Reddington’s criminal syndicate
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Reddington’s criminal syndicate is a powerful, far-reaching criminal network in *The Blacklist* that Raymond “Red” Reddington uses to broker deals, gather intelligence, and manipulate global events from the shadows.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reddington criminal empire | 2 |
| Raymond Reddington criminal organization | 1 |
| Reddington’s criminal syndicate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9016620 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reddington’s criminal syndicate Context triple: [The Blacklist fictional universe, centralOrganization, Reddington’s criminal syndicate]
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A.
Cody crime family
The Cody crime family is a fictional Melbourne-based criminal clan featured in the Australian film and TV series "Animal Kingdom," known for its violent, tightly knit, and dysfunctional members.
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B.
Cleveland crime family
The Cleveland crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization based in Cleveland, Ohio, historically involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, gambling, and labor racketeering.
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C.
National Crime Syndicate
The National Crime Syndicate was a confederation of American organized crime groups, including major Mafia and Jewish mob figures, that coordinated nationwide criminal activities during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Anastasia crime family
The Anastasia crime family was a powerful New York City Mafia organization led by Albert Anastasia, known for its involvement in violent racketeering and its role in the American Cosa Nostra.
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E.
Shelby crime family
The Shelby crime family is a fictional Birmingham-based gangster clan at the center of the British television series "Peaky Blinders," led by the ambitious and ruthless Thomas Shelby.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Reddington’s criminal syndicate Target entity description: Reddington’s criminal syndicate is a powerful, far-reaching criminal network in *The Blacklist* that Raymond “Red” Reddington uses to broker deals, gather intelligence, and manipulate global events from the shadows.
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A.
Cody crime family
The Cody crime family is a fictional Melbourne-based criminal clan featured in the Australian film and TV series "Animal Kingdom," known for its violent, tightly knit, and dysfunctional members.
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B.
Cleveland crime family
The Cleveland crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization based in Cleveland, Ohio, historically involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, gambling, and labor racketeering.
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C.
National Crime Syndicate
The National Crime Syndicate was a confederation of American organized crime groups, including major Mafia and Jewish mob figures, that coordinated nationwide criminal activities during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Anastasia crime family
The Anastasia crime family was a powerful New York City Mafia organization led by Albert Anastasia, known for its involvement in violent racketeering and its role in the American Cosa Nostra.
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E.
Shelby crime family
The Shelby crime family is a fictional Birmingham-based gangster clan at the center of the British television series "Peaky Blinders," led by the ambitious and ruthless Thomas Shelby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal network
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fictional criminal organization ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Blacklist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | FBI criminal informant arrangement of Raymond Reddington ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | multiple international locations ⓘ |
| benefits | Raymond Reddington’s criminal empire ⓘ |
| characteristic |
far-reaching
ⓘ
powerful ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Raymond "Red" Reddington’s personal decisions ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jon Bokenkamp ⓘ |
| employs |
assassins
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corrupt officials ⓘ fixers ⓘ smugglers ⓘ |
| hasAssetType |
front businesses
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offshore bank accounts ⓘ safe houses ⓘ shell companies ⓘ |
| hasStructure | loosely hierarchical network ⓘ |
| influences |
corporate interests
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government officials ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ability to manipulate geopolitical events
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extensive intelligence-gathering capabilities ⓘ |
| ledBy | Raymond "Red" Reddington ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Baz
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Brimley ⓘ Dembe Zuma ⓘ Glen Carter ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Raymond "Red" Reddington ⓘ |
| operatesFrom | the shadows ⓘ |
| operationalMethod | indirect control through intermediaries ⓘ |
| partOf | The Blacklist fictional universe ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
arms trafficking
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facilitating black market transactions ⓘ information brokerage ⓘ money laundering ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| provides | targets for the FBI blacklist ⓘ |
| recruitmentMethod | leveraging favors and debts ⓘ |
| rivalOf | various international criminal organizations ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| statusInNarrative | active throughout most of The Blacklist ⓘ |
| supports | Reddington’s cooperation with the FBI task force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
brokering criminal deals
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gathering intelligence ⓘ manipulating global events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Reddington’s criminal syndicate Description of subject: Reddington’s criminal syndicate is a powerful, far-reaching criminal network in *The Blacklist* that Raymond “Red” Reddington uses to broker deals, gather intelligence, and manipulate global events from the shadows.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Raymond "Red" Reddington
linked to: Reddington’s criminal syndicate
linked to: Reddington’s criminal syndicate
linked to: Reddington’s criminal syndicate