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Organised crime and cartelsViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “April 1935: First federal tax fraud trial ends with hung jury” and “August 1935: Acquitted at second tax trial after local public relations campaign”.
8 controversies · 6 sources1 conviction2 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Withdrawal of appeal against whole-life order” and “Sexual motive and paedophilic material identified by judge”.
8 controversies · 5 sources4 convictions4 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “5 June 2024: convicted of one count of rape” and “5 June 2024: convicted of sexual intercourse with a girl under 13”.
8 controversies · 9 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Terrorism and violent extremismViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “Inclusion on a US counter-terrorism list and no-fly list” and “Attack on Charlie Hebdo”.
8 controversies · 8 sources
Religion, sects and spiritual movementsViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “August 2022–August 2026: three girls aged 11 to 14 transported in unventilated trailer — state conviction and 24-year sentence” and “2025–March 2026: federal challenge to conviction — appellate decision recorded as 'affirmed'”.
8 controversies · 6 sources2 convictions2 formal charges
Organised crime and cartelsViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “1950s–1967: Boss of Lucchese crime family and expansion of garment, trucking and union rackets” and “1952–1961: Federal denaturalisation proceedings over omitted arrests and aliases — citizenship ultimately retained”.
8 controversies · 4 sources1 conviction2 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “1968: found fit to stand trial, found to have murdered Worden but not guilty by reason of insanity” and “1957–1958: found mentally unfit to stand trial and committed to psychiatric institution”.
7 controversies · 3 sources1 formal charge
Whistleblowers, victims and witnessesViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “2026: new documentary and public reassessment of faith and teachings on sexuality and consent” and “2019–2023: Smart reports sexual assault on aircraft; charges reportedly filed but prosecution impossible due to insufficient evidence”.
7 controversies · 9 sources
Violent crime and serial killersCelebrities, influencers and social media
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “2026: 'We Listen and We Don't Judge' TikTok referencing mother's murder sparks backlash, followed by apology” and “2023–2024: Prison release becomes true-crime phenomenon and sparks debate over celebrity granted to convicted murderer”.
7 controversies · 12 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Organised crime and cartelsViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “1952–1956: Immigration arrest and deportation order for unlawful entry, contested until his death” and “1950–1951: Identified as head of Southern California crime syndicate and summoned before Kefauver Committee”.
7 controversies · 8 sources2 convictions2 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “9 March 2026: convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child” and “22 June 2026: sentenced to three years in prison”.
7 controversies · 4 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Violent crime and serial killersOrganised crime and cartels
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “2025–2026: transfer to United States, indictment and federal trial still pending” and “2015–2024: allegation of continued leadership of Cartel del Noreste while detained”.
7 controversies · 8 sources2 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Judicial reduction of minimum term from fifty to forty years” and “Fifty-year minimum term set by Home Secretary”.
7 controversies · 7 sources2 convictions2 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “2017–2020: Extensive victim litigation against MGM, followed by settlement of up to $800 million” and “2018–2019: Investigations conclude he acted alone, with no identified ideological motive”.
7 controversies · 6 sources
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Dunblane Primary School massacre and suicide” and “Recurring complaints about boys' clubs, photographs and imposed clothing”.
7 controversies · 3 sources
Organised crime and cartelsViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “1978: identified early as suspect or possible participant in Lufthansa heist” and “1979: disappearance and presumed death amid Mafia reprisals — perpetrator and circumstances unestablished”.
7 controversies · 5 sources
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “5 June 2024: convicted of indecent assault on an 11-year-old girl” and “12–13 September 2024: sentenced to six years in prison with twelve months' extended licence”.
7 controversies · 9 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Organised crime and cartelsViolent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Mid-1920s: Historians attribute major financing role in narcotics trafficking” and “1928: Disputed gambling debt, murder at Park Central Hotel and subsequent acquittal of principal suspect”.
6 controversies · 8 sources
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Lifetime injunction protecting her new identity and whereabouts” and “Twenty deception counts: Benefit fraud and false claims about qualifications”.
6 controversies · 9 sources2 convictions2 formal charges
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “5 June 2024: convicted of four counts of rape” and “13 September 2024: sentenced to nine years in prison”.
6 controversies · 6 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “5 June 2024: convicted of eight counts of rape” and “September 2024: judge describes him as sexual opportunist who fully exploited victim's vulnerability”.
6 controversies · 6 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 5 controversies, including “1999: Appeal dismissed, eight-year sentence upheld” and “1998: Eight years' imprisonment for fraud and forgery”.
5 controversies · 5 sources1 conviction1 formal charge
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 3 controversies, including “Obtaining and successive extensions of firearms certificates before Hungerford” and “Homemade pistol found after massacre: Ownership not established”.
3 controversies · 4 sources
Violent crime and serial killers
Documented profile covering 1 controversy: “Divorce from Salama Mohamed: infidelity rumours and public backlash, categorically denied”.
1 controversy · 2 sources
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