About Organized Crime
Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated.
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say
... A vocal critic of Organized Crime, Mr Villavicencio was one of the few presidential candidates to allege links between corruption and government officials...
Fernando Villavicencio: Candidate in Ecuador's presidential election shot dead
... " Organized Crime has come a long way, but the full weight of the law is going to fall on them, " he said...
Wagner's network in Africa faces uncertain future
... " Wagner s operational strategy over the past two to three years has been to expand both its military and economic footprint in Africa, " Julia Stanyard, from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, told the BBC...
How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists
...By BBC Trending Investigations and in-depth reporting on the world of social mediaJournalists have been forced to temporarily take down articles critical of powerful oil lobbyists due to the exploitation of US copyright law, according to a new reportAt least five such articles have been subject to fake copyright claims, including one by the respected South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)...
Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days
... On Thursday night, Romania s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism issued a statement, but did not name the Tate brothers, stating that two British citizens and two Romanian citizens were suspected of being part of a human trafficking group...
South Africa gun crime: 'Every night there are bullets'
... Recent research by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime found that some high-calibre guns and ammunition are smuggled into the country from neighbouring Zimbabwe and Mozambique through organised crime networks...
Russian oligarchs: Where do they hide their 'dark money'?
... The breadth of Russian money laundering was further exposed in a 2014 report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project into the...
Ukraine: Oligarch says he ditched mansions before sanctions
... The is a global partnership involving 27 media organisations including the Guardian, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and BBC Panorama...