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CJC 331
Latino Organized Crime
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Undergraduate 3
10/30/2008

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Medellin Cartel
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  • Medellin - has a culture of violence that "makes the streets among the most dangerous on earth"
  • The murder rate is nine times that of New York City. 
  • Founders are: Pablo Escobar, the Ochoa Family, and Carlos Lehder-Rivas
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Pablo Escobar
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  • The most notorious member of the cartel
  • Recieved a high school education but was too poor to attend college.
  • Owned his on Island, planes, and a runway
  • Offered a bounty for every police officer killed
  • Dec. 2, 1993-killed in a shootout on a rooftop with police and military.
  • He was using a cell phone to call his family when they found where he was.
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Carlos Lehder-Rivas
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Ochoa Family
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  • Fabio Ochoa Restrepo - owned a country estate with herds of cattle and horses
  • Jorge Ochoa (Vazquez) - middle son - Lived in Miami-imported cocaine for his Uncle
  • Jorge was arrested in Spain and after 2 yrs. in prison awaiting extradition to the US, got extradited to Colombia.
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Cali Cartel
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  • Loose alliance of 5 major trafficking groups
  • Preeminece shared by crime families of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela("the chess player"), his brother Miguel, and Jose Santacruz Londono
  • Memebers favor bribery over violence
  • Operations in the US were in Elmhurst-Jackson Heights area of New York
  • Crackdown of cartel had a impact on the Colombian economy
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Amezcuas (Colima) Cartel
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Hererra Family
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Sinaloa Cartel

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Gulf Cartel
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Tijuana Cartel
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Juarez Cartel
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Sonora Cartel
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MS - 13
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  • Originated in L.A. with roots from El Salvador
  • means: street-tough Salvadoran posse
  • Strong and extremely violent presence
  • more recently moved into more rural parts of the US
  • they have establlished in Canada
  • recognized by the tattoos on their heads, necks, and arms.
  • has elaborate initiation ceremonies that include beatings, colors, and hand signs
  • Traffic meth, large-scale theft, chop shops, and extortion
  • Deported and often return to the US with more members.
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Mexican Mafia
Definition
  • Prison-based gangs
  • the most powerful of the prison organized crimes
  • "blood-in-blood-out" credo
  • Named out of admiration for La Cosa Nostra
  • Attempts to diminish by transferring members, helped spread their influence.
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