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Who are the Yakuza and what is going on in U.S. nuclear trafficking case? – National

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A member of the notorious Yakuza crime syndicate allegedly tried to sell nuclear materials to undercover agents posing as an arms dealer and an Iranian general in exchange for weapons for a rebel leader in Myanmar, U.S. authorities say. “It is impossible to overstate the seriousness of the conduct alleged in today’s indictment,” U.S. Attorney … Read more

Federal prosecutors charge Japanese Yakuza leader in nuclear material trafficking conspiracy

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U.S. prosecutors have charged a man identified as a leader of the Japanese organized crime syndicate Yakuza with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Burma to other countries, according to a superseding indictment announced Wednesday. Authorities said they brought the charges against Takeshi Ebisawa after he and other associates in Thailand allegedly showed samples of … Read more