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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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The Mexican Mafia remains powerful both in prison and on the street.
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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic
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The opposition to paying the Mexican Mafia tax grew so great that some Hispanic gangs started referring to themselves as green lighters.
The Mexican Mafia was attempting to extend it's controlling influence on the street gangs.
It was run by the Mexican Mafia (EME)
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Sveta Romanova,
Intelligence Officer
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He pointed out that the Chinese tirades, the Japanese jakuzy the Italian mafia, the Russian and Caucasus gangs, the Kurdish clans, as well as the Columbian and Mexican cartels for narcotics production and trade are playing a major role in organized criminal activities.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Often those targets are other Latino gangs that have run afoul of the Mexican Mafia by violating its ban on drive-by shootings or by failing to pay "taxes" on drug sales on the streets.
The Mexican Mafia (La Eme) controls most of the Hispanic gangs in southern California by imposing a street tax on drug sales.
The Mexican Mafia began to require Hispanic street gangs to pay them a tax on the sale of drugs.
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