Organized Crime: The Mexican Mafia

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The Mexican Mafia is also known as “le Eme” is at the highest point of a Hispanic organized crime regulate that contains both prison and street gangs in California. As indicated by most records, Mexican Mafia was formed in the late 1950s that consists of members that “are males and Mexican American” (Walker.S, Sphon.C, DeLone. M, 2012, P.432).
Mexican Mafia has a history of being involved in “extortion, drug trafficking, and murder” within the prison system and outside. (Campbell.G.H, Kelly JR.T.C 2010, P.52)
In the late 1950s ‘La Eme’ assisted by the ‘Aryan Brotherhood’ who also corporate in organized crimes, began to conduct various criminal activities such as; robbery, extortion, drug trafficking, and contract killings” which took place