True Organized Crime

En Forfærdelig Mand – fra Rocker til Bedemand er en tankevækkende skildring uden moraler. Det er en autentisk og rå fortælling, der tager læseren med ind i Danmarks lukkede fængsler, bagom den organiserede bandekriminalitet og et korrumperet og følelsesforladt menneske - og ud igen på den anden side. Lad det være sagt med det samme, En Forfærdelig Mand – fra Rocker til Bedemand er ikke endnu en rocker-bog, snarere et underholdende kriminalpolitisk hold kæft og tænk-bolsje.

¿Qué tiene que ver el asesinato de tres mujeres y seis niños, a mitad del desierto, con la disputa por la riqueza minera de un país? En apariencia nada, si eso no hubiese ocurrido en México… La riqueza minera mexicana se encuentra intrínsecamente ligada a la violencia. En las últimas décadas, cientos de mineras han aplicado un modelo de despojo de tierras y desplazamiento de poblaciones donde existen altos intereses extractivos, muchas veces apoyadas por el crimen organizado.

"Atenție, nelegiuiții pe două roți nu mai sunt la porțile orașului! Sunt chiar printre noi!" Așa ar fi sunat titlul vreunui ziar local din America anilor 1960 după ce Hell’s Angels ar fi dat năvală în oraș, doar ca să se distreze în stilul lor caracteristic: motoare, raiduri, femei, droguri și bere. Mituri, exagerări sau adevăruri îngrozitoare? Prejudecăți sau fapte dovedite? Ziariștii îi adorau pentru că le ofereau subiecte de scandal, iar publicul era fascinat de aerul lor amenințător și, într-un fel, misterios de răzvrătiți și antieroi neînțeleși.

Let's get the story of Abraham Gilbert Saffron down. Just the facts, Your Honour. Wherever you find entertainers performing in neon-lit pubs and clubs, chances are you will find a wannabe gangster or two hanging around. Selling sex and drugs has always been a way to make a fast buck - and potential customers are more open to temptation in pubs, bars, dance halls and nightclubs. Abe Saffron figured all this out very quickly. He was a chancer who kickstarted his criminal career SP bookmaking and receiving stolen goods.

If you want to uncover the secrets of one of the most notorious criminal organizations in American history, then you need to listen to this audiobook. Within these chapters is a riveting and in-depth exploration of the shadowy history of the DeCavalcante family, from their origins to their ultimate downfall.

Vigilantes occupy a curious space in our collective psyche. On one hand, they are seen as almost modern knights, seeking truth and justice where the law has failed, while on the other they are no better than the criminals they seek, operating outside of normal societal conventions. In this audiobook, Vigilantes and the Media: 8 Horrific True Crime Stories of Vigilantes, we examine the lives of real vigilantes who often had their own agendas.

From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, Gangs of St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City's history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago.

Brian Stack was the chief prison officer working on the IRA wing of Portlaoise Prison in 1983. He was also a fan of amateur boxing, and had travelled to see a match in Dublin in March of that year. After the match, he was shot outside the venue by an IRA gunman, leaving him paralysed and brain damaged. Brian survived the attack but succumbed to his injuries within 18 months, leaving a wife and three young sons. Austin Stack was 14 when his father passed away, but he has never forgotten him nor has he ever given up hope of bringing his murderers to justice.

From the Bowery Boys and the Five Points Gang through the rise of the Jewish "Kosher Nostra" and the ascendance of the Italian Mafia, mobsters have played a major role in the city's history, lurking just around the corner or inside that nondescript building. Bill "the Butcher" Poole, Paul Kelly, Monk Eastman, "Lucky" Luciano, Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, Mickey Spillane, John Gotti - each held sway over New York neighborhoods that nurtured them and gave them power.

