Organized Crime
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...it is protected by corrupt politicians and law enforcement...profitable crime, such as labor racketeering, gambling...public officials and labor unions, and periodic meetings...collapse of the Soviet Union also helped precipitate...prostitution, indentured labor, domestic slavery, child labor, and other illegal practices...