Tag: organized crime

The Influence of Gangs on Canada’s Public Sector Agencies: Federal Report

Almost 30 organized crime groups have “influence or access within Canadian public sector agencies or departments primarily at the local or regional levels,” according to a federal report. The level of infiltration into the public sector is “unknown” for more than 400 other organized crime groups, according to the Public Report on Organized Crime in…


Peel Police Bust ‘Prolific’ Auto Theft Ring, Lay 34 Charges Against Ontario Men

Peel Regional Police say they have laid a combined total of 34 charges against four Ontario men in connection with what police called a “prolific auto theft ring.” The arrests were announced on March 21 at a news conference at police headquarters, with an accompanying release indicating that police investigators had recovered 78 stolen vehicles worth…


Chinese, South African ‘Mafia’ Decimating Wildlife in Kruger National Park

JOHANNESBURG—A new report from the European Union-funded international crime response group, Enact, says organized crime groups from South Africa and China—in collaboration with corrupt wildlife officials—are “decimating” big game animals in one of the world’s premier game reserves.  The Kruger National Park covers an area of almost 7,600 square miles across South Africa’s northeastern provinces…


Texas Sends Letters to Thousands Whose Driver’s Licenses Were Sent to Chinese Organized Crime Ring

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has begun notifying Asian Texans whose driver’s licenses were sent to a Chinese organized crime group due to a security lapse. Department of Public Safety Chief Steve McCraw told lawmakers on Monday that the agency identified at least 3,000 Texans affected by the breach, but the number could…


Feds Charge Genovese and Bonanno Crime Family Associates in New York with Gambling, Racketeering

Nine people linked to the Genovese and Bonanno organized crime families—including a detective with the Nassau County Police Department—were indicted in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday and charged with illegal gambling, racketeering, money laundering conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and other related offenses. Eight of the defendants are members or associates of the two crime families, which…


Organized Crime Infiltrating Government Bodies in Canada, Warns Inter-Agency Intelligence Service

Thirty-one organized criminal groups (OCGs) have members employed in Canadian public sector agencies or departments, and six are known to have significant influence, according to a recent report by an inter-agency organization that serves to coordinate criminal intelligence among member police forces. The 2021 Public Report on Organized Crime, issued by Criminal Intelligence Service Canada…


Chinese Spies Have Built a Criminal Stronghold in the West, Tied to Cartels and Corruption: Sam Cooper

There’s an organization out of the Chinese regime that’s running money laundering operations tied to drug cartels, organized crime, murder, the drug trade, and other crimes, that is also working closely with government officials and other networks of corruption. This operation has found a stronghold in Canada, and is being used in conjunction with criminal…


EPOCHTV: Chinese Spies Have Built a Criminal Stronghold in the West, Tied to Cartels and Corruption: Sam Cooper

There’s an organization out of the Chinese regime that’s running money laundering operations tied to drug cartels, organized crime, murder, the drug trade, and other crimes, that is also working closely with government officials and other networks of corruption. This operation has found a stronghold in Canada, and is being used in conjunction with criminal…


Critics Pan Newsom’s New Retail Crime Bill

A newly-approved California bill seeking to reduce the spread of retail theft is being slammed by critics, with some accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of enabling crime. “In Los Angeles County alone homicide rates are up 95 percent this year,” said Rescue California campaign manager Anne Dunsmore in a July 21 statement. “He has dismantled the…


China, Russia ‘Primary Culprits’ in Conducting Espionage and Foreign Interference in Canada: Parliamentary Report

China and Russia continue to be the “primary culprits” when it comes to espionage and foreign interference that threaten Canada’s sovereignty, a committee that oversees national security and intelligence activities says in its annual report. “The threat from espionage and foreign interference is significant and continues to grow. Several states are responsible for conducting such…