The Florencia 13, South Side Florencia 13 or Florence Gang is an American criminal street gang based in Los Angeles, California, composed mainly of Mexican-Americans. The gang is named after the Florence area of Los Angeles County, controlled by the Mexican Mafia.[7] They are involved in drug smuggling, murder, assault and robbery.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, DEA & ATF began targeting Florencia 13 gang members for their roles in racially motivated attacks on African-Americans.[8] Court testimony and the judges ruling found that F13 members had targeted African-Americans based purely on race.[8] At certain times, Florencia 13 leaders ordered killings of the East Coast Crip gang, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.[9] The conflict was triggered by the theft by East Coast Crips of a large amount of drugs from Florencia 13 members. This resulted in the Mexican Mafia putting a “green light” out on the East Coast Crips.[10] On January 13, 2019, two people were shot and wounded outside the Fashion Place Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, after an argument erupted between Florencia 13 and Norteños members. Two male Florencia members, aged 19 and 20, were arrested for involvement in the incident. The two suspects were also charged for a shooting at a group of people at a Taylorsville, Utah cemetery on January 6, which did not harm anyone.[11] On October 6, 2019, four men, ages 20s to 50s, were killed and five injured at KC Tequila, a Hispanic-themed bar and restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas. It was among the deadliest acts of violence in modern Kansas history. The suspects were alleged members of Florencia 13, and are facing murder and attempted murder charges.[12]
Operation Joker’s Wild
Operation Joker's Wild investigated the gang's drug trafficking, extortion of street criminals, and racially based murders of African Americans in the area. The operation involved the Los Angeles High- Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the IRS, and the Los Angeles County Probation Department.
In 2007, 102 members of Florencia 13 were listed in indictments, under the operation, leading to the biggest gang raid in American history at the time, with 96 of the 102 members taken into custody.[13] The indictments included charges of drug trafficking, attempted murder, murder and extortion.[13] As of 2009, 94 of the 102 had been convicted or pleaded guilty, 3 had pending trials, 2 had died and 5 were fugitives from justice. The trial further found that the gang was controlled by the Mexican Mafia prison gang.[8]
In Popular Culture
Between 2005 and 2014 there was a Southern California style Mexican restaurant at 185 Sullivan Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City named Florencia 13 after the gang.[14][15]
References
^"Appendix B. National-Level Street, Prison, and Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Profiles - Attorney General's Report to Congress on the Growth of Violent Street Gangs in Suburban Areas (UNCLASSIFIED)".
^The Queen of Florencia Sam Quinones, Los Angeles (September 25, 2017)
^ abHistory of the Florence 13 Gang Richard Valdemar, policemag.com (September 12, 2007)
^As those killed at Tequila KC are laid to rest, the suspects possible gang connections KCTV (October 10, 2019)
^12 Gangs That Are Keeping The FBI Awake At Night Robert Johnson, Business Insider (March 18, 2014)
^ abGang rivalry grows into race war Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times (October 18, 2007)
^K. Peach, Stephen. Friendly Fire?: The Good, the Bad and the Corrupt. p. 187.
^ abc"Fifth Gang Member Sentenced to Life Without Parole After Convictions in Massive Federal Racketeering Case".
^Watkins, Thomas. "Some of Gang's Killings Race-Based".
^Gun Violence in the LAPD 77th Street Area George Tita, Scott Hiromoto, Jeremy Wilson, John Christian and Clifford Grammich, RAND Corporation (January 2004)
^"Gang members charged in Utah mall shooting now charged with cemetery shooting". Deseret News.
^"As those killed at Tequila KC are laid to rest, the suspects' possible gang connections emerge".
^ abFBI. "Ten Defendants in Largest-Ever Federal Gang Case Found Guilty of Racketeering, Narcotics Charges".
^"Florencia 13 Restaurant". gayot.com. Retrieved 14 Dec 2022.
