Organized crime in Miami
Organized crime in Miami encompasses the actions of several organized crime groups operating in Miami, Florida, and the Miami metropolitan area. Italian-American Mafia criminal organizations in the city are nicknamed the Miami Mafia. In the 20th century, Mafia bosses agreed to share South Florida as a territory open to all crime families, with the exception of the pornography racket, over which the Gambino family held a monopoly.[1]
Criminal organizations known to operate in Miami include:
- Trafficante crime family, the only Italian-American Mafia crime family originating in Florida, though mainly operating in the Tampa Bay area
- Various Italian-American Mafia families that originate outside of Florida but operate in Miami, including:
- Sicilian Mafia[4][5]
- Camorra
- 'Ndrangheta
- The Corporation (Cuban mafia)[6]
- Dixie Mafia[7]
- Israeli mafia[3]
- Jewish mob[3]
- Russian mafia[3]
- Medellín Cartel
- Griselda Blanco drug gang
- Luis Fernando Arcila Mejia drug gang
- Jorge Valdes–Sal Magluta–Willy Falcon drug gang
- Jon Roberts cocaine smuggling and distribution net ( linked to Gambino crime family)
- Mickey Munday drug smuggling net
- Max Mermelstein drug smuggling net
- Barry Seal drug smuggling net
- Cali Cartel
- Martinez Familia Sangeros
References
[edit]- ^ How One Famed Hollywood Restaurant Became the National Center for the Mob Matthew Pearl, Miami New Times (January 30, 2018) Archived January 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e McMahon, Paula. "Mob crackdown shows South Florida is still home for organized crime, feds say". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2020. Archived August 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f Franceschina, Peter; Burnstein, Jon. "Mafia has long history in South Florida and still active". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2020. Archived July 19, 2021, at archive.today
- ^ Johnston, David (November 5, 1990). "Drug Case Links Sicilian Mafia to Medellin Ring". New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ Hays, Tom; Anderson, Curt. "Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily". Oakland Press. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ The Corporation, a History of the Cuban Mob, Is a Made-in-Miami Story David Minsky, Miami New Times (March 22, 2018) Archived September 10, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ King, Wayne (December 18, 1982). "New Criminal Class is Flourishing in Sun Belt". New York Times. Archived November 12, 2021, at the Wayback Machine