, Great Britain, Iceland National Bankruptcy, Banks, Iceland Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Eva Joly, Iceland Bank Crisis, Icelandic Government, Icesave, World News
Iris Erlingsdottir

Any doubts as to whether Iceland's elite has declared war on its people were dispelled this weekend.

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Russia's 'Godfather', Vyacheslav Ivankov, Wounded In Moscow

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Vyacheslav Ivankov, The Godfather, Russian Godfather, Russia Godfather, Russian Mafia, Russian Mob, The Mob, World News

MOSCOW — Moscow police say a gunman has wounded Vyacheslav Ivankov, whom U.S. prosecutors have called a godfather of Russian organized crime. A...

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