Jean François Eap - Sky Global

Notwithstanding the spewing of the busted Mr. Jean François Eap, Sky Global has been shuttered for good. "To date, the authorities have not informed us of any of the procedures reported by the media. As I followed the media reports over the last week, it is with great sadness that I see a blanket scope of what can only be described as an erosion of the right to privacy."

Jean-François Eap in 2017.

A federal grand jury returned indictments against Jean Francois Eap, the head of Sky Global, and Thomas Herdman. Warrants have been issued for their arrest. The indictment says they installed sophisticated encryption software in cellphones that allowed drug dealers to communicate with each other in a closed network through encrypted servers in Canada and France. The men are charged with RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. HERE

Eap says the allegations against him are "unfounded" and "entirely false." "The indictment against me personally in the United States is an example of the police and the government trying to vilify anyone who takes a stance against unwarranted surveillance."

The phones, Sky ECC, were sold for between €900 and €2,000. Sky Global modified phones to remove GPS, camera, internet and voice. Subscriptions cost between $1,200 and $2,000 for six months. Sky ECC has strong parallels to the EncroChat encrypted phone network, which was shuttered in June 2020.

Agencies obtained a billion messages sent between Sky users.

The indictment is only the second time the DOJ has filed RICO charges against an encrypted phone company. Phantom Secure of Vince Ramos was the first. He pulled 9 years. The US arrest warrants follow raids by Belgian and Dutch police on drug traffickers following a joint operation with French cops. Police in Europe have arrested 80. Some 70,000 Sky Global devices were in use around the world.

Ex-Mexican cartel leader’s body found wrapped in plastic on park bench

The tightly wrapped corpse found in a Jalisco park last week is that of Carlos “El Cholo” Enrique Sanchez, an ex-member of the Jalisco New General Cartel before splitting off to form his own gang in 2017. The body was found in Jardin Hidalgo with two signs pinned to it with knives, including one that read, “The traitor El Cholo” The Nuevo Plaza Cartel is competiting in the meth trafficking trade in Guadalajara and elsewhere.

Danny Greene - The Irishman - update

Hartmut 'Hans' Graewe was known as 'the Surgeon' for his propensity to dismember his murder victims. He died in a federal prison in Texas at the age of 78. The cold blooded killer murdered at least 8. In April 1983 mob enforcers Kevin McTaggart and Hartmut Graewe along with boss Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo and Joseph Gallo were handed life in prison without parole, plus more than 100 years. Lonardo turned rat and died in 2006. Joseph Gallo died in jail in 2013.

Daniel John Patrick "Danny" Greene was an Irish American mobster and associate of Cleveland mobster John Nardi during a gang war during the 1970s. Competing gangsters set off dozens of bombs, many successful. Greene gained power first in a local chapter of the Longshoremen's Association, where he was elected president in the early 1960s. Greene pushed into Cleveland rackets and began competing with the Mafia for control of the city. He set up his own outfit called the Celtic Club. After being forced from the teamsters he began acting as an enforcer for Alex "Shondor" Birns, a Jewish mobster.

John Nardi

He became viewed as a threat by other crime figures, including Birns. The relationship between Greene and Birns began to sour. Birns put out a contract on Greene, but despite many attempts could not kill him. Greene retaliated. On March 29, 1975, Birns was blown up by a car bomb. On May 12, an explosion destroyed Greene's building, but he was unhurt. A second, more powerful, bomb failed to explode. So began the war between Licavoli crime family and Greene's Celtic Club.

Alex "Shondor" Birns death car

In 1976, 36 bombs exploded around the Cleveland area. It is said Greene killed at least eight of the Mafia hit men sent to assassinate him. Greene played up the stories of the Mafia's failed assassination attempts. His bravado and flamboyant behavior added to his aura of invincibility. On May 17, 1977, Greene's longtime ally John Nardi was killed by a bomb. On October 6, 1977, Greene left an office building and approached his car. The automobile parked next to his exploded, killing Greene instantly.

Hitman Ray Ferritto flipped and 22 convictions were made in relation to his death. It decimated the mob in Cleveland. 'Kill the Irishman' is a 2011 film starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer.

Danny Greene's murder started a crime crackdown.

Mephedrone - meow meow

Mephedrone, 4-methyl methcathinone or 4-methyl ephedrone, is a synthetic stimulant drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes. Slang names include drone, M-CAT, White Magic, and meow meow. The drug is a designer amphetamine that produces effects similar to MDMA and cocaine. Like other designer drugs it was created to avoid pre-existing bans on Schedule 1 drugs.

