It is time to crack down on
organized criminal elements responsible for this trade, and to vastly increase assistance to range countries in their enforcement efforts.
The Borgarting Court of Appeal announced its unanimous verdict on 26 November confirming reasonable grounds to suspect the 40 - year - old of fraud, as part
of organized criminal activity subject to Norway's mafia activities paragraph.
Park rangers are killed
by organized criminals linked to global illegal markets, and local communities see their livelihoods threatened by the disappearance of natural resources, according to Gore.
They were not accused of falsifying facts, which the Vatican has not denied, but of «illicit behaviour in obtaining information and
organized criminal association.»
TreeHugger has covered resource theft before, but now
organized criminals in Canada are turning to environmental crime, according to a new report from Criminal Intelligence Service Canada.
Queried on how smuggled tobacco was somehow more dangerous than legal cigarettes, Mr. Toews responded, «contraband tobacco fuels the growth of
organized criminal networks, contributing to the increased availability of illegal drugs and guns in our communities.»
That bill would require the president (via the Secretary of the Treasury) to «develop a national strategy to combat the financial networks of
transnational organized criminals» which would include an assessment of certain risks related to digital currencies.
«We are already conducting investigations of the gang violence, contraband smuggling and
other organized criminal activities that drive much of the slashings and assaults on the Island.
Thus, the argument that DRM is needed to prevent
organized criminals from engaging in massive infringement does not ring true.
Page is a trial attorney in the Justice Department's organized - crime section whose cases centered on international organized crime and money laundering, and Weissmann is a seasoned prosecutor who oversaw cases against high -
ranking organized criminals on Wall Street in the early 1990s and, later, against 30 people implicated in the Enron fraud scandal.
In Naples, for example, migrants (often illegal) can be seen selling fake goods such as handbags — an industry controlled mainly by the
Neapolitan organized criminals, the Camorra.
There were the anguished loners wandering the night in Taxi Driver and Bringing out the Dead, the low -
level organized criminals moving toward a violent end in Goodfellas, Casino and The Departed.
The authors also show how trading bans can drive up the price of poached goods, which in turn encourages the involvement of
organized criminals who operate like drug cartels.
When your government can not provide basic safety from
murderous organized criminals, is it acceptable to take the law into your own hands to protect your family, your land, and your country?
This doesn't sit well with the
more organized criminal mastermind Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin, who is played by Robin Lord Taylor.
Rhinos are being decimated by violent and
organized criminals for the black market medicine trade, although numerous studies have shown no medicinal value in rhino horn beyond the placebo effect.
That's the grim conclusion of a new U.N. report, Green Carbon, Black Market (pdf):
organized criminal syndicates are behind up to 90 % of tropical deforestation.
But as the activity shows all the hallmarks of lucrative black market practices conducted by
organized criminal gangs, fighting back will require more than just laws.
These efforts have resulted in an increase in stolen vehicle recoveries and criminal prosecutions of hard - core and
major organized criminal groups, as well as related crimes.
Islamic State oil is being sold to
organized criminals in Turkey... It is an open question to what extent Turkey is deliberately allowing this to occur.
There is worse news: Venezuela's crumbling political order could have a spill over effect on regional stability and Colombia's fragile peace — as well as encourage the global expansion of
transnational organized criminal and terrorist networks.
And we also bring in speakers like Preet Bharara, the former US District Attorney who is known for prosecuting incredibly complex financial crimes and going against mobsters and
other organized criminal activities, and what we can learn from his work on these incredibly complex legal situations and how he is continuing to carry professionalism forward in the practice of law both as a new law professor and as a former prosecutor.
The brazen attack by Morgan and his crew also highlights the increasing clashes around the world between poachers, often backed
by organized criminals, and wildlife rangers as demand for wildlife parts such as ivory, rhino horn, and tiger bones sky rocket.
91 % of all compromised records were attributed to
organized criminal groups 99.6 % of records were compromised from servers and applications Who is behind data breaches?
Last year, Facebook updated its guidelines to prohibit advocacy of «terrorist activity,
organized criminal activity or promoting hate.»
Rather than collecting taxes on the sale of drugs, governments at all levels expend billions of dollars in what amounts to a subsidy
of organized criminals.
The Vatican claims that the three officials on trial are «
an organized criminal association» attempting to «[divulge] information and documents concerning the fundamental interests of the Holy See and the State,» according to Reuters.
Islamic State oil is being sold to
organized criminals in Turkey, who conceal the oil's origin and sell it on the open market.
Since this is a story about a group of
organized criminals, for example, the movie has a good amount of brutal violence, which is often shown in excruciatingly slow motion by director Steven C. Miller.
The international community needs to urgently bring transparency to the CITES permitting process in order to fight
the organized criminals that profit from the extinction of endangered species.»
We campaign for elephant range states and ivory consumer nations like Japan to ban existing legal domestic ivory trade and crack down on poachers and
organized criminals by enacting and enforcing tough laws and regulations.
«Unlike any other organization, EIA investigates environmental crime and
the organized criminal networks behind them,» said Kate Horner, Director of EIA's Forest Campaign.
«This is disturbing news and it shows that there is
an organized criminal campaign that is going to great lengths to infiltrate secure facilities and steal private data,» said Jim Hoggan, author of the new book Climate Cover - Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming.
Remember in the last edition of «Online Safety» when we compared Hackers to
organized criminals, or the Mafia?
One of the biggest concerns raised has been the likelihood of
organized criminals and terror cells using the anonymity offered by the blockchain technology to launder money or transfer funds for use in terror activities.
By producing and selling marijuana that is predominately destined for the United States,
organized criminal groups are making millions of dollars.»