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Dissecting the Mafia: Apulia’s Sacra Corona Unita

The Italian criminal underworld is infamous for its Sicilian mobsters and Calabrian drug traffickers, but little is known of the “Fourth Mafia,” or the Sacra Corona Unita (SCU). Sprung from the depths of Apulia’s prison system, it makes up one of the major mafia groups in the country, along with Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, Calabria’s ‘Ndrangheta and Campania’s Camorra.


Qatargate: Uncovering Corruption

Qatargate refers to European Parliament officials, lobbyists and their families who were allegedly involved in corruption, money laundering and organised crime, influenced by the governments of Qatar, Morocco and Mauritania. In December 2022, there were several arrests and searches affecting former and current members of the European Parliament, parliamentary assistants, nongovernmental organisation (NGO) representatives and even a trade union leader.


The Emotional Consequences of Fraud

Beyond the financial cost, emotional harm is the most common impact of fraud, and it can exert a heavy emotional toll on its victims. The European Commission reported that 79% of fraud victims suffered emotionally, 24% suffered financially and 6% suffered physically.


Have Sanctions Against Russia Prompted Commodity Laundering?

Sanctions can be effective if they are proportional to the strength of their enforcement and the unity of global efforts. EU sanctions against Russia, its oil and natural gas industry, are not an exception to this rule. Whilst many suggest that sanctions have worked as planned, the surfacing data reveals that much more collective work is needed.


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Dissecting the Mafia: Apulia’s Sacra Corona Unita

The Italian criminal underworld is infamous for its Sicilian mobsters and Calabrian drug traffickers, but little is known of the “Fourth Mafia,” or the Sacra Corona Unita (SCU). Sprung from the depths of Apulia’s prison system, it makes up one of the major mafia groups in the country, along with Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, Calabria’s ‘Ndrangheta and Campania’s Camorra.


Qatargate: Uncovering Corruption

Qatargate refers to European Parliament officials, lobbyists and their families who were allegedly involved in corruption, money laundering and organised crime, influenced by the governments of Qatar, Morocco and Mauritania. In December 2022, there were several arrests and searches affecting former and current members of the European Parliament, parliamentary assistants, nongovernmental organisation (NGO) representatives and even a trade union leader.


The Emotional Consequences of Fraud

Beyond the financial cost, emotional harm is the most common impact of fraud, and it can exert a heavy emotional toll on its victims. The European Commission reported that 79% of fraud victims suffered emotionally, 24% suffered financially and 6% suffered physically.


Have Sanctions Against Russia Prompted Commodity Laundering?

Sanctions can be effective if they are proportional to the strength of their enforcement and the unity of global efforts. EU sanctions against Russia, its oil and natural gas industry, are not an exception to this rule. Whilst many suggest that sanctions have worked as planned, the surfacing data reveals that much more collective work is needed.


Dissecting the Mafia: Campania’s Camorra

Campania’s Camorra, one of the four major Mafia groups in Italy, along with Sicily’s Cosa Nostra, Calabria’s ‘Ndrangheta and Puglia’s Sacra Corona Unita, is one of the most insidious and dangerous criminal organisations in the world.