~organized crime | little

Help me figure out how my black market arms dealer laundered his money?

nyxelestia wrote in little_details Sep 12, 2017 21:51

Setting is contemporary New York City (Queens/Queens-based), and trying to research money laundering has left me more confused than when I started. There's a reason I'm not an accountant.Very specifically, the setting is that of Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the character in question is Adrian Toomes/the Vulture ( Read more... )

~economics (misc), usa: new york: new york city, ~organized crime, usa: government: law enforcement (misc)

[Anon Post] Drug Lord Hiring Non-Criminal Staff

orange_fell wrote in little_details Oct 30, 2016 19:06

Setting: Fictional country, 1970s-current ( Read more... )

~jobs (misc), 1980-1989, 1970-1979, ~organized crime

Resource: Black Market Prices / Criminal Statistics

cheriola wrote in little_details Jul 20, 2014 15:14

Do you need to know how much a hitman costs to hire, or how much a human trafficker makes, but are afraid to google is because the NSA probably won't take it kindly? Do you wonder what a kidney goes for these days? Or illegally shot elephant ivory? Or do you just want a comparison between what prostitutes earn in various countries?

Never fear, ( Read more... )

~weapons (misc), ~recreational drugs, ~prostitution, ~medicine: transplants/transfusions, #resources, ~organized crime, ~assassins & hitmen

a sweatshop disguised as a highly automated factory

sethg_prime wrote in little_details May 21, 2014 12:40

(Setting: AU resembling the contemporary northeastern USA ( Read more... )

~refugees, ~economics (misc), ~law enforcement (misc), ~scams, ~organized crime

Question concerning cigarette brands/connotations/stereotypes...

lego_joker wrote in little_details Jul 21, 2013 13:09

Hello, all.

Just a quick research question: what brand of cigarettes is the son of a powerful mafia boss likely to smoke? The character in question comes from a family that enjoys flaunting their class as well as their wealth.

I've been to the TV Tropes page on Good Smoking, Evil Smoking and got nothing. This page on cigarette brands/stereotypes ( Read more... )

~cigarettes, usa (misc), ~organized crime

Youths in Japanese Correctional System, Women in Yakuza, and Cancelled Sporting Events?

katzen_jamming wrote in little_details Oct 01, 2011 03:00

'lo all! I'm writing a fic that heavily involves juvenile delinquency and crime in Japan. I've muddled through some articles in English and some stuff on Japanese Wikipedia (I'm not fluent, and I'm finding the more law-oriented articles pretty brutal). Tried searches included: japan reformatory life, japan reform school life, juvenile detention ( Read more... )

~sports (misc), japan: government (misc), ~organized crime

1920's fashion, gangsters and some German phrases

setos_puppy wrote in little_details Jul 10, 2011 13:36

Hello all! Looking for some RP help, if you please ( Read more... )

~racial prejudice (misc), ~languages: german, usa: history (misc), usa: illinois, 1920-1929, ~clothing, ~organized crime

Racism & the Mafia in the 1920s

yhibiki wrote in little_details May 20, 2010 11:39

I'm sort of in the character-development stage of my 1920s mafia story, and I'm wondering: how likely/possible is it for an African American man to become a "made" man? This is set in Chicago, and from what I've researched the Chicago Outfit was "racially diverse" but those citations only ever mention Irish, Jews, and Greeks as being included, all ( Read more... )

~racial prejudice (misc), usa: history (misc), usa: illinois, 1920-1929, ~organized crime

Yakuza: Name(s) of Inagawa-kai sub-clan(s)

rheasilvia wrote in little_details Apr 10, 2009 15:38

The Inagawa-kaï is the third largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 7,400 members divided into 313 clans ( Read more... )

~organized crime, japan (misc)

Loan Sharks - looking for realistic, non-clichéd behavior.

mdunnbass wrote in little_details Mar 27, 2009 12:56

Hi everyone ( Read more... )

~organized crime