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Sex Toy Or Firearm? Russian Mobster Trial Underway

This isn’t Gershman, it is one of the other nine mobsters arrested nearly two weeks ago. Photo by Raisa Chernina.Prosecutors tried to keep noted Russian mobster, Lenny Gershman, 33, from being released on bail on Friday by arguing that he is violent and has code words for his

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Brighton Beach Gangland Hit Job Turned Extortion Case Coming To A Cadence

Creative rendition of a gangster. Photo via Flickr/Max Borge.The man who brokered a deal between a Brighton Beach Russian mobster and the man he was hired to kill [/reputed-russian-mob-boss-arrested-for-murder-for-hire-plot/] pleaded guilty to the extortion charges yesterday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Boris Kotlyarsky, 68, confessed