Organized Crime - Page 22

November 30, 2023

Mexican cartels posed as US Treasury officials in brash timeshare scam, officials say

Mexico's Jalisco drug cartel reportedly had its operators pose as U.S. Treasury Department officials in a timeshare fraud scheme targeting Americans.

November 16, 2023

Kenyan High Court blocks anti-gang task force's deployment to Haiti, despite parliamentary approval

The Kenyan High Court on Thursday extended a block on the planned deployment of police officers to Haiti to establish a multinational anti-gang security force.

November 15, 2023

Haitian hospital surrounded by gang members; women, children held hostage

Heavily-armed gang members surrounded the Fontaine Hospital Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside the building.

November 13, 2023

Math teacher turned Haitian gang kingpin reported dead in Port-au-Prince

Iskar Andrice, a prominent and powerful gang leader in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been reported dead as the Caribbean nation continues grappling with unprecedented gang violence.

November 9, 2023

Lawyers, relatives leave courthouse after suspected mobsters accused in international garbage truck plot were arrested

"My clients are innocent," said one man on the way out of a federal courthouse in Brooklyn Wednesday night. "This is a travesty of justice."

November 9, 2023

Gambino crime family members indicted on violence and extortion charges

Ten people associated with the Gambino crime family are facing federal charges for allegedly using violence and extortion to control two prominent New York industries.

November 3, 2023

Lookout in Opa-locka, Florida gang shooting gets life in prison

Davonte Barnes, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a 2021 gang shooting in South Florida that left three people dead and another 20 injured.

October 13, 2023

Suspect in Des Moines school shooting acquitted of homicide charges

Bravon Tukes, 20, has been acquitted of first-degree murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a shooting at an alternative school in Des Moines.

October 13, 2023

Kenyan Cabinet greenlights Haiti peacekeeping force; parliamentary approval still needed

Kenya's Cabinet approved the deployment of 1,000 anti-gang personnel to Haiti, but still must receive parliamentary approval before following through.

October 11, 2023

El Salvador deploys 4,000 security personnel to root out gang members near capital

El Salvador sent over 4,000 security forces into communities on San Salvador's outskirts in pursuit of gang members as crackdowns by President Nayib Bukele's administration continue.