Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger did almost everything right in evading capture for 16 years.

The notorious mobster’s run from the law was remarkable for its longevity, which was due mainly to the unremarkable new identity he built for himself while on the lam.He adopted an unassuming lifestyle, paid for everything with cash, didn’t drive a car, limited his social contact to small talk and adhered to the code of silence from the mob life he left behind. When federal agents tracked him to his lair this week, it was only after targeting the one part of his past that Bulger didn’t leave behind — his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig.By...

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Amsterdam may be on its way to becoming the new Costa del Crime

Amsterdam may be on its way to becoming the new Costa del Crime but the Dutch cops are not slow in responding to appeals for help from Crimestoppers and our own Serious Organised Crime Agency.Martin Brunt, crime correspondentBritish Ambassador Paul Arkwright told Sky News: "We understand why Holland, and Amsterdam in particular, is a place for fugitives to head for because it is close, English is widely spoken and there is a large ex-pat community...

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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and the biggest drug lord in Narcoville.

 the World’s Most Wanted Man. The name thrown up most frequently, on account of how mystically elusive he appears to be, was one Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and the biggest drug lord in Narcoville. Since he broke out (or “walked out” is the common consensus) of a maximum security prison in 2001, Guzman’s drug-trafficking empire has gone supernova, his estimated $1 billion personal fortune landing him a spot on the Forbes List as the 11th richest man in Mexico.The Sinaloa Cartel controls more territory...

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the story of Albanian organized crime in New York City

To understand the story of Albanian organized crime in New York City, where the murder and drug-trafficking trials of the notoriously violent Krasniqi brothers and their associates got underway this week, I had to go to Michigan.For five hours in a prison on the Canadian border, I sat across a table from Ketjol Manoku. He’s in for murder—10 felony sentences. His latest motion had been denied the day before I arrived.He’s 200-plus pounds and six feet tall, with a shaved head and a Viking beard. I told him he looked pretty hard. He said he used to...

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Gang member David Cox was today convicted by a jury of the brutal assassination of Raymond ‘Yankee' Rawlins.

Cox, 31, was one of two gunmen who shot Mr Rawlins 16 times as he entered a nightclub in his Court Street neighbourhood early last August 9.The jury convicted Cox of the slaying by unanimous verdict. He was also convicted of using a gun to commit the crime, and now faces a life sentence.Speaking after the verdict Assistant Police Commissioner David Mirfield said: "We've put a very dangerous man behind bars."Make no mistake that Bermuda is a safer place today now that Mr Cox has been convicted of this murder."Cox was brought to justice thanks to...

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Today in Thieving Priests

A Catholic priest pleaded guilty today to felony theft charges in an attempt to be eligible for probation. Rev. John Regan admitted that he stole over $400,000 from his St. Walter Parish in Roselle between 2006 and 2008. Regan used the money to fuel his gambling addiction and to pay off credit card debt. Regan's plea is part of a reduced plea deal that could make eligible for probation, but prosecutor Helen Kapas said she intends to seek a prison term of up to 15 years and full restitution.Another priest who served as a chaplain in the federal...

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Philistin (Crazy) Paul, 32, alleged by police to be a leader among the Red-affiliated gangs in northern Montreal, was convicted earlier this year of discharging a firearm with intent to injure someone.

Philistin (Crazy) Paul, 32, alleged by police to be a leader among the Red-affiliated gangs in northern Montreal, was convicted earlier this year of discharging a firearm with intent to injure someone. In the same decision, Quebec Court Judge Jean-Paul Braun acquitted Paul on a charge alleging he tried to kill Beauvoir Jean, a former street-gang leader who now works as a social worker and instructs youth on how to avoid ending up in a gang. In what turned out to be a complicated trial, Braun found there was not enough evidence to prove Paul tried...

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Police reportedly blasted their way into a Melbourne Hells Angels headquarters this morning as part of a raid on four premises connected to the bikie gang across the north of the city.

Police reportedly blasted their way into a Melbourne Hells Angels headquarters this morning as part of a raid on four premises connected to the bikie gang across the north of the city.According to the Herald Sun newspaper, police used explosives to gain entry to the heavily fortified clubhouse of the Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels, in Thomastown, about 8am.Detective Superintendent Doug Fryer told Fairfax Radio: "I can advise that two of the four addresses required forced entry and we utilised our Special Operations Group and in partnership...

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Fifty-one alleged members of the Azusa 13 gang were indicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges; six were accused of conspiring to violate the civil rights of African-Americans.

Members of a Latino gang affiliated with the Mexican Mafia conspired for nearly 20 years to drive African-Americans out of the Southern California city of Azusa through violence and intimidation, federal authorities alleged Tuesday.Fifty-one alleged members of the Azusa 13 gang were indicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges; six were accused of conspiring to violate the civil rights of African-Americans. The case marks the second time federal civil-rights laws have been used against a gang, authorities said."The Azusa 13 gang waged a campaign...

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Phillip Tadzingwa Gambiza has been charged with murder following a mafia style shooting of a 25 year-old London man on Wednesday.

19 year-old Zimbabwean teenager, Phillip Tadzingwa Gambiza has been charged with murder following a mafia style shooting of a 25 year-old London man on Wednesday.Reports in the British media said Gambiza, together with an accomplice who has also been picked up by the police, is alleged to have fatally shot Sadiq Adebiyi in a motorbike ride-by shooting in South London.Adebiyi was standing on a pavement in Clapham Road, near Stockwell Tube Station, when Gambiza and his yet to be named accomplice opened fire with a machine gun.The gun shots left Adebiyi...

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