The topical nature of chosen subject of the paper depends on several characteristics; primarily the statistics data demonstrate the increasing number of related to vehicles crimes committed by criminal communities (criminal organizations). The modern equipment and technologies, the developed methods of criminal acts commission used by criminal communities (criminal organizations) that significantly complicate processes of crime detection and crime investigation are noted. The authors suggested considering the activities of criminal communities (criminal organizations) specializing in illicit enrichment from the sale of vehicles, their repair parts and related products, in the context of the up-to date globalization process. The article drew attention to the tendency of the appearing of transnational criminal communities (criminal organizations) in the sphere of criminal related to vehicles (automobile) business. It takes into account the transnational criminal communities' (criminal organizations) characteristics on the basis of their complexity and their organizational structures. The definition of the term «organized crime» is examined, by taking into consideration the motives and relations among its participants. Using examples of crimes committed in the sphere of a criminal related to vehicles (automobile) business, comparison of the terms «multi-branch crime network» and «criminal organization» is carried out to differentiate them in the criminal law and criminal procedural law.
criminal communities (criminal organizations), transnational crime, embezzlement, vehicles, proving, evidence
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