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Volume two of One Nation Under Blackmail examines the rise of Jeffrey Epstein and his closest associates, such as Leslie Wexner and Ghislaine Maxwell, and contextualizes them within the organized crime-intelligence networks detailed in-depth in volume one. It subsequently details their ties, with a focus on Epstein, to intelligence networks, espionage activity, and the subversion of American institutions, as well as the role of Epstein and the Maxwell family in the evolution of blackmail in the digital era.

The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder. “A true crime mystery that reads like a novel . . . It can be easy to forget that the underlying case is based on real, not fictional, murder.”—Los...

Deepfake technology can create video evidence of just about anything: Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie in an orgy; Chinese president Xi Jinping declaring nuclear war; basketball legend Michael Jordan winning the World Cup. The only limit is the imagination. In a time where fake news and...

Come nasce Cosa Nostra? Perché gli affiliati le hanno dato questo nome? Qual è il vero rapporto tra mafia e religione? E con lo Stato? In questo libro si affronteranno questi quesiti e molti altri ancora. Ripercorrendo la storia della mafia siciliana, si arriverà a parlare di feudalesimo, di brigantaggio, del Regno delle Due Sicilie, dell'Unità d’Italia, per poi passare agli eventi più recenti, alle parole pronunciate dai capi più importanti, alla narrazione degli orrori tristemente più noti.

In "The Five Families of New York," Mafia Library presents a gripping account of the ascension and decline of New York's foremost crime syndicates, from the legendary Lucky Luciano to the notorious Paul Castellano and John Gotti, and beyond. Through vivid storytelling, the book chronicles the relentless assault waged against these five families over two decades, a campaign that stands as the most successful law enforcement effort of the last century.

As part of Scotland Yard's undercover team, it was Peter Bleksley's job to infiltrate some of the capital's most dangerous gangs and bring them down. For ten years, he went deeper into the criminal underworld than any cop had before him. Meeting with dealers, gangland leaders and members of the IRA and the Mafia, he lived the life of the Great Pretender, constantly changing his identity to ensure his cover was never blown. Whilst undeniably thrilling work at times, it came at a heavy price.

El asesinato como forma de ganarse la vida es la pregunta fundamental de esta crónica. La investigación aborda la figura del sicario —con sus días siempre al borde del abismo— como ineluctable resultado de la descomposición social y de la incapacidad del Estado para evitar que sigan proliferando.

The gritty prison memoir of Michaella McCollum, one half of the infamous 'Peru Two', imprisoned in a Peruvian jail for attempting to smuggle 11kg of cocaine from Peru to Madrid in August 2013. She was just a regular girl, spending the summer working at a bar in Ibiza, until she was approached by a man who asked her if she'd like to make some quick, easy money...and it would change her life forever. This is the truth of her time in prison, told through her own diaries and letters to her mother, family and friends.

Este audiolibro contiene dos partes. Por un lado, contiene 22 capítulos que relatan diferentes episodios de la historia de la Mafia siciliana. En esta primera parte el oyente encontrará personajes siniestros, matones ceñudos que atemorizaban a sus vecinos en el siglo XIX y otros aún más siniestros, sí, hay muchos políticos, incluyendo a Berlusconi. Por otro lado, el audiolibro contiene una filmografía, con más de 250 películas comentadas, que trata de explicar cómo ha evolucionado la figura del gánster y del mafioso en el cine.

Juin 1974, Marseille. Marie-Dolores Rambla, huit ans, est enlevée sous les yeux de son petit frère et retrouvée morte deux jours plus tard, le corps lardé de quinze coups de couteau et le crâne fracassé. Aucune trace de violences sexuelles, pas de mobile. Un crime gratuit pour lequel Christian Ranucci sera guillotiné deux ans plus tard.

Louise har taget imod penge for seksuelle ydelser, siden hun var en lille pige. Dengang forgreb voksne mænd i morens omgangskreds sig på hende. Senere valgte hun selv prostitutionsvejen. Eller gjorde hun? Louise opsøger et exit-program og får tilknyttet en mentor, der skal hjælpe hende videre i livet. Men hvem er hun, hvis hun ikke er luder? Og kan hun overhovedet andet end at sælge sex? Måske er der håb for fremtiden. Oplært til prostitution er en fortælling på fem afsnit.

Cesare Battisti, ultimo atto. La spettacolare cattura dell'ex PAC in sette articoli di Repubblica: Battisti, fine della fuga. Tradito dal wi-fi in Bolivia, di Carlo Bonini; L'espulsione e il volo verso l'Italia: "Nessuno sconto, farà l'ergastolo", di Giuliano Foschini; Cesare Battisti, la democrazia e i suoi eversori, di Ezio Mauro; Spataro su Battisti: "Ha ucciso e non si è mai pentito anche 40 anni dopo è giusto che paghi", di Piero Colaprico; La poliziotta dei telefoni e il segugio a Santa Cruz così è scattata la trappola, di Carlo Bonini.