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Criminal contagion, how mafias, gangsters and scammers profit from a pandemic, Tuesday Reitano, Mark Shaw

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Criminal contagion, how mafias, gangsters and scammers profit from a pandemic, Tuesday Reitano, Mark Shaw

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Criminal contagion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Tuesday Reitano, Mark Shaw

Sub title

how mafias, gangsters and scammers profit from a pandemic

Summary

Covid-19 is reshaping and challenging governments, societies and economies in previously unimaginable ways -- but gangsters and profiteers have adapted. They have found new routes for illegal commodities, from narcotics to people. Shortages, lockdowns and public attitudes have brought the underworld and upperworld closer together, as criminals strive to meet needs, maximize opportunities and fill governance vacuums. Unscrupulous fraudsters are touting fake remedies to desperate people: counterfeit drugs and trafficked wildlife used in traditional medicine. Social distancing and lockdowns have seen online transactions and cyber-ops replacing or supplementing physical shipments, opening opportunities for scammers and hackers. Heavy-handed state responses have also, quite literally, created new illicit markets by prohibiting the sale of particular goods and services, while some elites have capitalized on the pandemic for personal or political gain. Covid has cast a long shadow over the rule of law. This book uncovers its extraordinary impacts on the global illicit economy, and their long-term implications

Target audience

adult

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