JOSE MIGUEL BATTLE - THE GODFATHER OF THE CUBAN MAFIA IN THE U.S.

If I asked you what the first thing is that comes to mind when I mention the "Cuban Mafia" in the United States, most would say the movie Scarface with Al Pacino. Those more immersed in the history of crime will remember the coke dealers, whose wars in 1980s Miami almost drowned the city in blood. However, few will mention Jose Miguel Battle and the “Corporation” gang, and that they were the ones who received the very name "Cuban Mafia". Battle began in New York as the owner of a small underground lottery that in the States is known as a numbers game, and rose to the head of the organization with a total of two and a half thousand members. The Corporation made millions of dollars a week, competed equally with the Italian Mafia, built casinos in Latin America, and in the world of Cuban organized crime was an authority even for the before-mentioned illegal substance traffickers from Cuba. And if you're interested in hearing about the most powerful Cuban gang in the United States, then meet The Corporation, on the other side of the law.