Thieves-in-Law

US Treasury's 2017 assessment describes a Eurasian criminal network rooted in prison criminal culture, with documented Russian connections and US criminal cases. It attributes activities including money laundering, extortion, bribery and robbery to associated figures. This is a network designation rather than evidence of one simple global hierarchy.

Evidence as of 2017-12-22

Sources

1. Treasury Targets the “Thieves-in-Law” Eurasian Transnational Criminal Organization ? US Department of the Treasury; 2017-12-22

Historical and attributed reference. A source mention is not proof of current activity.