BREAKING: Forensic Experts Suggest Mathematical “Red Flags” In First Round of Brazilian Presidential Election, Cites Benford’s Law According to our source, the Brazilian central electoral body insists on obfuscating the transparency of the electoral process, which should be crystal clear and open to all forms of visibility and provides for an open and public count…
Menacée par la mafia, la princesse héritière vit recluse dans le palais royal La jeune fille de 18 ans, apparemment ciblée par les organisations criminelles marocaines du trafic de drogue, a dû renoncer à déménager à Amsterdam en colocation avec d’autres étudiants.. For the full article by 20Min.ch , read here.
Why Did the Global Media Give Brazil’s Lula a Free Pass on Corruption? Highly politicized courts have long been a staple of Latin American legal systems, which begs the question of why so many foreign journalists—after years of hammering the region’s “pervasive corruption” — have made light of Da Silva’s role in the Odebrecht scandal during the…
“I Will Take My Percentage”: Congolese Presidential Adviser Caught on Tape Negotiating Corrupt Mineral Deal Congolese presidential adviser Vidiye Tshimanga promised to win mining licenses for investors in return for a stake in a joint venture. For the full article by O’Brien/OCCRP, read here.
The 5 biggest organized crime groups in the world. Cyber crime is grabbing the headlines these days, but the largest criminal gangs are still making most of their money from drugs, sex, and extortion.
Mexican drug cartels target Australia < Asia-Pacific < LEARN < Flare Network. Drug criminals from Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, the Sinaloa Federation, are basing themselves in Australia’s eastern states to distribute drugs, including ice, heroin and cocaine, the Herald Sun reports.
The Case of the Yakking Yakuza – The Daily Beast. The murderers were so confident they’d beaten the law that one of them bragged to a cop. A cold case opened up and the most violent gang in Japan may be shut down.
L’Institut international de recherche anti-contrefaçon de médicaments (IRACM) et l’Organisation mondiale des douanes (OMD) ont présenté hier à Paris le bilan de « l’Opération BIYELA 2 » qui s’est déroulé dans 14 pays d’Afrique *, pendant 10 jours et 15 ports maritimes, du 26 mai au 4 juin 2014. http://www.contrefacon-riposte.info/indicateurs/4606-bilan-de-l-operation-biyela-2-sur-les-produits-pharmaceutiques-illicites-et-ou-contrefaits-en-afrique
Executive summary The Organized Crime Observatory (OCO), a Swiss-‐based NGO, is undertaking a comprehensive assessment of organized crime and public corruption in Ukraine. This research began two months ago and is expected to conclude by September 2014. The objective of this research project is to validate a methodology of assessing the impact of corruption and…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat happens on the European front of research, workshop and initiatives against the organised crime and corruption threats. PDF: SNA-WORKSHOP-DRAFT-PROGRAMME-January(1) PDF: Conference-Stockholm-Programme-Berlin_final PDF: TIE-project
