Miami Mafia may refer to several organized crime groups operating in Miami, Florida, and the Miami metropolitan area, especially Italian-American Mafia criminal organizations. 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:
- Camorra
- The Corporation (Cuban Mafia)[3]
- Dixie Mafia[4]
- Israeli mafia[2]
- Jewish mob[2]
- 'Ndrangheta
- Russian mafia[2]
- Sicilian Mafia[5][6]
- Griselda Blanco
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.