- Izmaylovskaya gang
Izmaylovskaya gang ( _ru. Изма́йловская группиро́вка) is one of the oldest criminal organizations in
Moscow ,Russia , believed to have been started in the mid-1980s by a criminal named Oleg Ivanov, who became the overall boss of the syndicate. Various sources indicate its membership to be around 200-500 mobsters.The organization is split into two main groups, the Izmaylovskaya and the Golyanovskaya, of which the former takes the dominant role. The gang uses hierarchy of ranks, similar to the Italian
Cosa Nostra . Both groups of the organization are split into subgroups, each under the commander of an authority figure known as an "avtoritet" ( _ru. авторитет). The gang also has an "obshchak", a fund used by members to bribe law enforcement and authority figures, and also to provide funding for defence should they be arrested.In 1994–1995, the organization took losses with the deaths of several prominent members. High ranking mobster Alexander Afanasyev was killed on
January 24 ,1994 while being pursued by police, while onAugust 10 of the next year the gang's accountantLo Chi Kai (aka Chinese Misha) was murdered. OnSeptember 13 , two more prominent gangsters were killed.The gang owns several legitimate fronts to cover its illegal activities, and reportedly also has a presence in cities such as
Tel Aviv ,Paris ,Toronto ,Miami , andNew York City . [B. Ohr, "Effective Methods to Combat Transnational Organized Crime in Criminal Justice Processes" US Dept. of Justice]ee also
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Russian mafia
*Tambov gang
*Solntsevskaya bratva References
External links
* [http://www.compromat.ru/main/mafiamsk/izmailovskie.htm Izmaylovskaya group] ru icon
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