The international organized crime networks we confront today are significantly different from La Cosa Nostra and other criminal networks we confronted in the past.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “The international organized crime networks we confront today are significantly different from La Cosa Nostra and other…”
On the recordOctober 31, 2011
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Whitehouse notes the evolution of organized crime from traditional groups to modern international networks.
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