^"Florencia 13-Sullivan St". Groupon restaurant description. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
External links
Southside Florencia (F13) in Florence
January 07, 2023
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The Florencia 13 South Side Florencia 13 or Florence Gang is an American criminal street gang based in Los Angeles California composed mainly of Mexican Americans The gang is named after the Florence area of Los Angeles County controlled by the Mexican Mafia 7 They are involved in drug smuggling murder assault and robbery Florencia 13Founded1930sFounding locationFlorence Los Angeles California United StatesYears active1930s presentTerritorySouth Los Angeles Mexico Brazil Netherlands Canada Oregon Colorado Florida Hyde parkEthnicityMexican AmericanMembership est 8 000 20 000 1 2 ActivitiesDrug trafficking assault robbery extortion arms trafficking theft murder racketeering illegal gambling and fraudAlliesMexican Mafia 3 Surenos 4 Pueblo Bishop BloodsMad Swan BloodsHarvard Park BrimsRivals18th Street gang 5 38th Street gang 6 6 Grape Street Watts Crips 3 Watts Varrio Grape Street 13Hat Gang Watts CripsHuntington Park Locos Playboys 13 East Side 13 South Los 13 Contents 1 History 2 Operation Joker s Wild 3 In Popular Culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department DEA amp ATF began targeting Florencia 13 gang members for their roles in racially motivated attacks on African Americans 8 Court testimony and the judges ruling found that F13 members had targeted African Americans based purely on race 8 At certain times Florencia 13 leaders ordered killings of the East Coast Crip gang according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca 9 The conflict was triggered by the theft by East Coast Crips of a large amount of drugs from Florencia 13 members This resulted in the Mexican Mafia putting a green light out on the East Coast Crips 10 On January 13 2019 two people were shot and wounded outside the Fashion Place Mall in Salt Lake City Utah after an argument erupted between Florencia 13 and Nortenos members Two male Florencia members aged 19 and 20 were arrested for involvement in the incident The two suspects were also charged for a shooting at a group of people at a Taylorsville Utah cemetery on January 6 which did not harm anyone 11 On October 6 2019 four men ages 20s to 50s were killed and five injured at KC Tequila a Hispanic themed bar and restaurant in Kansas City Kansas It was among the deadliest acts of violence in modern Kansas history The suspects were alleged members of Florencia 13 and are facing murder and attempted murder charges 12 Operation Joker s Wild EditOperation Joker s Wild investigated the gang s drug trafficking extortion of street criminals and racially based murders of African Americans in the area The operation involved the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force the Drug Enforcement Administration the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement the IRS and the Los Angeles County Probation Department In 2007 102 members of Florencia 13 were listed in indictments under the operation leading to the biggest gang raid in American history at the time with 96 of the 102 members taken into custody 13 The indictments included charges of drug trafficking attempted murder murder and extortion 13 As of 2009 94 of the 102 had been convicted or pleaded guilty 3 had pending trials 2 had died and 5 were fugitives from justice The trial further found that the gang was controlled by the Mexican Mafia prison gang 8 In Popular Culture EditBetween 2005 and 2014 there was a Southern California style Mexican restaurant at 185 Sullivan Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City named Florencia 13 after the gang 14 15 References Edit Appendix B National Level Street Prison and Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Profiles Attorney General s Report to Congress on the Growth of Violent Street Gangs in Suburban Areas UNCLASSIFIED The Queen of Florencia Sam Quinones Los Angeles September 25 2017 a b History of the Florence 13 Gang Richard Valdemar policemag com September 12 2007 As those killed at Tequila KC are laid to rest the suspects possible gang connections KCTV October 10 2019 12 Gangs That Are Keeping The FBI Awake At Night Robert Johnson Business Insider March 18 2014 a b Gang rivalry grows into race war Sam Quinones Los Angeles Times October 18 2007 K Peach Stephen Friendly Fire The Good the Bad and the Corrupt p 187 a b c Fifth Gang Member Sentenced to Life Without Parole After Convictions in Massive Federal Racketeering Case Watkins Thomas Some of Gang s Killings Race Based Gun Violence in the LAPD 77th Street Area George Tita Scott Hiromoto Jeremy Wilson John Christian and Clifford Grammich RAND Corporation January 2004 Gang members charged in Utah mall shooting now charged with cemetery shooting Deseret News As those killed at Tequila KC are laid to rest the suspects possible gang connections emerge a b FBI Ten Defendants in Largest Ever Federal Gang Case Found Guilty of Racketeering Narcotics Charges Florencia 13 Restaurant gayot com Retrieved 14 Dec 2022 Florencia 13 Sullivan St Groupon restaurant description Retrieved 14 December 2022 External links EditSouthside Florencia F13 in Florence Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florencia 13 amp oldid 1132028932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
