Their cruelty impressed.
If you ask the average American what Association he cause of the Russian-speaking immigrants, most likely he will say, vodka and mafia. This stereotype is so ingrained in the minds of ordinary people that-there’s really wary. And I must say that “Russian mafia” in the USA is not some horror stories from the news, it actually exists for several decades. This article talk about how it all began.
It is considered that the first representatives of the criminal world of the Soviet Union, which in the future will become the “Russian mafia”, arrived in the US in the mid 1970-ies. Congress then passed a law simplifying the entry of political exiles from the Soviet Union and in America was torn literally all and Sundry. First and foremost, of course, enterprising Jews.
Just needed to write a beautiful story about how oppressed you red totalitarian regime and all, the “cradle of democracy” have already met you with open arms. And the Jews even think of anything not needed. Suffice to say that the Soviet authorities are after you only for the inscription in the column “nationality”.
Soviet KGB, no fool, quickly realized that this outflow of people and the new us law can use to their advantage. It was then that the guys from the KGB started to export from the USA all the thugs and criminals an average hand, thereby freeing the parasite from prison. And it is from these export waste and formed the very first gangs who terrified the whole of Brighton.
Moreover, as noted by the Americans, taking debts, Russians acted with cruelty. Unlike the Italians, who traditionally went to the murder only in extreme cases, our compatriots, brought up atheistic society, passed through a bloody war and Stalin’s camps, maimed and killed their victims indiscriminately.
The first boss of the Russian mafia in Brighton beach was the Soviet kingpin Evsei Agron. By that time, in 1975, he was in the United States, Agron already had 7 years of imprisonment for murder in a Soviet prison. Evsei Agron was straight, very stubborn and very cruel man, classic bandit. He did not know how to think big and quickly adapt to changing environmental conditions. He was more feared than respected. And this fear, which he had brought upon all the inhabitants of the quarter for many years, allowed his group to have an income of about a hundred million dollars a year.
Pretty quickly more savvy people from the nearest environment of Agron realized that could turn profitable business behind boss. This was invented by the famous gasoline a multi-billion Scam, the main inspirer of which was David Bogatin that have offered beneficial cooperation family in Colombo. When Agron learned about what was happening under his nose, then, of course, wanted to pocket this cash flow, taking it under their own control. But it was not there, too many very influential people were involved in this case, so very soon the shrew Agron just stuffed with lead.
To replace a stubborn and short-sighted Agron came a new Russian mafia boss Marat Balagula, who had very close ties with family in Colombo. The balagula was distinguished by his incredible charisma and artistry. He easily was able to solve the most complex cases diplomatically and successfully maneuver between compatriots, Italians and American police.
It Balagula brought Russian mafia in America to new heights. Now it was not the militant gangs hunted robbery and extortion. It is the Grand Scam of unprecedented proportions. The sphere of interests of mafia, as it was called in the States, now covered practically all the oil, gold, jewelry, Antiques, insurance and financial companies. The new boss has managed to bring the group even at the international level, cooperation with colleagues in the criminal business on other continents.
The Italians could not understand this strange Russian, who made a huge deal, had a fantastic income, could easily afford to pull a few million dollars in a casino in one night, but it does not disdain small questionable dealings for a few hundred thousand dollars. In the end, police managed to get to Balagula through one of the partners, which merged the cops the situation. Without waiting for the court’s former boss has fled the country and disappeared somewhere in the wilds of Africa. However, he is calm and there could not sit, Balagula was smuggling precious stones. In 1989, he was detained at Frankfurt airport. Balagula was deported to the US and sentenced to eight years for fraud. And in November 1993, it added up to 24 years for non-payment of taxes on income for petrol transactions. However, the freedom he left in 2004. And in 2008, was shot by an unknown killer.
After this the whole Russian mafia for a long time, the US was plunged into turmoil and strife. First place boss decided to take a former security guard and the driver of Agron and Balagula, Boris Nayfeld. But the gasoline business from him has flowed to the Italians, and the well-to establish the sale of drugs does not work. And then there’s the other small bandits began to put together his band, breaking the top of the criminal hierarchy.
The main headache of Neifeld was Monya Elson, who managed to rally all the other competitors Boris and win almost all the previous spheres of influence Balagula. Competition of Naifeld and Elson was hard — the blood flowed like a river, bombs exploded one after the other. One time in Brighton even came a group of Chechens who worked for hire on Neifeld. And so would have lasted long if the FBI did not put an end to it by arresting these two bitter rivals.
Only a few months in the Russian quarter reigned long-awaited peace. And then it got the name jap. But that’s another story.
