Do Staten Islanders know that sports betting is now legal in New York? Some of them might not, as evidenced by State Attorney General Letitia James’ announcement of the arrest of 17 Staten Island-based associates of the Gambino Crime Family on Wednesday. Among other crimes, they stand charged with running a $22 million illegal sports...
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How ties to Italy’s Mafia brought Robert Fico’s second term to an abrupt end in Slovakia
‘In vengeful mode’ In December the prime minister described the special prosecutor’s office as “evil”. “He was in a vengeful mode and got rid of an institution that was going after his cronies, that was very critical of all the crooks and criminals,” said Samuel Abraham, a political analyst in Slovakia. The shooting of the...