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DEAR EDITOR:
I am very perplexed that 47 is not having ICE round up members of Russian Organized Crime that do great harm in our country. Members do murder-for-hire, money laundering, extortion, drug running, gun running, sex trafficking, Medicare fraud, crypto theft, cybercrime and the list continues. Some members are in U.S. prisons after having had due process. Many members are never arrested or convicted because their victims are too terrified to give statements or testimony.
If you want to talk tattoos, Russian criminals usually have tattoos. Interestingly enough, the Alaskan Troopers Intelligence Unit compiles and categorizes Russian criminal tattoos. See: https://publicintelligence.net/alaska-state-trooper-russian-criminal-tattoos-guide/ Please note members have a presence in Cleveland so it is good to be familiar with the tattoos.
In keeping with current practices by 47, should not these members be sent to Venezuela or deported to a country of origin? Is the Administration 47 too afraid? Are members of Congress too afraid? After all, Russian Organized Crime members have ties with Russian intelligence.
Quite disturbing is that Russians are conducting a smuggling network including at the U.S.-Mexican border (this border since 2022). They use a messaging platform titled Telegram to give guidance on human smuggling and facilitating connections to smuggling networks. See commentary from the Brookings Institute, "Russia, Ukraine, and organized crime and illicit economies in 2024," Feb. 6, 2024 issue,last page under heading titled " Russian crime far away from Russia." Commentary is authored by Vanda Felbad-Brown and Diana Paz Garcia. Available to read online without charge.
Russia, Ukraine, and organized crime and illicit economies in 2024
We should all be concerned, very concerned for our country and ourselves.
PAMELA KERESZTESY
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