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Senate kicks off investigation into 'Chinese mafia' trafficking scheme

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 09:14 PM

A Senate panel continued its probe into alleged cases of human trafficking victimizing Filipinos, supposedly perpetrated by a Chinese mafia. Read more »

Another batch of OFWs forced to work as 'crypto scammers': Hontiveros

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 09:26 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday bared another case of human trafficking scheme forcing Filipinos to serve as crypto scammers." Read more »

Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss Messina Denaro

Tullio Filippone and Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 08:21 PM

Messina Denaro was convicted for the murder of a teenager who was strangled and dissolved in acid after his father turned state witness. Read more »

Hontiveros: Countries must coordinate to stop human smuggling

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 05:15 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros made the call days after presenting her rescued OFWs victimized by a syndicate reportedly operating in Myanmar. Read more »

DMW looking into alleged trafficking of Pinoys to Cambodia, Laos

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 01:33 PM

The DMW is also looking into an alleged human trafficking scheme wherein Filipinos are allegedly recruited to work as scammers in Cambodia and Laos. Read more »

12 OFW na ni-recruit sa Myanmar bilang 'scammers' nakauwi na

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 07:03 PM

Nakauwi na sa bansa Lunes ng gabi ang 12 Pilipinong na-rescue matapos mabiktima ng illegal recruiter at gawing scammer sa Myanmar. Read more »

DMW looking into modus using OFWs as crypto scammers

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:12 PM

The DMW is looking into reports that Chinese mafias are supposedly forcing Filipinos to lure others into a cryptocurrency scam. Read more »

A limited edition IKEA line for the music room you need

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 04 11:34 AM

IKEA just teamed up with Swedish House Mafia to make music-making and music appreciation more inspiring, easier, and still affordable. Read more »

ABBA-backed firm buys rights to Swedish House Mafia songs

Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 02:34 PM

Sweden's Pophouse Entertainment, founded by ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus, has acquired the back catalogue of electric music pioneers Swedish House Mafia, it said on Tuesday. Read more »

How Coppola nearly refused 'Godfather' offer 50 years ago

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 06:47 AM

When director Francis Ford Coppola was offered the job of adapting Mario Puzo's best-selling mob novel, he says he very nearly refused. Read more »

70 people convicted in Italy mafia trial

Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 07:51 PM

An Italian judge found 70 defendants guilty in the first sentencing at one of the country's largest-ever mafia trials. Read more »

Lacson suspects DOH 'mafia' behind purchase of expired medicines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 10:57 PM

Purchases of expired medicines by the Philippine health department is blamed by a senator on a suspected mafia. Read more »

Lacson questions DOH purchase of expired medicine

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 07:53 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson said there may be a 'mafia' in the DOH behind the years-long procurement of expired or near-expired medicine. Read more »

Irish crime boss 'The Monk' arrested in Spain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 06:51 PM

Spanish police said on Tuesday they had arrested the fugitive leader of an Irish organized crime group who is wanted in Ireland for murder. Read more »

Europol: 31 mafia suspects arrested in Italy, Germany

Reuters
Posted at May 05 06:52 PM

AMSTERDAM - Europol said on Wednesday 31 suspects had been arrested in an Italian-German police operation targeting the ‘Ndrangheta mafia group.   Read more »

Pork mafia? Solon calls on antitrust body to probe high pork prices

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 08:36 PM

House Deputy Minority Leader Stella Quimbo said the Philippine Competition Commission should investigate if there's a "pork mafia" keeping the price of the meat high. Read more »

'Organizations of sin': Pope rails against mafia

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 22 09:19 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis launched a fresh attack on the mafia Sunday, Italy's day of remembrance for victims of the mob, describing them as "organizations of sin" who have exploited the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Major Italian mafia trial opens with hundreds of accused

Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 01:34 AM

Hundreds of alleged mobsters faced a judge in Italy on Wednesday as the largest mafia trial in more than 30 years kicked off in a specially converted courtroom in the heartland of the notorious 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate. Read more »

Italian woman murdered, 'fed to pigs' by mafia: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 04:36 AM

ROME - A woman from Italy's Calabria region was murdered and fed to pigs in 2016 after refusing to give up her land to a neighbor with ties to a mafia clan, local media reported Wednesday citing former gangsters. Read more »

Rome mayor says local mob planned to kill her and her family

Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 02:40 AM

ROME - Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said on Monday organized crime groups planned to kill her and her family because she was taking them on in parts of the Italian capital where they hold sway. Read more »