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The real story of McMafia -- how global crime networks work

TED 2009Jul 200919 min1144650 views

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Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia to the giant drug cartels, his sources include not just intelligence and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders.