We all know the Italian Mafia, Russian Mafia, cartels, Triads and the Yakuza. What are some underrated organized crime groups?

The Armenian Power in LA. They apply Italian mob style old-school tactics. Same thing with the Hasidic Jews in LA. I work in fraud analysis in the private sector, I could ramble for hours about those two specific groups.

The Armenians extort locally owned Armenian businesses, they do loan sharking, and they traffic drugs. I regularly see them in healthcare though, committing fraud. They beef with the Jews over healthcare rackets in LA.

The Hasidic Jews are involved in money laundering and fraud. I know of one specific Rabbi who is essentially a boss. He arranges marriages, owns a local community center, and has a crew who extort Jewish owned businesses. He has a “non-profit” and sends his guys to forcefully ask for donations. The Jews in LA are just like the old school Italians.

I could write a book on these groups, but I digress. The Armenians and Jews of LA lol.

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