The Russian Mafia
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The Russian Mafia
- 1. THE RUSSIAN MAFIA “If it was not for the mafia there would not be an economy. They are a major driving force behind what goes on in Russia.”
- 2. RUSSIAN MAFIA ROOTS • Tsars (pre 1917) • Suppression of people, serfdom thrives • Gulags (prison camps) create notoriously loyal thieving ‘brotherhoods’ called ‘Vory’ • Communism (1920-1991) • Leaders make the general public poorer • Vory organize into Bratva, offer protection, arms, drugs and prostitutes
- 3. RUSSIAN MAFIA ROOTS • 1991-today • Bratva expands • Bigger and more organized • Expands into world wide organization • 8,000 groups, 200 with world wide influence • Now has over 300,000 members • Currently one of the best organized crime syndicates with a military influence
- 6. REASONS FOR SUCCESS • Government support and collusion • Loyalty to the Brotherhood (Bratva) • No defined shape with sectors that are dispensable • Continuous innovation in business • Many business outlets • Support of legal experts
- 9. ECONOMIC INFLUENCES • 10% Territory (including old Russian States) • 25% Economy (US$ 450B) • 40% State-Owned Corporation (influence on policy making & justice system) • 80% Banks (taken out of the EU’s white list)
- 10. IMPACT OF ECONOMIC INFLUENCES • Channeling billions of dollars out of the economy • Bypassing legal procedures • stealing tax revenues needed to sustain an economy • robbing the country of aid • discouraging foreign investors and domestic businesses from starting up
- 12. RECENT TRANSFORMATION: DIGITIZATION • Expansion of cybercrime in the international market. • Lack of proper cyber laws. • No jobs for Young IT Engineers. • Ease of entry and difficult to be caught. • Doubling of cybercrime in 2011 from 2010.
- 15. RECENT RUSSIAN MAFIA STORIES IN THE NEWS • The Canadiens’ Kostitsyn Brothers Involved In An Investigation Surrounding Organized Crime • Fired Weatherman's 'Hangover' Helps Expose Rising Russian Mafia • Russian mafia whistleblower, 44, found dead in UK • Russian Mafia vs. Police Road Rage