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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:
While there already was a largely successful Cuban immigration to the United States before the 1980s, the third and most well-known wave of Cuban immigration was in 1980. The Cuban government permitted approximately 125,000 Cubans to board a decrepit fleet of boats in Mariel Harbor.
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The Miami drug war was a series of armed conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s, centered in the city of Miami, Florida, between the United States government and multiple drug cartels, primarily the Medellín Cartel.
Four other gang members are also included in the indictment: Jerry Rodriguez, known as “King Suave,” 30, of West Palm Beach; Blas Barrios, known as “King Blasito,” 44, of Miami; Joshua De ...
An early response to address the aftermath of the Mariel Boatlift was the 1983 City of Miami's formation of the East Little Havana Task Force. [39] Task Force members were appointed by the Miami City Commission, [40] with urban planner and Cuban community leader Jesús Permuy named as its chair. [41]
A 23-year-old Miami gang member could spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty this week of fatally shooting someone who drove by his house and of firing shots at an ...
Real estate fraud, capitalism’s return in Cuba, gang lords’ takeover of Haiti and championship chases by the Panthers and Heat were among the highlights of journalism produced by the Miami ...