Effects include poor concentration, teeth grinding, problems focusing visually, poor short-term memory, hallucinations, delusions, and erratic behaviour. Most prevailent in the UK, the US classified mephedrone as a Schedule I drug in July 2012.

HAMC and RICO

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) was signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1970. Before RICO a person could be absolved from prosecution if they did not personally commit the crime. After RICO, bosses could be tried for crimes that they ordered or assisted in.

In 1979 prosecutors tried to slap Sonny Barger with RICO charges by attempting to prove a pattern of racketeering involving guns and drugs. Barger was acquitted on the RICO charges due to a hung jury.

Sonoma HA boss Johnathon 'Jon Jon' Nelson and 10 others were indicted in 2017 as part of a large RICO investigation. They were charged with racketeering and violent crimes, including murder. Nelson is accused of luring former sergeant-at-arms Joel Silva to his execution. Silva was at the Fresno clubhouse when he was shot in the head.

State seeks cash of dead Red Scorpion gangster Tanasescu

Tanasescu had an extreme criminal history.

The province is seeking to seize $20k in cash and cheques from the possessions of Alexander Dinu Tanasescu, who OD'd while waiting trial on charges from a standoff with RCMP. He expired July 23, 2020. Tanasescu's record included manslaughter in the death of Blair Thomas Cody, 36, in 2010 at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre. That murder was caught on surveillance video.

Daniel Dubajic sets record for bust by TO cops - Update

Daniel Dubajic reveals through Facebook he is an anti-semite and white supremacist. “They (Jews) think they are the chosen ones. They believe they are entitled to rule the world. That’s no conspiracy. That’s common sense.” In another comment he stated, “Hitler was also voted man of the year for the world. Look it up. Maybe even twice.” Dubajic last appeared January.

Daniel Dubajic, 45, is facing 78 charges after police recovered more than $18m in drugs and 65 firearms at his apartment last month - the biggest single-day seizure in Toronto cop history. Cops seized 106kg of cocaine, 61kg of meth, 5kg of fentanyl, 9kg of MDMA, 65 firearms, including 57 handguns and eight long-barreled and semi-automatic guns, more than 15,000 rounds of ammunition, and several high-capacity and extended ammunition magazines.

Cops were tipped off to drug trafficking. They had no clue they were dealing with weapons trafficking as well in the historic bust.

The huge operation was based in a residential neighbourhood near Parklawn and Berry roads in Etobicoke.

Victor Rivera - Nobody Tells Daddy No - update II

Victor Rivera was arrested on federal charges that he pocketed hundreds of thousands in kickbacks from contractors of his organization.

Victor Rivera is head of one of the largest homeless shelter operators in New York. He has been accused of sexual assault or sexual harassment by at least 10 women. Five were targeted in his shelters and two were given payments exceeding $175k to ensure their silence. Victor Rivera was fired. New York has launched a probe and the district attorney is said to be investigating criminal charges.

More than 80,000 people in New York City are homeless.

Rivera's organization, the Bronx Parent Housing Network, has received more than $274m from the city to run homeless shelters and provide services since 2017. “I know what it is to be hungry. I know what it is to be homeless and I know what it is to be judged in the greatest city in the world,” Victor Rivera once spewed.

Victor Rivera owns two homes, including a $780k house in Stony Point, N.Y. with a heated swimming pool. He drives a new BMW, provided to him by his 'non-profit' organization. “I have never wanted anything more than to give back to this city and help the many people who need it,” Rivera said, “because I was once one of those people.”

Spanish cops nail Madrid drug ring

The drug gang based its operations out of Madrid and the Málaga resort town of Marbella. It was led by Moroccan Said Al Moui and his two brothers, Mohamed Al Moui and Moustafa Al Moui. Police seized 600 kg of cocaine and arrested 12. Cops also seized 20 vehicles, including a Ferrari worth $298,000 and a Mercedes GL V8 valued at $188,000.

Over $1m in cash was seized.

Massive weapons bust

Cops from the OPP, RCMP and several municipal forces searched 11 properties as part of Project Weaver, an investigation into firearms and drug trafficking. Among the seized items were 31 firearms, 81 grenades, 2 grenade launchers, 10 kg of cocaine, an Outlaws MC cut, eight vehicles and $130k in cash.

Two Outlaws MC members are among the 10 people charged. Ryan 'Big Red' Daigneault faces a dozen drug and weapons charges.