"I may have to go back to loan sharking just to take a rest."

The practice has been liked to loan sharking, because the interest rates are so high.

"It is a new wrinkle on loan sharking," he said.

He was in the construction business, he told the local officials, and also did some loan sharking.

He also became involved in loan sharking, illegal gambling and pornography.

Residents also said loan sharking, prostitution and drug use in the hotels were common.

All three men are accused of extortion, loan sharking and fraud.

They are also involved in racketeering and loan sharking.

Their activities include drug trafficking, illicit gambling and loan sharking.

Loan sharking is suddenly back in the news.

All of them had records in burglary, armed robbery, or loan sharking.

Crimes such as loan sharking and kidnapping, requiring cash, would be more difficult.

"Abruzzi makes his money primarily through loan sharking," Ranger said.

Then he started collecting debts for Flemmi's loan sharking business.

The racketeering charges include murder, loan sharking and drug dealing.

With some interest rates at over 200%, it is clear that those activities are nothing short of legalised loan sharking.

In my opinion, this is legally allowed loan sharking of the most exploitative kind.

According to a newspaper article, he claims not to have been involved with gangsters or loan sharking.

This group was involved in extortion, loan sharking, drug dealing and murders.

In 2010 Compass worked alongside a coalition of community based groups across the country on a campaign to end legal loan sharking.

"I'm loan sharking - I won't lie," he admits, nearly two hours into our talk.

Joe had been a bookie for over twenty years, gradually moving into loan sharking.

In 2008, Perrone was sentenced to five years for racketeering and loan sharking.

The seven men were also charged with other crimes, from loan sharking to drug dealing to arson.

Loan sharking has been around for years.