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Fainberg lived in Miami between 1990 and 1997 and owned a topless bar called Porky's, named for the movie. [3] He was arrested and convicted of smuggling and racketeering. He spent 30 months in jail before his trial and conviction. [4] As of October 2012 he was in Panama, jailed and awaiting trial for pimping. [5]
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:
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They were smuggling 40–60 kilograms (88–132 lb) of cocaine to Miami every week via airdrops over the Everglades from small planes, earning around $8 million per month. [2]: 193 Miami was well situated to be a hub for cocaine smuggling due to its position in the Caribbean and the widespread use of Spanish. [4]
A Miami-based media personality says he was the victim of a Russian “scheme” to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election that is now the subject of a sprawling federal criminal case.
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RED Air Flight 203 (L5203/REA203) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to Miami International Airport by RED Air. [1] On June 21, 2022, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft operating the service suffered a left landing gear collapse and runway excursion, causing the left wing of the aircraft to impact an antenna structure, followed by a ...
The FBI raided a Doral body shop on Friday morning and arrested the owner in connection to the investigation of the plot to kill Alex Vega, a famed Miami car designer to the stars.