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In post-1990 Bulgaria, the word борец ("wrestler") came to denote a mafia man (a common synonym is мутра (mutra), [2] literally "mug, or mean mug"). The image of the Bulgarian "mug", including a sturdy muscular build, a black suit, sunglasses , a shaved head, and golden jewellery , became synonymous with the so-called Bulgarian ...
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Known by the nickname The Skull (Черепа, Cherepa), [5] in internal correspondence of the US State Department he was described as "the most infamous gangster in Bulgaria." [6] In January 2020, Bozhkov left Bulgaria and fled to Dubai to avoid arrest. He was charged with a number of crimes, including murder, money laundering, tax evasion ...
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[2] [3] A colorful underworld character in the Bulgarian Mafia, he was reputed to be a killer "who never even shot a gun". [4] His nickname was "the Godfather" and they also called him "Capo di tutti Capi". His personal signature and phrase was "The good boys go in heaven, the bad ones wherever they want (like) to". [5]
In June 2021 the United States Department of the Treasury designated Peevski, the public official Ilko Zhelyazkov and the Bulgarian oligarch Vasil Bozhkov, along with 64 entities owned and controlled by Bozhkov and Peevski, for their roles in public corruption, pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global ...
Iliev left Bulgaria for Czechoslovakia, looking for a better future. There he met Ivo Karamanski, who was the ringleader of the Bulgarian mafia abroad, involved in car thefts, armed robberies and contract killings. 7-8 months after his arrival, Vasil Iliev was arrested, together with his friend nicknamed Drobeca. He spent 2 months in a Czech ...
Iliya Pavlov Naydenov (Bulgarian: Илия Павлов Найденов; August 6, 1960 – March 7, 2003) was a Bulgarian mobster.A banker, financier and philanthropist, he was the leader and founder of Multigroup organization and G-13.