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• Trump Administration Says U.S. Will Work With Peru on Crime Crackdown

  10-09-2026 22:35 via nytimes.com
  The Trump administration is taking an increasingly militarized approach to Latin America, and it has pushed governments across the region to work with U.S. forces.
  
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• Visa Issue Threatens U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Crime

  12-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  Officials say the Trump administration is blocking some of Brazil’s efforts to expand cooperation on fighting transnational crime.
  
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• Judge Ends Federal Oversight of Teamsters

  04-09-2026 04:09 via nytimes.com
  The union and federal prosecutors agreed that organized crime groups had been rooted out of union operations, the judge wrote.
  
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• More Than 22,000 Ancient Artifacts Seized in Florida

  30-08-2026 20:47 via nytimes.com
  The items include Egyptian statues and ancient Greek and Roman coins that date back 1,000 to 5,000 years, officials said.
  
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• Mexican Governor, Accused by U.S. of Helping Cartel, Returns to His Job

  21-08-2026 23:41 via nytimes.com
  After U.S. prosecutors accused Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of protecting the Sinaloa cartel, he said he would step down to focus on his defense. On Friday, he declared he was back.
  
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• Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him.

  20-08-2026 23:45 via nytimes.com
  The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president.
  
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• What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo

  11-08-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  A group of Cuban men in Mexico was charged with smuggling people to the United States. One of its leaders said Raúl Castro’s grandson helped, according to interviews and court records.
  
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• Daniel Kinahan Extradited From the U.A.E. to Ireland

  10-08-2026 02:25 via nytimes.com
  Daniel Kinahan, accused of leading a family crime syndicate, was flown home from Dubai on an Irish government jet on Sunday.
  
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• 12 Years After 43 Students Vanished, Ex-Governor Arrested

  07-08-2026 18:05 via newser.com
  
  More than a decade after 43 college students vanished in southern Mexico , a former state leader is now accused of helping cover it up. Angel Aguirre, ex-governor of Guerrero, has been arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and forced disappearance, reports Reuters . He has previously denied any wrongdoing. Federal...
  
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• John O’Malley, Bronx Detective and Federal Investigator, Dies at 73

  06-08-2026 23:02 via nytimes.com
  As a detective with the N.Y.P.D., he helped prosecute violent crimes under federal law. At the U.S. attorney’s office, he was involved in high-profile exonerations.
  
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• Mexican Influencer Killed During Livestream

  06-08-2026 00:40 via newser.com
  
  A TikTok star was shot to death in Mexico on Tuesday night during a livestream, and investigators are looking into whether organized crime is responsible. Authorities say 25-year-old Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 followers on TikTok and nearly 140,000 on Instagram, was killed in Culiacan, the...
  
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• Canadian Intern at NATO Military HQ Is Arrested on Suspicion of Spying

  25-07-2026 09:37 via nytimes.com
  The authorities in Belgium did not name the country that the intern, a woman “of Chinese origin,” is suspected of spying for.
  
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• Carlos the Jackal’s Violent Chaos Endures

  23-07-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The type of terrorism that was his signature brand is having a remarkable resurgence, and Americans are nowhere near prepared to deal with it.
  
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• Haiti Needs Stability, Not Mass Deportations

  23-07-2026 07:00 via nytimes.com
  Deporting Haitian migrants will further destabilize a country in crisis.
  
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• Gambling Figure Indicted in 3 Major Cases Is Expected to Plead Guilty

  14-07-2026 22:54 via nytimes.com
  Prosecutors have tied Shane Hennen to rigged outcomes in high-stakes poker as well as in the N.B.A. and N.C.A.A.
  
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• Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.

  07-07-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.
  
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• Mexico’s World Cup Moment is Pure, Fragile Magic

  05-07-2026 15:07 via nytimes.com
  In Mexico City, World Cup euphoria is overshadowing political gloom.
  
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• Mexico Has Been Waiting for This

  05-07-2026 12:00 via nytimes.com
  In Mexico City, World Cup euphoria is overshadowing political gloom.
  
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• Former Gotti Associate Turned Councilman Arrested in Loan Scheme

  20-06-2026 21:35 via nytimes.com
  John Alite, a borough council member in Englishtown, N.J., since 2025, had in recent years established himself as a man who learned from his mistakes.
  
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• Shane Hennen, the One Man Linking 3 Gambling Scandals, Is Ready to Talk

  17-06-2026 17:11 via nytimes.com
  The N.B.A. and the N.C.A.A. have been rocked by indictments accusing players and others of fixing bets and playing in rigged poker games. Shane Hennen is named in each one.
  
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• Trump Wants Results Against Crime in Mexico. Can Sheinbaum Deliver?

  05-06-2026 07:00 via nytimes.com
  Trump wants results against organized crime. Can Mexico’s president deliver?
  
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• Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy

  03-06-2026 22:19 via nytimes.com
  The immigrants had been working as fruit pickers in southern Italy, the authorities said, apparently as part of a system of criminal labor trafficking.
  
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• In Controversial Move, US Calls Brazil Gangs Terrorists

  29-05-2026 20:01 via newser.com
  
  Washington is slapping a terrorism label on Brazil's two most notorious drug gangs—a move with heavy political undertones in the nation. The State Department on Thursday said First Capital Command and Red Command will be designated terrorist organizations, citing operations in more than a dozen US states and a...
  
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• In Controversial Move, US Calls Brazil Gangs Terrorists

  29-05-2026 20:01 via newser.com
  
  Washington is slapping a terrorism label on Brazil's two most notorious drug gangs—a move with heavy political undertones in the nation. The State Department on Thursday said First Capital Command and Red Command will be designated terrorist organizations, citing operations in more than a dozen US states and a...
  
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• Terry Rozier Took $70,000 Bribe to Leave NBA Game Early, U.S. Says

  29-05-2026 17:28 via nytimes.com
  Terry Rozier faces new charges for his role in a betting scheme that prosecutors say involves former and current professional basketball players.
  
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• Italian Police Uncover Dead Mob Boss’s $230 Million Business Empire

  29-05-2026 02:23 via nytimes.com
  When Matteo Messina Denaro died in 2023, many of his secrets died with him. That began to change with a tip about a wealthy Sicilian woman’s significant assets in a tiny European principality.
  
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• Pope Visits Area Where Mafia Dumps Toxic Waste

  23-05-2026 18:30 via newser.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted families one by one who've lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, as many paused to share photos and other mementos of children and young people who've died or are battling cancer—illnesses tied to a multibillion criminal racket...
  
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• Pope Visits Area Where Mafia Dumps Toxic Waste

  23-05-2026 18:30 via newser.com
  
  Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted families one by one who've lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, as many paused to share photos and other mementos of children and young people who've died or are battling cancer—illnesses tied to a multibillion criminal racket...
  
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• Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?

  23-05-2026 13:00 via nytimes.com
  The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party.
  
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• Their Phones Were Stolen in London. Then the Threats Started.

  23-05-2026 06:01 via nytimes.com
  Tens of thousands of smartphones were reported stolen in the British capital in recent years. For some victims, losing their phone was only the beginning.
  
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