The Mexican Mafia / Tony Rafael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rafael, Tony.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs--California--Los Angeles.

Gangs.

Prison gangs--California.

Prison gangs.

Mexican American criminals--California--Los Angeles.

Mexican American criminals.

Organized crime investigation--California--Los Angeles.

Organized crime investigation.

Mexican Mafia (Gang).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet from Federal Bureau of Investigation web site. Address as of 7/23/08: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/mafia_mexican.htm; current access available via PURL.

Summary:

It has been called the most dangerous gang in American history. In Los Angeles alone it is responsible for over 100 homicides per year. Although it has fewer than 300 members, it controls a 40,000-strong street army that is eager to advance its agenda. It waves the flag of the Black Hand and its business is murder. Although known on the streets for over fifty years, the Mexican Mafia has flown under the radar of public awareness and has flourished beneath a deep cover of secrecy. Members are forbidden even to acknowledge its existence. For the first time in its history, the Mexican Mafia

Contents:

Contents; INTRODUCTION; PROLOGUE; one; two; three; four; five; six; seven; eight; nine; ten; eleven; twelve; thirteen; fourteen; fifteen; sixteen; seventeen; eighteen; nineteen; epilogue; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-48768-X

9786612487682

1-59403-273-4

OCLC:

567923870