Group of same minded individuals, usually with criminal or immoral goals. Disapproving term for a tightly-knit group of people cooperating for dishonest, malicious, or corrupt purposes.
Путинская шайка запретила продажу боеприпасов населению.
The Putin gang has forbidden the sale of ammunition to the population.
(Krez @ bolshoyforum.org, 10/2011)
