Russian History
Russian Crime Groups
Russian Crime
ROC in USA
Potpourri
100
The communist regime in the Soviet Union fell in this year
What is 1991?
100
This group, consisting of Muslims historically hostile to Moscow, was subjected to massive deportations by Stalin in 1945
Who are Chechens?
100
This crime consists of taking currency from an illegal enterprise and giving it the appearance of legitimacy
What is money laundering?
100
Russian crime groups are similar to this Italian mafia group of loosely structured group of immigrants nicknamed for their tendency to speak quickly
What are zips?
100
This condiment is often confused with its sweeter counterpart, Thousand Island dressing
What is Russian dressing?
200
The term for a Russian prison
What is a gulag?
200
This ROC had its roots in the hard-core prison inmates
What is the Vory?
200
This crime consists of defrauding the U.S. government by submitting medical claims for reimbursement of medical services never provided
What is Medicare fraud?
200
ROC infiltrated this part of New York City
What is Brighton Beach?
200
The former Soviet Union is now broken up into this many independent states
What is 15?
300
This Soviet premier introduced, glasnost and perestroika, a period of openness and restructuring
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
300
Originally formed for social purposes, these organizations became a breeding ground for ROC
What are sports clubs?
300
This art form is an integral, built-in part of ROC culture
What is tattooing?
300
This term describes criminal networks formed on a temporary basis that are neither structurally formed or stable
What is the swarming model?
300
The title used to denote the royal leader of Russia from 1547 to 1917
What is "czar?"
400
The current president of Russia
Who is Putin?
400
One of the differences between ROC and this traditional organized crime group is ROC's lack of a distinct, definable, formal structure
What is La Cosa Nostra?
400
In the U.S. ROC purchased home heating oil, which is exempt from excise taxes and sold it as
What is diesel fuel?
400
Many members of ROC in the U.S. are members of this religious group
What are Jews?
400
FSU used this type of retail store to conduct identity theft on a massive scale by installing Credit card skimming devices at cash registers
What are "Dollar Stores" or "99 Cents Only" stores?
500
During the Russian Revolution this royal family was displaced by assassination
Who are the Romanoffs?
500
ROC is sometimes compared to this group of American businessmen because they both benefited from economic liberalization
Who are the Robber Barons?
500
This ROC leader was arrested and served 14 years in a U.S. prison for extortion
Who is Vyacheslav Ivankov?
500
In 2000 an investigation by ATF disclosed that a ROC group was transporting grain alcohol from the U.S. to Russia disguised as this product
What is windshield washer fluid?
500
This ROC has engaged in drug-trafficking, loansharking, kidnapping, bank fraud, and various cyber-crimes in southern California
What is the Armenian Power organization?
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