September 6, 2008 The life of a high-level mobster is a staple of books and Hollywood films. But most real-life gang leaders don’t tell their stories. The code of silence runs deep; breaking that code can be fatal. That’s especially true if the mobster is behind bars. But one former leader of the Mexican mafia [...]
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Gangster Reveals Mexican Mafia Secrets
Posted: 9 September 2008 in UncategorizedTags: gangsters, mafia, mexican mafia, prison gangs, snitch
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The town that took on the yakuza
Posted: 9 September 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Gangs, gangsters, japan, japanese mafia, yakuza
Japan’s mafia seemed untouchable – until a group of residents risked everything to launch a court fight to drive the gangsters out. By David McNeill in Kurume City Tuesday, 9 September 2008 “Get lost.” Not a promising start to an interview but this is hardly a standard interviewee – a flint-eyed gangster sporting a crew-cut [...]
