Loan Sharks Sentenced Albanian Crime Group Used Violence, Intimidation in Business Dealings

Members and associates of an Albanian criminal enterprise conducted much of their illegal activity in this Philadelphia bar they owned and in their pizza eatery next door.

08/18/15

Loan sharking. It’s a term that might conjure up historical images of shadowy organized crime figures handing out questionable loans at exorbitant interest rates to desperate customers, usually followed by threats of violence if the loans aren’t paid off.