MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police said on Friday they had detained suspected crime boss Semion Mogilevich, who is wanted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for alleged fraud, money laundering and racketeering.
The FBI said Ukrainian-born Mogilevich created a powerful Eastern European organized crime ring in the 1990s that smuggled weapons and drugs and engaged in prostitution, money laundering and organized stock fraud.
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