Organized crime

Quebec construction inquiry urgent, anti-collusion official says

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Corruption, Organized crime, Construction industry, Political misconduct, Quebec
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Rhéal Séguin – September 27, 2011

A public inquiry into corruption, collusion and mafia infiltration in the Quebec construction industry would serve as a powerful deterrent to criminal activity, says Jacques Duchesneau, the head of the Transport Ministry’s anti-collusion unit.

During testimony before a National Assembly committee Tuesday, Mr. Duchesneau said police investigations may help put criminals behind bars, but they were ineffective in eliminating a well-structured system of corrupt practices.

Jacques Duchesneau calls for public inquiry

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Corruption, Organized crime, Construction industry, Political misconduct, Quebec
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Jacques Duchesneau

Kevin Dougherty – September 28, 2011

Opposition members expressed satisfaction Tuesday night that Jacques Duchesneau, who investigated collusion to fix public-sector construction contracts, favours a public inquiry into corruption in Quebec’s construction industry.

“It is time for Mr. Charest to behave like the premier of all Quebecers rather than the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party,” said Nicolas Girard of the Parti Québécois, urging Charest to call a public inquiry.

Soccer’s corruption by incorporation

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Corruption, Organized crime, Sport
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Brian Homewood – September 19, 2011

Criminal gangs are making long-term investments in match-fixing, purchasing clubs and organizing referee training camps as part of their infiltration of soccer, according to FIFA’s security chief.

Chris Eaton said that, as part of its response, FIFA, the sport’s governing body, wanted to provide witness protection for players who came forward when they were approached by match-fixers and would consider rehabilitation for those corrupted at a young age.

Don't shed any tears for Somalia's pirates

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Organized crime, Africa, Piracy
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Jay Bahadur – September 16, 2011

With southern Somalia in the midst of its worst drought in six decades, the world is once again faced with an abominable humanitarian crisis, the most dire since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.

But the international community's sympathy for Somalis should not be extended to the pirates plying their waters, a cohort of avaricious and often barbaric criminals who hold no compunction about turning on their own countrymen to make a buck.

Quebec Anti-Corruption Team Under The Gun

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Corruption, Organized crime, Construction industry, Anti-corruption efforts, Quebec
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Jacques Duchesneau

Beset by interference, many of the tough cops who produced the damning construction-industry report are thinking of leaving

Henry Aubin – September 18, 2011

Is there any good news at all in that terribly discouraging report on how political parties and Quebec's Ministry of Transport systemically enable organized crime and construction companies to drive up the cost of publicworks projects?

Yes. There's at least one unit within the provincial government that is manifestly earnest (as distinct from rhetorically earnest) about uprooting corruption. This is the squad that produced this week's devastating report. The squad, headed by Jacques Duchesneau, was created by the Ministry of Transport to cast light on shady practices in road construction.

Quebec construction industry a ‘clandestine universe’ of collusion, kickbacks: report

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Organized crime, Construction industry, Political misconduct, Quebec
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Graeme Hamilton – September 15, 2011

The Quebec government has budgeted close to $4-billion for road work this year, but the Transport Minister was forced to admit Thursday he has no idea how much of that will be siphoned off by corrupt contractors, civil servants and political operatives.

Pierre Moreau was reacting to the leak of an internal report detailing organized crime involvement in a flourishing system of collusion and kickbacks in the construction industry. The report, prepared for the government by former Montreal police chief Jacques Duchesneau, was obtained by Radio-Canada and La Presse.

Leaked report reveals widespread corruption in Quebec construction contracts

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Organized crime, Construction industry, Political misconduct, Quebec
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Rhéal Séguin – September 15, 2011

Quebec media have obtained a leaked report that outlines a system of collusion, corruption and illegal practices in the awarding of construction contracts in the province.

The report, obtained by Radio-Canada and La Presse, contends that the practices are so widespread that they threaten the foundations of certain government duties.

Link between organized crime and construction clear: report

Topics: 
Organized crime, Construction industry, Political misconduct, Quebec
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September 15, 2011

It's been whispered about for years, but now the Quebec government's anti-corruption squad says it has proof that organized crime has infiltrated the construction industry and influenced political parties.

The report by former Montreal police chief Jacques Duchesneau and Quebec's anti-corruption squad and obtained by Radio-Canada and La Presse comes after a year-and-a-half-long investigation.

Madoff Whistle-Blower Feared Mob

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Organized crime, White-collar crime, Harry Markopolos, Financial industry
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Rick Warner – Aug 24, 2011

Harry Markopolos knew right away that Bernie Madoff was a crook.While working for Rampart Investment Management in 1999, Markopolos was told about a money manager whose consistent profits seemed too good to be true.

When Markopolos looked at Madoff’s financial records, he saw that the returns rose steadily at a 45-degree angle, with none of the wide swings usually associated with big-time investors.

Violent Mexican drug gang controls migrant smuggling

Topics: 
Organized crime, Human trafficking, Mexico, Immigration
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Tim Johnson – August 14, 2011

One of Mexico's most powerful criminal gangs has muscled into the migrant-smuggling racket, changing what had been a relatively benign if risky industry of independent operators into a centralized business that often has deadly consequences for those who try to operate outside it.

Los Zetas, who earned a reputation for brutality by gunning down thousands of Mexicans in the battle for drug-smuggling routes to the United States, now control much of the illicit trade of moving migrant workers toward the U.S. border, experts in the trade say.

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