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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2011

NF Gang Member Sentenced in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

Bismark Martin Ocampo, 40, of San Francisco, worked for the Nuestra Familia (NF) Hispanic prison gang, which exerts control over street-level Norteño traffickers.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2011

Feds Arrest 81 Armenian Power Gang Members In Three-City Sweep

Six Indictments Returned in Miami, Los Angeles, and Denver Allege Widespread Criminal Conduct by More Than 100 Members of Armenian Power and other Groups

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2011

New York Mob Sting Nets Dim Goodfellas

Arrests in the sting included Scott Fappiano, a reputed Colombo associate, was willing to risk a multimillion dollar legal settlement to collect a debt from a deadbeat. Genovese associate Peter Pace, Jr. was apparently willing to use violence against his defenseless mother-in-law.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2011

Feds Arrest More Than 100 on Organized Crime Charges

In what is being hailed as an historic blow to organized crime in the Northeast, more than 110 of 127 charged defendants were arrested today. The charges relate to a wide range of alleged illegal activity, including murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2010

Feds Bust $163 Million Medicare Fraud Enterprise

An Armenian-American gang led by a "vor" (Eurasian version of a godfather) submitted $163 million in false reimbursement claims and netted approximately $35 million in payouts for treatments that never took place, according to the Department of Justice.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2010

Mexico Fires 3,200 Federal Officers In Corruption Probe

Of those, 465 have been charged with crimes. An additional 1,020 officers face disciplinary proceedings for failing confidence exams.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2010

3 Texas Mexican Mafia Chiefs Get Life

Three high-ranking members of the Texas Mexican Mafia implicated in the brutal slayings of 24 men each were sentenced to life in prison Wednesday in San Antonio.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2010

Gulf Cartel Member Sentenced To 22-Year Prison Term for Atlanta Cocaine Delivery

Drug trafficker Jose "Pepe" Barrientos-Rodriguez, a member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel, faces 22 years in prison for attempting to unload approximately 247.5 kilograms of cocaine in the Atlanta area.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2010

Alleged Mexican Mafia Member Given 18 Years by Ariz. Judge

A 39-year-old Phoenix man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison following a trial where prosecutors alleged he was a lieutenant in the Mexican Mafia prison gang.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarMarch 3, 2010

Sureño Tattoos and Symbols

Sureños can be found in every major city in the U.S. They can be found in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America. The big transnational super gangs such as Florence, 18th Street, and Mara Salvatrucha threaten the stability of some Central American nations.

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