Meanwhile, mobsters and launderers getting rolled up internationally:

[Leghorn21]

Yesterday:

1.
Seven Members and Associates of the Gambino and Bonanno Crime Families Indicted for Racketeering and Related Charges

Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking, Loansharking, Gambling and Obstruction Offenses

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/seven-members-and-associates-gambino-and-bonanno-crime-families-indicted-racketeering

2.
AMSTERDAM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Dutch subsidiary of Russia’s Alfa Bank, owned by billionaire Mikhail Fridman, was searched last week as part of an investigation into possible money laundering, the Dutch financial crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Amsterdam Trade Bank (ATB) is suspected of violating anti-money laundering laws by withholding information on “unusual transactions” made by clients and failing to do adequate background checks on its clients, the prosecutor’s office, FIOD, said in a statement.

“The bank’s office has been searched and accounts were seized as part of a criminal investigation”, FIOD spokeswoman Marieke van der Molen said.

ATB, part of the Alfa Bank Group, mainly provides international trade financing to companies and had total assets worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) at the end of last year, according to its most recent annual report.

https://www.reuters.com/article/netherlands-russia-bank/corrected-dutch-subsidiary-of-russias-alfa-bank-raided-in-money-laundering-investigation-idUSL8N1OC4SM

3.
Huge 'Ndrangheta operation, 48 arrests (2)
Accused of crimes including mafia association, extortion

Redazione ANSA
REGGIO CALABRIA
12 December 2017
10:53

(ANSA) - Reggio Calabria, December 12 - A joint operation by State, Carabinieri and finance police was staged early on Tuesday to execute 48 arrest warrants for people suspected of involvement in Calabria's 'Ndrangheta mafia syndicate, sources said.

Of those, 44 of the warrants were for jail detention, while 4 were for house arrest. The suspects are accused of crimes including mafia association, extortion, criminal damage, fraudulent transferral of asses, illegal possession of arms, with the aggravating factor of the use of mafia methods.

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/12/12/huge-ndrangheta-operation-48-arrests-2_63f81103-f3fc-49cc-87f9-fa9de79c7762.html

Today:

Court rules on Russian bitcoin suspect's extradition to U.S.

Russian national Alexander Vinnik is escorted by police officers as he arrives at a courthouse in Thessaloniki, Greece, October 4, 2017.

ATHENS -- Greece's Supreme Court has ruled in favor extraditing a Russian cybercrime suspect to the United States to stand trial for allegedly laundering billions of dollars using the virtual currency bitcoin.

Alexander Vinnik made his final appearance at an Athens court Wednesday amid an ongoing legal battle between the U.S. and Russia, who are both seeking his extradition.

Greece's justice minister will ultimately decide on whether Vinnik will be sent to Russia or the U.S.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-bitcoin-fraud-alexander-vinnik-extradition-us-greece-supreme-court/

Do I understand what all this means? No, not exactly.
Am I glad to see mobsters in deep shit, all over the world? Why yes, YES I AM!!

[lame54]

1. You can believe some of them know Trump...

And are ready to squeal

[Leghorn21]

6. I sure don't know, 54...but would we be surprised?? Whoever this "Johnny Boy" is, well, he's

actually SEVENTY FOUR ("Johnny Old Geezer&quot now, and surely he knows some shit?!

Racketeering and Related Charges -

December 12, 2017

snip
The Defendants:

JOHn AMBROSIO (“Johnny Boy”)
Age: 74
Huntington, NY

THOMAS ANZALONE
Age: 44
Queens, NY

ALESSANDRO DAMELIO (“Sandro”)
Age: 49
Queens, NY

JOSEPH DURSO
Age: 26
Glen Cove, NY

ANTHONY RODOLICO
Age: 46
Huntington, NY

ANTHONY SALADInO
Age: 67
Glen Cove, NY

FRANK SALERNO (“Frankie Boy”)
Age: 43
Queens, NY

E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 17-CR-522 (S-1)(SJF)

[Willie Pep]

11. Wasn't there talk about Trump having mob ties?

I guess the media didn't want to dig too deep there. Oh well, I guess it wasn't as important as EMAILS!

[gratuitous]

2. Isn't Wilbur Ross getting some attention, too?

Something about the Bank of Cyprus, I think.

[Leghorn21]

7. Well, g, I have heard things, as we all have...but no news of his bust has hit the headlines

just yet!

Standing by/keepin' the faith!

[Hekate]

3. Sweet

[mopinko]

4. this is great news.

yeah, there have to be some folks rolled up in this will be happy to take a plea deal.

[MelissaB]

5. Thank you for pulling this together.

[Leghorn21]

8. My pleasure, Ms. B!! This is just great, under-the-radar stuff one finds while furiously checking

favorite "intel" tweeters 24/7, amirite?! Got most of this via Jay McNethery last night -

Just followin' that $$$!!

[Leghorn21]

10. Ha ha, props on your reading comprehension skills, Droid! Somebody had to point that fun

typo out to my adhd brain! - - at which time I said, hey man, maybe it's a completely Italian thing!?

Welcome to DU, you!