By LARRY NEUMEISTER / The Associated PressDec 6, 2017
The producer and other current or former board members—dubbed the "Weinstein Sexual Enterprise"—are accused of having operated like an organized crime group. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 2, 2017
Known for her reporting on corruption, organized crime, femicides and human rights abuses, Breach was called the “uncomfortable” journalist for writing truths that made many in power uneasy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 13, 2016
While news of the recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán has been all over the media, a story about the assassination of Gisela Mota, 33, the day after she took office in the Morelos town of Temixco reveals far more about the state of politics and organized crime in Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 23, 2012
In addition to having produced 60,000 dead, 20,000 disappeared, hundreds of thousands displaced, wounded or on the run, and tens of thousands widowed or orphaned, Mexico’s drug war -- which seems to be off the radars of that country’s presidential candidates -- is a chain wrapped around the nation's considerable industrial potential. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 22, 2011
What do "Meatball," "Marbles," "Lumpy" and "Jello" have in common? They're all nicknames for alleged members of the Mafia who were busted by the FBI in a mass crackdown this week that led to the arrest of more than 120 purported Mob operatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 29, 2010
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is cracking down on organized crime in his homeland, or so he said Thursday, creatively linking that issue with immigration and criticizing media depictions of the Mafia and other crime conglomerates for hurting Italy's image. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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