LC control no. | n 2008030487 |
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Corporate name heading | Mexican Mafia (Gang) |
Variant(s) | Eme (Gang) La eMe (Gang) Sureños (Gang) |
Found in | The Mexican Mafia, 2007. WWW knowgangs.com web site, Mar. 5, 2007 (Mexican Mafia originated as a prison gang in mid-1950s, Duel Vocational Institute in Tracy, Calif.; and as members are released from prison, their activities, drugs, etc., spread to the streets, also known as La Eme) Wikipedia, Apr. 24,2008 The "Mexican Mafia", also known as "La eMe" (Spanish for the letter "M") or "Sureños" (Spanish for "Southern" the area of L.A. where the gang is prevalent) is a Mexican American criminal organization, and one of the oldest prison gangs in the United States) |
Invalid LCCN | sh2007001375 |