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Beth Kampschror

Alert: E. Europe ID Hacks

Warnings about Eastern European cybercrime that counterfeits cards and drains bank accounts have increased in the past six...

Bulgaria to Seize Property

More than $100 million in property owned by a Bulgarian energy tycoon will be confiscated by the state’s asset forfeiture...

TI Rates World Corruption

Dodgy privatizations in the Balkans and officials extorting money from companies in Russia were just some of the findings of...

Mafia Sinks Toxic Waste

Italian crime groups befouling the environment is nothing new in Italy. Garbage has piled up on the streets of Naples off...

EU: Thaw Some Bulgarian Funds

The European Union (EU) will unfreeze around $160 million in farm aid to Bulgaria, after deciding Sept. 7 that Bulgaria had...

Cyber Mobs Eye US

Eastern European cyber-mobs are bilking small and medium-sized companies in the US out of millions of dollars, according to...

Deripaska Case Heads for UK

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska will face a London civil trial over a disputed stake in his company United Company RusAl,...

Deal on Bank Secrecy

A face-off that had pitted Swiss banking secrecy laws against the US government’s desire to tax the income hidden by...

Pact Signed on OC, Drugs Info

Two US federal agencies signed cooperation agreements last week to share information on drug trafficking and organized crime...

Canada: Drugs Favored by OC

Illegal drugs are still the top business for organized crime groups in Canada, according to a Canadian law enforcement...

Serbia’s Assets Program

Serbian officials have investigated more than €100 million in criminal assets and put them in procedure for either temporary...

Cell Phones Ideal for Crime

Disposable phones, as anyone who’s watched the addictive HBO police drama The Wire may know, are ideal for criminals. They...