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Part 2 - The Russian Mafia Comes to Brooklyn

2020/10/26
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Danny Gold: 本集是关于20世纪70年代至今布莱顿海滩的俄罗斯犹太黑手党的第二部分，将继续讲述他们的故事，包括鲍里斯·奈费尔德和莫尼亚·埃尔森之间的战争，以及臭名昭著的贼王雅庞奇克的到来。他们通过医疗保健欺诈等手段从美国政府骗取数十亿美元。 Michael Weiss: 俄罗斯黑手党在美国的活动，既有复杂精密的运作，也有笨拙低级的行为。他们的行动虽然残暴大胆，但并非战略大师。苏联解体后，与前苏联有关的有组织犯罪活动急剧增加，权力真空被各种犯罪集团填补。新移民受教育程度更高，更有钱，对美国也更了解。俄罗斯黑手党与国家机构之间的关系复杂而微妙，有组织犯罪与国家机构之间的界限越来越模糊。 Michael Weiss: “贼王”（Vory Zakon）是俄罗斯传奇的犯罪人物，遵循一套残酷的准则，与意大利黑手党不同。马克·加利奥蒂的书深入探讨了“贼王”的历史。伊万科夫试图控制美国俄罗斯黑手党，但他的统治时间不长，最终被捕并被暗杀。对伊万科夫的报道既有真实的成分，也有媒体炒作的成分。关于俄罗斯黑手党参与武器和核材料走私的报道，既有真实的成分，也有夸大的成分。流行文化对俄罗斯黑手党的描述，既有真实的成分，也有虚构的成分。莫吉列维奇与乌克兰寡头德米特里·菲尔塔什有关联。在苏联解体时期，要想发财就必须参与一些不正当的活动。

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The episode discusses the early days of the Russian Mafia in Brighton Beach, focusing on the arrival of Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union and their transformation into organized crime figures.

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In part 2 of our episode on the Russian Mafia coming to Brooklyn, we are joined by journalist Michael Weiss to continue our story of how mostly Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union set up shop in Brighton Beach and formed the 'Russian Mafia'. We talk about the war for Brighton Beach between Boris Nayfeld and Monya Elson, the arrival of the infamous and feared vor y zakone (allegedly!) Yaponchik, and how Russian gangsters in Brighton Beach bilk the US government out of billions of dollars through healthcare scams.

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