Cosa Nostra
US Jails Former Kosovo Consulate Driver for Arms Trafficking
A US court in Brooklyn has jailed a former consulate worker and Kosovo Foreign Ministry staffer for nine years for his role in an elaborate money-laundering scheme that resulted in him buying and selling an anti-tank rocket launcher and rifles in Kosovo.
Arms Dealing Suspect's Kosovo Embassy Ties Pose 'Flight Risk'
The US authorities have denied bail to Albert Veliu, the official driver at Kosovo's New York consulate, because he might be able to secure a new passport and diplomatic status if he was released from detention, BIRN has learned.