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A CSIS Statesmen's Forum with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was quoted by the Associated Press, "Attorney General Says Mobsters Pose New Global Threat."
April 23, 2008

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Statesmen's Forum
Transnational Threats Project

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Defense Policy

Excerpt:

Organized crime has emerged as a top global threat as mobsters conspire worldwide to prey on everything from energy markets to victims of identity theft, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday.

No longer just the stuff of mafia lore, organized crime groups are particularly dangerous when they hook up with terrorists to turn a profit, Mukasey said in announcing a new government focus on mobsters.

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