After the 1932 abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby, kidnapping became a federal crime.
As for Central America, crime and kidnapping rings are chasing out foreign investment, the great hope of so many jobless poor.
Asked to comment on the case by the BBC's Ukrainian service, Ukrainian interior ministry spokesman Volodymyr Polishchuk said "there was no crime, kidnapping or any unlawful actions involved".
Penalties for kidnapping, theft and white-collar crime were also toughened, with longer jail terms prescribed.
FARC, corrupted by drug-trafficking and kidnapping, is targetting marginal, deprived and crime-ridden neighbourhoods.
Osama Bin Laden's terrorist organization has become increasingly reliant on organized crime, including cocaine smuggling, human trafficking and kidnapping, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday in Manhattan's federal court.
Meanwhile, rumors continue that the Pai kidnapping was the result of a business deal gone sour involving organized crime and entertainment industry figures.
Though Mr. Lemann is a Brazilian business icon, he moved his family to Switzerland more than a decade ago following a kidnapping attempt in Brazil, a stark reminder of persistent problems of crime in the South American nation.
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Venezuelans are afflicted by chronic power outages, crumbling infrastructure, unfinished public works projects, double-digit inflation, food and medicine shortages, and rampant crime one of the world's highest homicide and kidnapping rates that the opposition said worsened after Chavez disappeared to Cuba in December for what would be his final surgery.
People are fed up with chronic power outages, crumbling infrastructure, unfinished public works projects, double-digit inflation, food and medicine shortages and rampant crime that has given Venezuela among the world's highest homicide and kidnapping rates.
Crime exploded, with religious minorities especially vulnerable to robbery, extortion, and kidnapping.
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