Zimbabwe Poachers Jailed for Poisoning Elephants
Used cyanide to kill dozens of them
Black Markets
ATF Has Lost Track of Hundreds of Millions of Seized Cigarettes
Audit shows years of misuse of money from sting operations and, of course, lack of oversight
NYC Cop, Brothers Charged with Trying to Sell Military-Grade Weapons to Philippines
They didn't have a permit
NYC Blames Carolinas for City's Thriving Firearms Black Market
It couldn't be New York's incredibly restrictive laws
Silk Road Owner Sees a Libertarian Political Mission in Online Black Market
Freedom of the individual beyond the reach of the state
Working Off the Books Is the Norm in Mexico
Opportunities that regulators and tax collectors would destroy
Cigarette Smuggling Makes Nanny State Taxes Go Up in Smoke
Prohibition is creating a tobacco black market in Washington state.
Washington's Revenues Plunge as Smuggler's Take Over Cigarette Market
High taxes create a black market
Around the World, Traditional Bankers Transfer Money and Evade Governments
They've been way ahead of regulators for centuries
High Taxes, Regulations Drive Spain's Underground Economy to 20 Percent of GDP
So cut taxes and regulations, already
South Africa Considers Allowing Rhino Horn Trade to Fight Poaching
Hundreds have been killed this year
Argentines Turn to Black Market Dollars To Escape Inflation
When the dollar is a refuge, you're screwed
Growing Shadow Economy Continues To Confound Economists
Better to work off the books than be regulated and taxed to death
High Taxes, Red Tape Fuel Large Israeli Shadow Economy
Stop mugging your people and they may stop hiding
Sixty Percent of Mexican Workers Labor Off the Books
Some tax and regulatory reform may be in order
State Liquor Monopoly Drives Residents To Illegally Cross the Border
Government officials express shock and surprise
High Taxes, Regulations Drive Europeans to the Underground Economy
Which then causes revenues to plummet
Arizona Mom Accused of Smuggling Pot from Mexico Expects Release
Says she has nothing to do with pounds of marijuana packages found under her bus seat
U.S. Economy Kept Going by $2 Trillion Shadow Economy
"Government rules are keeping businesses from hiring," says finance professor
As Freelancing Surges, Many Workers Move Off the Books
Slammed by taxes, they find it attractive to just duck the IRS
Ireland's Shadow Economy Equivalent to 12 Percent of GDP
Which is only a fraction of what other countries have
Growing Shadow Economy Makes Official U.S. Figures Increasingly Suspect
Just how much is going on off the books?
Interviews With Silk Road Drug Dealers
High-tech black marketeers are surprisingly cool
Infant Formula Smuggling Huge in Hong Kong
Bigger than drugs, thanks to distrust in safety of Chinese products
$2 Trillion Shadow Economy Keeps U.S. Afloat
Economic growth out of reach of the tax man and regulators
Soaring Cigarette Taxes Create a Wildly Lucrative Market for Smugglers
More than 60 percent of all cigarettes sold in New York are smuggled
Romania's Shadow Economy Equivalent to About 30 Percent of GDP
Which is not the biggest share in Europe, surprisingly
