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It will be some time before the answers to such questions are reached, but in the meantime, the investigation in Chongqing continues to expand. On Wednesday, six of the alleged ringleaders were sentenced to death for murder, assault, extortion and other organized-crime-related charges. The death sentences were part...
DAVID LETTERMAN, on repairing his relationship with his wife after confessing to having sex with female employees. The Late Show host disclosed the affairs, as well as the alleged extortion attempt he faced as a result, on his show Oct. 1
Given how entrenched Russia's organized-crime syndicates have become in recent years, some experts question whether the new laws will do any good. According to a report that accompanied Medvedev's proposal, the number of criminal incidents linked to the mafia increased 32% from 2006 to 2008. Last year...
Then came the hit on Ivankov. Known by the nickname "Yaponchik," or "Little Japanese," because of his Asian appearance, Ivankov was considered by both Russian and Western law enforcement to be one of the most influential figures in the Russian criminal world. According to the FBI, he ran an international...
Meanwhile, Quinn is increasingly ostracized for her pregnancy, and Rachel reaches out to her, despite, um, Quinn’s history of drawing porn of Rachel in the bathroom (wtfuck?). Terri decides to neutralize Emma by goading Ken into proposing to the “doe-eyed little harlot.?...