Authors

serguei cheloukhine¹;  ¹ John Jay College, CUNY, United States

Discussion

The danger is in the existence of extensive corrupt networks, among Organized Crime groups , State Officials, Business persons and Law Enforcement 

There was a perception that organized crime and corruption has been on the decline in Russia since Putin took power. Moreover, decline in Organized Crime (OC) group numbers, turf wars, murder for hire and improving small business function conditions created an image that OC, avtoritety, and corruption are defeated.

Perhaps, there is another, objective factor. Since Putin acquired power within existing US-EU sanctions, many western scholars were forced out of Russia or not allowed to visit under pretext of “counter-espionage, consequently, it is a phase without impartial data collection. Therefore, except for inaccessible research in Russia and isolated media reports, no independent information on OCN and Putin’s cronies has been published.

Organized Corrupt Network is defined by the activities of key family members in the mid- and upper hierarchy of law enforcements and the government officials who engaged in illicit activity.

They usually unite around top-ranking (FSB, Judicial, MVD, Military, Foreign Affairs or state officials) family member who is overseeing a network’s security.