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    <title>New York Gang Investigators Association Events </title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:18:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>**SOLD OUT** NYGIA's Capital-Saratoga Regional Conference (Fri, May 24, 2013)</title>
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" size="3" face="Arial"&gt;NYGIA's Capital-Saratoga Regional Gang Training Conference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" size="3" face="Arial"&gt;When:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Friday, May 24, 2013&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;Where:&amp;nbsp; Amphitheater (Room 106A),&amp;nbsp; 135 Western Avenue, Albany NY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;University at Albany SUNY-School of Criminal Justice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;Click here to download the&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.nygia.org/Resources/Documents/CapSara.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Capital-Saratoga Flyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;C&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;lick here for the&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.nygia.org/Resources/Documents/Campus%20Map%20Husted.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;Map to the Event&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;This conference will assist participants to recognize their understanding of gangs and the potential issues they bring to schools and communities. NYGIA provides a venue for collaboration and communication across disciplines.&lt;br&gt;
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  Target audience: community-based organizations, law enforcement/corrections, schools, medical and mental health professionals, civic groups, youth agencies, and faith-based organizations.&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color="#FF0000"&gt;REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED-SEATING IS LIMITED:&lt;/font&gt; $40.00 per person. Conference fees include light breakfast, training materials and certificates. $50.00 late registration/walk in fee (based on availability). For more information or to pay by credit card, please contact NYGIA Membership Coordinator, Trevor Sergeant, nygiamembership@gmail.com, or &lt;a href="tel:585-794-7706"&gt;585-794-7706&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;

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    &lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;WORKSHOP TOPICS:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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    &lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bloods:&lt;/b&gt; Presented by Ed Demo, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Local Gang Intervention Initiatives&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Georgia"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Youth Police Initiative/Parenting with Love):&lt;/b&gt; Presented by Dr. Jim Isenberg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;b&gt;A First Hand Account of What It's Like to be Gang Involved:&lt;/b&gt; Presented by Jamel Muhammed and Sam Wiggins&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Local Gang Activity in the Capital District:&lt;/b&gt; Presented by Ron "Cook" Barrett&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NYGIA Basic Gang Speciliast Certification Course (Tue, July 23, 2013)</title>
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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" size="4" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;Tuesday, July 23, 2013&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" size="4" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;Crowne Plaza Hotel - White Plains, NY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;The course will provide a basic history on the development of gangs in the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"&gt;(local gangs, prison gangs, trends)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;Indicators of gang activity (graffiti, signs, symbols, hand signs, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;How to identify gangs and gang members and properly document them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;This course will also prepare individuals to testify in court.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;Intervention and Prevention techniques School Safety Concerns.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Written Examination&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;•-&amp;nbsp;A&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="COLOR: red"&gt;100-question written examination&lt;/span&gt; must be successfully completed with &lt;span style="COLOR: black"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt; minimum grade of 75% (75) attained&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;span&gt;•-&lt;span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Students who do not achieve at least 75% on the exam will be allowed to review and re-take the exam one (1) time&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;span&gt;•-&lt;span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;If the student does not pass the re-take exam, they will NOT receive a certificate or any other items associated with successfully completing&lt;br&gt;
the course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: list .5in"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;span&gt;•-&lt;span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; There is a one (1) hour time limit for exam.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="color: navy;"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;span style="color: navy;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Successful completion will add name to our database showing that they have passed the NYGIA Basic Gang Specialist Certification class.&amp;nbsp;This information will be kept on record and a &lt;b&gt;certified letter can be requested to be sent to any organization or court in&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;New York.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"&gt;The class is limited to the first 100 people who register for the class and will be given on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at a fee of $150.00 (non-members).&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000"&gt;To qualify for the member rate of $125.00 you must be an NYGIA member prior to January 1, 2013 and be in good standing. For more information on how to register at the membership rate please contact Trevor Sergeant, Membership Coordinator, 585-794-7706.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: navy;"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="2" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;2013 ® The New York Gang Investigators Association is a registered non profit agency and a registered member of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>http://www.nygia.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1498639&amp;eventId=625413&amp;EventViewMode=EventDetails</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NYGIA Advanced Gang Specialist Certification Course (Tue, July 23, 2013)</title>
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  &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"&gt;New York Gang Investigators Association&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"&gt;Crowne Plaza Hotel - White Plains, NY&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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The course will provide an in depth review and expansion of history on the development of gangs in the&amp;nbsp;United States.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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  Indicators of gang activity (graffiti, signs, symbols, hand signs, etc.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"&gt;Gang Prosecution&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  How to identify gangs and gang members and properly document them.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  This course will also prepare individuals to testify in court.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  Intervention and Prevention techniques School Safety Concerns.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Written Examination:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;•- A 100-question written examination must be successfully completed with a minimum grade of 75% (75) attained&lt;br&gt;
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  •- Students who do not achieve at least 75% on the exam will be allowed to review and re-take the exam one (1) time&lt;br&gt;
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  •- If the student does not pass the re-take exam, they will NOT receive a certificate or any other items associated with successfully completing&lt;br&gt;
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  •- There is a one (1) hour time limit for exam.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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    &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"&gt;Prior completion of the NYGIA Basic Gang Specialist Certification Course is required to take this course, which must have been completed within the past five years&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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    &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"&gt;Successful completion will add name to our database showing that they have passed the NYGIA Advanced Gang Specialist Certification class. This information will be kept on record and a certified letter can be requested to be sent to any organization or court in New York.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;br&gt;
  The class is limited to the first 100 people who register for the class and will be given on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at a fee of $150.00 (non-members).&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;b&gt;To qualify for the member rate of $125.00 you must be an NYGIA member prior to January 1, 2013 and be in good standing. For more information on how to register at the membership rate please contact Trevor Sergeant, Membership Coordinator, 585-794-7706.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;·&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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    &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="2"&gt;2013 ® The New York Gang Investigators Association is a registered non profit agency and a registered member of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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    &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="2"&gt;National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  &lt;span style="FONT-SIZE: small" class="Apple-style-span"&gt;The New York Gang Investigators Association is pleased to announce its 2013 7th Annual Gang Training Conference. This training conference will provide the most current and reliable street gang information available to our membership. The NYGIA has gathered an array of speakers from throughout the United States that will focus on the recognition and identification of Latino Gangs, Prison Gangs, Asian Gangs, Chicago Gangs and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. We also have special guest speakers that will focus on Intervention and Prevention strategies for at-risk youth.&lt;/span&gt;
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      <title>2013 11th Annual International Latino Gang Investigators Association (ILGIA) Gang Conference (Mon, August 26, 2013)</title>
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    &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"&gt;11TH ANNUAL GANG CONFERENCE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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    &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"&gt;&lt;font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"&gt;August 26 – 29, 2013&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="3"&gt;Due to popular demand, the International Latino Gang Investigators Association (ILGIA) is proud to announce its return to Las Vegas, Nevada with the ILGIA 11th Annual Gang Conference.ILGIA prides itself in providing the Law Enforcement community with the best international instructors and instructional topics that confront national &amp;amp; international issues that arise on the streets, in prison and within the culture if international drug cartels &amp;amp; organized crime groups.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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