Word: extortionate
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EVEN AS THE FBI IS GAINING GROUND ON THE AMERICAN branch of the Mafia, it is getting ready to take on a new threat: the YAKUZA -- Japanese mobsters. An estimated 100,000 yakuza in Japan rake in some $10 billion a year from narcotics, extortion and loan-sharking. As the...
Throughout the 10-week trial Gotti gave every indication that he still < believed in his own invincibility. He wore the trademark suits and helmet of hair like armor, as though his natty legend would protect him once again. Overflow crowds craned for a glimpse of him; the tabloids kept up...
The 300-member Genovese family remains the richest, most powerful and least damaged crime group. Experts believe Vincent (Chin) Gigante is still the boss, even though last March a court found him mentally unfit to stand trial. Gigante suffered a blow in October when his talented underboss, Venero (Benny Eggs...
Harassed by the East Side Longos, the Cambodians organized gangs with names like Tiny Rascals and Asian Boyz. They helped swell Long Beach's gang membership to more than 10,000. Mad Dog and the others imitated their enemies. They "kicked back" on street corners and marked their turf with...
That is why Bush has carefully cast his fight over the loan guarantees in terms that average Americans can appreciate. In the speech he pointed out that the U.S. spends nearly $1,000 for every man, woman and child in Israel each year. Then he suggested that the aid was...