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ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app

June 8, 2021 World Justice News 0

More than 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide after being tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, officials say. The operation, jointly conceived by Australia and the FBI, saw devices with the ANOM […]

Sicilian Mafia: Anger as ‘people slayer’ Giovanni Brusca freed

June 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

Sicilian Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, whose grisly crimes include having a child’s body dissolved in acid, has been released from prison. Dubbed the “people slayer”, Brusca has confessed to his role in over 100 killings, […]

Rocco Morabito: Italian fugitive arrested in Brazil

May 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

Brazilian police have arrested fugitive Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito in the north-eastern city of João Pessoa. Known as the “cocaine king of Milan”, the suspected head of the ‘Ndrangheta crime gang has been one […]

Rocco Morabito: Italian mafia boss escapes from Uruguayan prison

June 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito has escaped from prison in Uruguay, where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the interior ministry has said. Uruguay had agreed to extradite the notorious drug trader known as the […]

Frank Cali, reputed head of New York’s Gambino family, is shot dead in New York

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

The reputed head of New York’s Gambino crime family, Frank Cali, has been killed outside his home, the city’s police have told US media. Cali, 53, was shot several times in the Todt Hill district […]

Operation Pollino: ‘Ndrangheta mafia struck in Europe-wide sting

December 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

Members of the notorious ‘Ndrangheta Italian mafia have been targeted in a police sting launched simultaneously in several countries on Wednesday. Hundreds of police are understood to be involved in the operation in Belgium, Italy, […]

Alleged Toronto Mafia boss wins new parole hearing in latest appeal to courts

January 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

TORONTO — For a killer and alleged Mafia boss devoted to an outlaw life, Vincenzo “Jimmy” DeMaria has a strong affinity for turning to the courts to fight for his rights. The Toronto businessman, named […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]