‘Italian Mafia Brussels’ Taken Down, but Darknet Still Growing Fast
A major darknet vendor group selling MDMA and Ecstasy, calling themselves the “Italian Mafia Brussels,” was recently taken down in an international police operation. Members of Italian Mafia Brussels Arrested. Six members of the group were nabbed in Belgium, Romania, and the U.S., although they have used other European countries as shipping hubs as well,....
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Italy is known for pizza, spaghetti and, unfortunately, for its mafia. The mafia is a criminal world that controls the Italian drugs trade, prostitution, gambling and other illegal activities. Of course, all the money received from those illegal activities has to be laundered and it seems that the mafia has started to use Bitcoin for this task. At least this is what was suggested by the Italian Senator from the Democratic Party (Pd), Lucrezia Ricchiuti. As was originally reported by the magazine PressGiochi, the Italian mafia might start using Bitcoin to facilitate the development of its....
An Italian politician has asserted that the digital currency bitcoin is providing Italian mobsters with a legal way of entering the gambling sector. According to Lucrezia Ricchiuti, who is a member of the Italian Democratic Party, she believes that it is possible to link bitcoin to casino operations that are run by the mafia. She is of the opinion that due to a rise in the use of the currency this provides an ideal avenue for the gambling industry in the country to be utilized for tax evasion. In a report from Press Giochi, an Italian news site, she is reported as saying that it is....
It remains unclear what Ricchiuti plans to do about bitcoin in Italy. Bitcoin has been associated with many different industries over the past years. In most cases, these associations have been anything but positive. Italy’s policymaker is convinced bitcoin can be linked to casino operations controlled by the mafia. A very bold statement, to say the least. According to Lucrezia Ricchiuti, bitcoin provides mobsters with a legal way to enter the gambling industry. It is evident Italy may need to reform their gambling industry regulation over the coming years. Ricchiuti advocates for a....
European law enforcement agency Europol has taken down an underground marketplace on darknet that was booked for promoting child pornography and selling illegal goods. In a statement made right after the darknet’s shutdown, Europol credited the Italian police department as its ally in driving their two-year long “Operation Babylon” to its rightful conclusion. They recognize the undercover officers, who penetrated into the illegal community, and leaked details back to their departments. The investigation agencies was also cooperating with the FBI with hopes to identify each and every....
Three Italian institutions have issued new bitcoin warnings in recent days, calling for new legislation to eliminate loopholes and regulatory ambiguity. The warnings come just weeks after Italian lawmakersmet with a group of bitcoin advocates in a fact-finding session. Soon after that, on 1st July, the successful 'No Cash Day' event also saw bitcoin representatives advocating for the digital currency in parliament. Bitcoin regulation urged. Speaking in an interview with Ansa.it, Attorney General of Rome, Luigi Ciampoli, warned that bitcoin could be abused by criminals engaged in money....