Organized Crime

A Primer On Organized Crime The early days of organized crime consisted of pirates, highwaymen and bandits. Modern criminal associations are split between a few prestigious yet corrupt gangs that profit billions of dollars a year. Here is the baseline knowledge to help you know the Mafia from the Mob. 1. The FBI focuses on FOUR sources of organized crime: Italian Crime - African Crime - Nigerian scamming rings Eurasian Crime- Asian Crime - Triad & Yakuza The Mafia Russian Mob 2. The ITALIAN MAFIA generates $100 BILLION per YEAR through criminal activity. IT CONSISTS COF: Members Sicilian Mafia Known for heroin smuggling and arms dealing. MMM 2,500 Camorra Mafia MM 7,000 Known for money laundering and blackmail. Calabrian Mafia MMMMM6,000 Known for kidnapping and bombings. Sacra Coronoa Unita Known for human trafficking and extortion. MMM 2,000 3. The LA COSA NOSTRA is the AMERICAN MAFIA. 80% of membership resides in New York City 1,100 Members 4. The RUSSIAN MOB consists of: 160,000 members in Europe 70,000 members in Italy 40,000 members in America 37,000 members in Asia And is known for: 2$ 90% Providing SUBMARINES for South American DRUG SMUGGLING. Smuggling in 90% of SPAIN'S ILLEGAL DRUGS and ARMS. LAUNDERING MONEY for Mexican drug CARTELS. Allying with the Italian Mafia to control 100% of ITALY'S AGRICULTURAL enterprises. 5. There are an estimated 250,000 members of the TRIAD and 86,000 in the YAKUZA. In China, organized crime is responsible for: Moving 80 TONS of HERÕIN a YEAR. 40% of the world's police seizures of METH. Smuggling 100,000 CHINESE citizens into AMERICA each YEAR. Hosting 30 MILLION members of other organized CRIME RINGS. 6. Nigerian fraud costs Americans $2 BILLION a YEAR. Dear Sir Madam. $2 BILLION Insurance fraud Advance-fee fraud Healthcare scams Nigerian criminal organizations are linked to 90% of the world's HEROIN PRODUCTION. OTHER 7. Mexican DRUG CARTELS are responsible for: 90% OF THE COCAINE IN AMERICA OTHER Laundering $25 BILLION a YEAR. SOURCE: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrimelcnindex.htm#overview http://www.stratfor.com/memberships/122183/analysis/organized_crime_china http://www.themoscowtimes.com/columns/1328/article/russian-mafia-abroad-now-300000-strong-journal-says/400786.html http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf