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...date back to 2007, two years after Oniani returned to Russia from Spain when police broke up his racketeering operations there. As Oniani sought to re-establish himself in Moscow, he started encroaching on Usoyan's territory, and Usoyan's top lieutenants began turning up dead. One of them, Alek Minalyan, an Armenian allegedly in charge of extorting money from construction firms working on projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, was gunned down in western Moscow on Feb. 6. The bodies of two others, Andrei Golubev and an unidentified associate, were found riddled with bullets in eastern Moscow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will New Laws Help Russia Take Down the Mafia? | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

...They showed why they were contending for first place in league the whole time. We dug ourselves a hole early, but I’m really proud of the way we fought back and made it a game.”POINT BLANK’ RANGESophomore guard Alek Blankenau hasn’t received many minutes this season. But he must like to play against the Bears.Following a 14-point performance in just 14 minutes in Providence three weeks ago, Blankenau was inserted into the Crimson lineup with four minutes to play in the first half of Friday night?...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Hot-Shooting Brown Uses Early Lead to Down Harvard | 3/9/2008 | See Source »

...seven three-pointers, leading a charge of lights-out Bear shooters—the squad finished with a 60 percent field goal percentage for the game, including 53 percent from behind the arc.The Crimson was able to cut the Brown lead to five with a three-pointer from sophomore Alek Blankenau before the first buzzer rang, but halftime seemed to recharge the Bears, who jumped ahead by double digits again almost immediately after the break.Harvard played with a much deeper lineup than usual, as nine players saw 10 or more minutes.Captain Brad Unger ran into foul trouble early and junior...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Inconsistent Play, Defense Are Crimson’s Undoing Against Bears | 3/9/2008 | See Source »

...thought it was just a stretch there where they blew it open and ignited things and got out in transition.”A large rally by the opposing team translated into another loss when the Crimson last faced Brown. Although the bench players provided much needed help (sophomore Alek Blankenau and freshman Kyle Fitzgerald combined for 24 points in the second half), the team-at-large shot poorly, racking up a mere 31.6 percent from the field as compared to Brown’s 54.6 percent.The Bears’ arrival today also means that Harvard must again contend with...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Finishes With Ivy Matchups | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...Sophomore Alek Blankenau checks in for the Crimson, Amaker seems to want some outside shooting. Unger stops the run, scoring from the post, giving Harvard some life after two more Princeton FT's. Then Dan McGeary hits a three right in front of us to pull the Crimson within seven. Princeton 53, Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball vs. Princeton | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

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