Chaldean mafia

Chaldean mafia
FoundedEarly 1980s[1]
Founding locationDetroit, Michigan, United States[1]
Years active1980s–present
TerritoryPrimarily the Detroit metropolitan area, as well as San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona[2]
EthnicityAssyrian Americans[1]
ActivitiesRacketeering, murder, arson, weapons trafficking, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, fraud, theft, counterfeiting, alien smuggling, assault, kidnapping, and armed robbery[1]
Allies

The Chaldean mafia, or Chaldean organized crime, is a collective of criminal organizations composed of Chaldean Catholic Assyrians which emerged in the United States during the 1980s. Chaldean organized crime is active primarily in Detroit, as well as in San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona.[1][2]

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  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ "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