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Federal authorities on monday indicted 22 members and associates of the mexican mafia prison gang, which for the past two years allegedly has relied on murder and intimidation in a bold attempt to organize drug trafficking among hundreds of latino street gangs in southern california. The mexican mafia is not mexican but mexican american, its criminal expression confined to the united states. Mundothe true story of ramon mendozas ascent from altar. The mexican mafia s headquarters are located in san antonio, but its organization spans across several. The mafia encyclopedia pdf download full pdf read book page. Law enforcement officials report that the mexican mafia is the deadliest and most powerful gang within the. Mexican mafia member sentenced to life for murdering fellow. This influence is in many ways more widespread than the extent to which either the colombian or italian organized crime groups penetrated the. This blatant act of defiance and disrespect resulted in members of the maravilla gangs being placed on a gang green light list by the mexican mafia.
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