Monthly Archives: May 2019
With the Copa America soccer tournament nearing kickoff, authorities in Brazil have employed a...
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Copa America Beefs Up Security in Brazil To Prevent Soccer Gang Violence
New US sanctions against a former Mexican state governor and a top magistrate for links to the...
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Ex-Governor Bribed by Jalisco Cartel Tests Mexico’s Anti-Corruption Resolve
The recent appearance of threatening graffiti targeting political, social and student leaders in...
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Graffiti Death Threats – Venezuela’s New Tool of Fear
Corruption seems to be the common denominator in Guatemalan politics, particularly in an election...
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The Tale of a Guatemala Mayor and Half a Ton of Cocaine
A new US list of corruption suspects in Central America includes officials with ties to sitting...
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US Corruption List Highlights Northern Triangle Presidents’ Criminal Ties
A violent criminal gang known as "La Línea" has triggered several deadly shootouts in battles with...
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‘La Línea’ Gang Takes Deadly Hold on Colombia-Venezuela Border
A Venezuelan criminal gang has migrated to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago -- sounding...
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Venezuela Gang Muscles Into Trinidad and Tobago, Others May Follow
Petty extortion has plagued business in Mexico City for years, but the recent killing of a local...
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Cartel Extortion Getting Worse for Businesses in Mexico City
Juan Guaidó tried to bluff Nicólas Maduro at the Venezuelan political poker table, pretending he...
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Op-Ed: Organized Crime Tightens its Grip on Venezuela
The recent arrest of an Argentine businessman, accused of financing the ELN in Colombia between...
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ELN Still Receiving Payments from Companies in Colombia
The capture of a top leader of Los Pachelly, a powerful gang centered in the town of Bello...
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Colombia Captures Leader of Los Pachelly But Gang is Thriving
Kamilo Rivera was a cop, an executioner and government minister. He is now on the run. Kamilo...
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