El narco inunda el país...excepto la Ciudad de México. Por increíble que parezca, ése ha sido el discurso oficial de todos los gobernantes que ha tenido la capital del país. Ningún jefe de gobierno, nunca, ha aceptado que los cárteles campean en el corazón de México. Este libro los refuta y evidencia el problema.

You see, the actual fact of the matter is that at one time I did work in Amity where this series of adventures played out. Yes, I carried a badge; it was number 108. I also carry a Glock and well…sometimes truth really is much stranger than that which the mind can create!

At the age of just seventeen, Charlie Seiga led a gang of older men into doing daring safe-blowing robberies up and down the country using high explosives (gelignite). This story tells, in intricate detail, all about the methods used in safe blowing and how professional these men were. They became known as "The Jelly Gang."

Combining on-the-ground reporting and in-depth discussions with people on the frontlines of Mexico's drug war, To Die in Mexico tells behind-the-scenes stories that address the causes and consequences of Mexico's multibillion dollar drug trafficking business. John Gibler looks beyond the myths that pervade government and media portrayals of the unprecedented wave of violence now pushing Mexico to the breaking point.

En marzo de 1978, en la culminación de Operación Julie quince acusados, incluyendo doctores, químicos investigadores, un escritor y vendedores de drogas "profesionales" fueron sentenciados a un total combinado de ciento veinticuatro años de prisión. La Operación Julie es, hasta el momento, el punto de referencia para todas las operaciones encubiertas y entrenamiento británico. En 2011, la BBC dijo que esta operación policíaca única y masiva fue el comienzo de la guerra a las drogas.

Jonathan Levi and Emma French will deploy their trademark combination of exclusive access to prisoner testimony and staff revelations, weaving a compelling, unfiltered story examining the lives and crimes of Belmarsh Prison's most deadly and notorious prisoners. From exclusive revelations of the Hatton Garden gang, who smarted at the injustice of doing time alongside monstrous killers, to unique insights on inmates past and present including John Warboys, Ian Huntley, Jonathan Aitken, Michael Adebowale, Thomas Mair and Wayne Couzens.

Certain experiences can make you feel alive, but one stands alone. It's not love, it’s not drugs, and it’s not money. A force so pure that its power cannot be contained. Uninterrupted, unregulated, uncontrolled, freedom. To live out every version of yourself within a single lifetime. One man dared to believe such a freedom existed. Somewhere along his journey, between life and death, intertwined in rebirth and change, he discovered a truth that transcends time.

Per ultimo, Vito mi disse il nome di Giovanni Falcone. Mi ricordai del fallito attentato nella sua villa dell’Addaura e, come in un flashback, sentii le sirene. In quel momento alzai lo sguardo verso l’orizzonte, come in cerca di qualcosa che potesse convincere Vito a lasciar perdere quell’incarico così pericoloso, e notai delle nuvole nere che avevano oscurato il cielo azzurro. Con queste parole, Rosaria Costa, vedova dell’agente Vito Schifani, caduto con Falcone a Capaci, rievoca il momento in cui il suo giovane sposo le disse orgoglioso che sarebbe entrato nella scorta del giudice.

A riveting storyline that includes a sting operation carried out by 20-armed federal agents on the tarmac of a South Florida runway, and the tales of a prisoner living inside America’s maximum security prison, Leavenworth Penitentiary – this autobiography will captivate you from start to finish.

Tras el suicidio de un inspector de policía belga que había avisado de la posibilidad de los ataques yihadistas de París, los servicios de seguridad del Estado movilizan todos sus esfuerzos para evitar algo similar en España, la denominada Operación Protector, con ramificaciones entre terroristas, las mafias de la Costa del Sol y los traficantes de armas. El autor de este libro, curtido en mil batallas, narra los entresijos de esta operación al mismo tiempo que describe de primera mano los temores, dudas y ambiciones que asaltan a su protagonista, un policía infiltrado.

El retrato demoledor de una dinastía cuya fortuna se construyó gracias a Valium y cuya reputación fue destruida por OxyContin.