Author: IOMGIA Website
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2015 Conference Hotel Rate
For those attending the 2015 Conference, the hotel will offer discounted rates through August 12th only. Please don’t delay in making your reservation.
Hotel information is distributed after your conference application has been received.
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Spring 2015 Newsletter
Please click below to download the Spring 2015 IOMGIA Newsletter.
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9 Dead in Waco, Texas, Biker Gang Shooting
Lots of news articles right now about a shooting today in Waco, TX.
MetroNews – 9 dead in shooting all members of rival biker gangs
New York Times – 9 Bikers Dead From Shootout in Waco, Texas
Chicago Tribune – 9 dead, 18 injured in Texas shootout among rival biker gangs
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Taurus 180 Curve Pistol
*** Officer Safety ***
The Taurus 180 Curve pistol is designed to fit the contours of the body. It can easily be hidden on a person, hooked in a pocket or waistband. The design of it mimics the outline of a smart phone underneath a persons clothing. It also has an integrated laser and flashlight.
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Russian Tattoos
http://mafiatoday.com/organised-crime-today/symbols-of-a-life-of-crime-russia-gangland-tattoos/
Symbols of a life of crime: Russia Gangland Tattoos
They are the fading symbols of a life dedicated to bloodshed, violence and the unspoken moral code of Russia’s criminal underworld.
But far from a motley collection of meaningless drawings and letters, each tattoo has its own meaning and, to those who know, can be read like a curriculum vitae of the bearer’s gangland past.
These haunting images were taken in the early 1990s by photographer Sergei Vasiliev after he gained access to some of Russia’s toughest prisons at the peak of the gang wars that followed the break up of the Soviet Union.
Read the whole story – http://mafiatoday.com/organised-crime-today/symbols-of-a-life-of-crime-russia-gangland-tattoos/
