Friday, January 25, 2008

Semyon Mogilevich, the 'East European mafia boss', captured in Moscow

One of the world’s most feared mafia bosses accused of arms dealing, drug running, uranium trafficking and multiple murders has been captured by around 50 police commandos in Moscow.

The pock-marked Semyon Mogilevich, known as the “Brainy Don” because of his economics degree, has reportedly ruled a powerful Eastern European organised crime ring since the 1990s.

He is thought to be worth around $100 million. He is wanted by the FBI, Interpol and the UK police for numerous international crimes including fraud, racketeering and money laundering.

Read full article here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3253243.ece