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crime syndicate

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Noun1.crime syndicatecrime syndicate - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations
Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia


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While investigating an assault on a member of an organized crime syndicate 2 weeks later, police found fake driver's licenses and lists of suspected terrorists, including the names of some workers from the handbag shop, in the man's apartment.
Expertly read and deftly authored, The Million Dollar Wound is an outstanding production and recommended listening for any and all mystery buffs for its keen understanding and exclusive grasp of the life and occurrences of one of recent history's great detectives who finds himself pitted against the Chicago crime syndicate.
The Mara Salvatrucha (otherwise known as MS-13) is a very violent Salvadoran-based crime syndicate, with an estimated 15,000-20,000 gang members in more than 30 U.
 
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