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McMafia : a journey through the global criminal underworld / by Glenny, Misha.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-354) and index.The fall of communism -- Death of an American -- Bloody lucre -- The Mafiya--midwives of capitalism -- Spreading the word -- Gold, money, diamonds and banks -- Aliyah -- Xanadu I -- Xanadu II -- The theatre of crime -- Black and white -- Drugs and cybercrime -- Buddies -- March of fear -- Code orange -- The future of organized crime -- The overunderworld -- The future of organised crime.A study of the globalization of international organized crime explains how both global crime and terrorism are fueled by Western affluence and how demands for illegal wares and services have led to the spread of organized crime.
Subjects: Organized crime.; Transnational crime.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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McMafia : a journey through the global criminal underworld / by Glenny, Misha.(CARDINAL)750529;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword to the Vintage edition -- Introduction -- pt. I. The fall of communism -- Death of an American -- Bloody lucre -- The Mafiya : midwives of capitalism -- Spreading the word -- pt. II. Gold, money, diamonds, and banks -- Aliyah -- Xanadu I -- Xanadu II -- The theater of crime -- Black and white -- pt. III. Drugs and cybercrime -- Buddies -- March of fear -- Code Orange -- pt. IV. The future of organized crime -- The overunderworld -- The future of organized crime -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- A note on sources -- Index."With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by dreams of newly opened markets. But no one could have foreseen that the greatest success story to arise from these events would be the world-wide rise of organized crime. Today, it is estimated that illegal trade accounts for one-fifth of the global GDP."--Cover.
Subjects: Organized crime.; Transnational crime.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The merger : the conglomeration of international organized crime / by Robinson, Jeffrey,1945-(CARDINAL)768180;
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index.
Subjects: Transnational crime.; Organized crime.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tracers in the dark [large print] : the global hunt for the crime lords of cryptocurrency / by Greenberg, Andy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-553) and index."A propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, taking once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence and holding them up to the light Black markets have always thrived in the shadows of society. Increasingly, these enterprises-drug dealing, money laundering, human trafficking, terrorist funding-have found their shadows online. Digital crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. At the heart of their massive conspiracies: cryptocurrency. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in Bitcoin-a currency with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers-black marketeers robbed law enforcement for years of their chief method of cracking down on criminal markets, namely, following the money. But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn't so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could crack open an entire world of crime. Men with No Names is a story of crime and consequences unlike any other. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak; a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur; and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, sex-abuse rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the internet. This is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship that's utterly of our time. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world's most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught?"--
Subjects: Large print books.; True crime stories.; Computer crimes.; Commercial crimes.; Cryptocurrencies.; Transnational crime.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Tracers in the dark : the global hunt for the crime lords of cryptocurrency / by Greenberg, Andy,author.(CARDINAL)399687;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-350) and index."A propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, taking once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence and holding them up to the light Black markets have always thrived in the shadows of society. Increasingly, these enterprises--drug dealing, money laundering, human trafficking, terrorist funding--have found their shadows online. Digital crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. At the heart of their massive conspiracies: cryptocurrency. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in Bitcoin--a currency with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers--black marketeers robbed law enforcement for years of their chief method of cracking down on criminal markets, namely, following the money. But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn't so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could crack open an entire world of crime. Men with No Names is a story of crime and consequences unlike any other. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak; a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur; and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, sex-abuse rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the internet. This is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship that's utterly of our time. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world's most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught?" --Proof of concept -- Eladio Guzman Fuentes -- Nob -- The auditor -- Cryptoanarchy -- Silk road -- The dread pirate -- The puzzle -- Men with no names -- Cyber narc -- Glen Park -- The double agent -- Receipts -- FrenchMaid, DeathFromAbove -- The trial -- Collapse -- Dirty money -- Noise -- The second agent -- A hole in the vault -- BTC-e -- WME -- Vinnik -- Consolation prizes -- Alpha02 -- The tip -- Cazes -- Thailand -- Tunafish -- Rawmeo -- Hansa -- Takeover -- "Advanced analysis" -- The Athenee -- Takedown -- Captivity -- Postmortem -- The trap -- Aftermath -- Suvarnabhumi Airport -- Five characters -- "Serach Videos" -- Octopus -- Test cases -- Seoul -- The net -- Ripples -- Open season -- Limits -- Gray zones -- Rumker -- Epilogue.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Computer crimes.; Commercial crimes.; Cryptocurrencies.; Transnational crime.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 21
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The encyclopedia of international organized crime / by DeVito, Carlo.(CARDINAL)647215;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Encyclopedias.; Criminals; Gangs; Organized crime; Transnational crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Merchant of death : money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible / by Farah, Douglas.(CARDINAL)538673; Braun, Stephen,1957-(CARDINAL)394641;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-295) and index.The delivery man -- Planes, guns, and money -- A dangerous business -- Continental collapse -- At a crossroads -- The chase begins -- The Taliban connection -- Black charters -- Gunships and titanium -- "Get me a warrant" -- Now or never -- "We are very limited in what we can do" -- Welcome to Baghdad -- Blacklisted and still flying -- Epilogue.
Subjects: Biographies.; Bout, Viktor.; Illegal arms transfers.; Security, International.; Smuggling.; Transnational crime.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The burial hour [audio-enabled device] by Deaver, Jeffery,author.(CARDINAL)339364; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.(CARDINAL)353561; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini.When the murder of a businessman has ties to a case in Naples, Italy, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs don't hesitate to join the search, which has turned into a complex case of international cooperation.Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Rhyme, Lincoln (Fictitious character); Sachs, Amelia (Fictitious character); Quadriplegics; Transnational crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Al Qaeda connection : international terrorism, organized crime, and the coming apocalypse / by Williams, Paul L.,1944-(CARDINAL)514056;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-263) and index.Looks at the international threat to the United States and how Al Qaeda has connections to organized crime families and drug traffickers to help finance their activities.
Subjects: Qaida (Organization); Drug traffic.; Mafia; Mafia; Nuclear weapons.; Transnational crime.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Lost / by Patterson, James,1947-(CARDINAL)320355;
The city of Miami is Detective Tom Moon's back yard. He's always kept it local, attending University of Miami on a football scholarship, and, as a Miami PD officer, protecting the city's most vulnerable. Now, as the new leader of an FBI task force called "Operation Guardian," it's his mission to combat international crime. Moon's investigative team discovers that the opportunistic "Blood Brothers"--Russian nationals Roman and Emile Rostoff--have evaded authorities while building a vast, powerful, and deadly crime syndicate throughout Europe and metropolitan Miami. Moon played offense for UM, but he's on the other side of the field this time. And as the Rostoffs zero in on a target dear to Tom, they're not playing by anyone's rules.
Subjects: Fiction.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Organized crime; Transnational crime;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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