“While the layman sees an opportunity and decides to take it, the professional criminal through the use of deceit and treachery, is able to create opportunities. This individual not only actively searches for a crime to commit, the professional criminal assembles teams of similar people and generates situations in which crime can be safely perpetrated in a controlled environment for maximum profit.” CrimeNew York CityThugCriminalNycRussianThug LifeMobstersThugs Book:Career Criminal: My Life in the Russian Mob Until the Day I Died Source: Career Criminal: My Life in the Russian Mob Until the Day I Died