31. Increasingly aggressive Russian mobsters have waged relentless turf battles, in which businessmen and bankers also are often victims. 32. Investigators believe most of the money came from Russian importers trying to avoid taxes, though they are looking into whether some came from Russian mobsters or government coffers. 33. Investigators believe most of the money came from Russian importers trying to avoid taxes, though they are looking into whether some came from Russian mobsters. 34. Last month, the FBI arrested the man considered the top Russian mobster in the United States, Vyacheslav Ivankov. 35. Leaving behind the murder weapon is a signature of contract killings by Russian mobsters. 36. Moreover, authorities say Russian mobsters have carried out frequent bombings, targeting victims at home and sometimes severely damaging apartment buildings. 37. Murders of businessmen are far from rare as Russian mobsters fight to establish control over profitable banks and businesses. 38. Russian mobsters wage relentless turf battles, in which businessmen and bankers are often killed. 39. RCMP suspect about a dozen Russian mobsters are here trying to set up crime cells. 40. Russian mobsters are increasing their operations in Colombia, especially in drug- and gunrunning. |