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Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich ( Ukrainian: Семен Юдкович Могилевич, romanized : Semén Yúdkovych Mohylévych [seˈmɛn ˈjudkowɪtʃ moɦɪˈlɛwɪtʃ]; born June 30, 1946) is a Jewish Ukrainian -born Russian organized crime boss. He quickly built a highly structured criminal organization, in the mode of an American mafia ...
The Ukrainian mafia (Ukrainian: Українська мафія) is a collective of various organized crime related elements originating in Ukraine.Such organizations are regarded as one of the most influential types of organized crime coming out of the former USSR, including also the Russian mafia, the Georgian mafia, the Chechen mafia, the Armenian mafia and the Azerbaijani mafia.
The Donetsk Clan (Ukrainian: Донецький клан, romanized: Donetskyi klan; Russian: Донецкий клан, romanized: Donetsky klan), also called the Donetsk Mafia, [2] the Donetsk Family, [3] or simply "The Family", [3] was a group of Ukrainian oligarchs and members of the Ukrainian mafia active between the late Soviet period and the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, when the clan ...
Ukrainian mobster who is regarded as one of the most powerful gangsters from the former Soviet Union. Vladimir Kumarin. Russian. Boss of the Tambov gang. Vyacheslav Ivankov. Russian. Yaponchik (the Japanese) Notorious thief in law who later established a criminal organization in the USA. Matvey Yozhikov.
The Solntsevskaya Organized Crime Group ( Russian: Солнцевская организованная преступная группировка ), also known as the Solntsevskaya Bratva (Russian: Солнцевская братва ), is a Russian crime syndicate group. Other simplified versions of the name are Solntsevskaya Brotherhood and ...
Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; [ 1] July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the " Mob's Accountant ", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States. [ 2][ 3] A member of the Jewish mob, Lansky ...
In the Russian mafia, " Vor " (plural: Vory) (literally, "Thief") is an honorary title analogous to a made man in the Sicilian and Italian-American mafia. The honor of becoming a Vor is given only when the recruit shows considerable leadership skills, personal ability, intellect, and charisma.
The seventh season of Dexter premiered on September 30, 2012. The season follows Dexter's tangles with a Ukrainian mob boss and introduces the character Hannah McKay, a mysterious widow with a green thumb and a checkered past. The season seven story arc is continued over the course of the eighth season, which premiered on June 30, 2013.