Chaldean Mafia
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| Founded | Early 1980s Chaldean American[1] |
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| Activities | Racketeering, murder, arson, weapons trafficking, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, fraud, theft, counterfeiting, alien smuggling, assault, kidnapping, and armed robbery[1] |
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The Chaldean mafia, or Chaldean organized crime, is a collective of
Overview
Chaldean mafia groups are composed almost exclusively of members of
History
The Chaldean mafia originated in
In 1989, Chaldean drug kingpin Harry Kalasho, a nephew of Louis Akrawi, was killed in a drive-by shooting, causing a Chaldean gang war which resulted in numerous shootings and bombings.[6]
In 1991, two associates of Louis Akrawi, Hatim Zakar and Najah Konja, were convicted in a conspiracy case in Oakland County, while Akrawi was acquitted.[6]
Following an attempt on his life by a rival gang in 1993, Louis Akrawi hired two men to kill the owner of a Detroit party store. The assassination went awry, however, and an innocent bystander, Michael Cogborn, was shot dead. Akrawi was convicted of second-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to 15-to-25 years in prison. Akrawi was paroled in November 2011, but spent three months in jail waiting for deportation proceedings against him. Since Iraq did not accept deportees from the United States that had no travel documents, the
Police investigations
The Chaldean mafia operated
In 2011 "Operation Shadowbox", a joint investigation between
Operation Shadowbox
"Operation Shadowbox" was a joint investigation between El Cajon Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. On August 18, 2011 sixty Chaldeans were arrested at a Chaldean Social Club in El Cajon, near San Diego. This operation targeted mastermind Ben Kalasho of El Cajon, California. SWAT teams served search warrants on the club late Wednesday night, seizing more than $160,000 in cash as well as evidence of illegal gambling.[8]
See also
- Crime in Detroit, Michigan
References
- George Knox, 2008, The Chaldean Mafia: A Preliminary Gang Threat, http://ngcrc.com./ngcrc/chaldprof.htm, National Gang Crime Research
- Louis Akrawi, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Detroit Free Press (Harry Kalasho murder), 2010, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Court of Appeals Document (Ray Akrawi), 2010, http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/951/350/257887/
- Court of Appeals Document (Louis Akrawi), 2010, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Sign On San Diego, "60 Arrested", 2011, http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/18/60-arrested-el-cajon-chaldean-organized-crime-case/
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i DEA San Diego/El Cajon PD Arrest 60 In Nine Month Operation dea.gov (August 18, 2011) Archived September 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Feds Break Up Iraqi Crime Ring Accused Of Selling IEDs To Mexican Drug Cartels Grace Wyler, Business Insider (August 19, 2011) Archived February 4, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Organized Crime In Detroit: Forgotten But Not Gone". CBS Detroit. James Buccellato and Scott M. Burnstein. June 24, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2016. Archived March 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Chaldean Mafia: A Preliminary Gang Threat Analysis George Knox and Mark Rizzo, ojp.gov (2003) Archived January 21, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ justice.gov (June 2007) Archived February 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d ‘Godfather of Chaldean Mafia’ among deportation targets George Hunter, The Detroit News (June 22, 2017) Archived April 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chaldean mafia : Infrastructure Of The Chaldean Mafia". Servinghistory.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "60 arrested in El Cajon Chaldean organized crime case | UTSanDiego.com". Signonsandiego.com. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2014-02-04.