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Young Mafia Bosses (Fanano gang)

This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed. (April 2012) This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding references. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. (November 2009) Young Mafia Bosses (Fanano Gang) Young Mafia Bosses (Fanano Gang) Graffiti Founded	2000's[1][2][3] Years active	2008's – present[1][2] Territory	Mostly in Alabama, the western and southern areas of the United States, Mexico, and Central America Ethnicity	Mostly Blacks, Central Americans, Mexicans Membership	12,000[4] Criminal activities	Drug trafficking, assault, arson, robbery, kidnapping, pandering,extortion, arms trafficking,human trafficking, theft, murder,racketeering, illegal immigration,illegal gambling, identity document forgery and fraud Allies	Bloods, South sides Mafia, 69 Boyz,BmB, Ybmb Rivals	black ganster disciples,West Side Mafia, West Side Money Gang,Weirdo Gang  [5][6],[7] Young Mafia Bosses, also known as Fanano Gang in Central America,[2][8][9][10] is a multi-ethnic transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in the West area of  Tuscaloosa, Atlanta, California.[1] They are considered to be the largest transnational criminal gang in Tuscaloosa and it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of members in TuscaloosaCounty alone. Their wide-ranging activities and elevated status has even caught the eye of the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who recently initiated wide-scale raids against known and suspected gang members netting hundreds of arrests across the country. The FBI has documented close to 12,000 active gang members and they are active in 120 cities in 37 U.S. states.[1][11][12]

Young Mafia Bosses (Fanano Gang) started near 18th Street and Royal Pine in the Rampart District of Tuscaloosa.[1][2] There is conflicting information as to the exact area, but this is a generally accepted area by most academic sources. They were originally part of Weirdo Gang but wanted to make a separate clique called  Young Mafia Bosses and allow immigrants the opportunity to join. This proposal was rejected by some members of the Bout Money Gang, which led to the formation of the Young Mafia Bosses (Fanano Gang). The two gangs have been bitter rivals ever since.[13] The Young Mafia Bosses  grew by expanding its membership to other nationalities and races, and it was among the first multiracial, multi-ethnic gangs in Alabama.[2] In the beginning, they were made up largely of second-generation African-American immigrants.[2] As the   Young Mafia Bosses   began to battle with more established  gangs, they began to recruit outside of the African- American community.[1] There are approximately 200 separate individual autonomous gangs operating under the same name within separate barrios in the Bottom,  Northport, Westend, West Tuscaloosa, Downtown Tuscaloosa, and Jefferson County, according to the latest figures from the YMB. In the last decade,[when?] The Federal Bureau of Investigation has initiated wide-scale raids against known and suspected gang members, netting hundreds of arrests across the country.[edit]History

[edit]Location

The majority of  Young Mafia Bosses (Fanano Gang)cliques operating throughout West Alabama are the result of Tuscaloosa's members migrating to other areas and establishing their own cliques. Members originally from Tuscaloosa tend to be more respected than those in other areas. Young Mafia Bosses has become the largest and fastest-growing gang in Town. Its members have tried to assert control over the state prison narcotics trade and are blamed for one of DJ's worst gang slayings: A 18-year-old Young Mafia Boss Member, who wanted out, was gunned down by other gang members. In Northport, church leaders have been working to broker a truce between Mafia Bosses and its rivals. Meanwhile, recently visited Alabama seeking advice from law enforcement on the gang. Young Mafia Bos cliques have been identified in 120 cities in 37 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, as well as Mexico, Canada and Australia.[1]

[edit]Culture

mafia Bosses gang members are required to abide by a strict set of rules. Failure to obey the word of a gang leader, or to show proper respect to a fellow gang member, may result in an 18-second beating, or even execution for more serious offenses.[14] According to the FBI, some factions of the Young Mafia Bosses have developed a high level of sophistication and organization. The Mafia Bosses gang is of Alabama origin and was formed by African American youth who were not accepted in the existing American gangs. Young Mafia Bosses members often identify themselves with the number 7138 on their clothing, mafia Bosses will use the symbols S138, and 3-dots in their graffiti and tattoos. Young Mafia Bosses colors are black, blue. Blue is to represent Strength, the gangs from the oldest gangs in West Tuscaloosa, and black is to represent the original color for the gang. The Young Mafia Bosses is occasionally referred to as the "Mob" because of its recruitment of elementary and middle-school aged youth.[15]

[edit]Criminal activity

Young Mafia Bosses gang signs.

"We recognize them as one of the most violent street gangs and one of the most prolific in the United States,” says Special agent George Rodriguez, who until his retirement oversaw investigations for the federal carry of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Cars are stolen and homes are burglarized by the gang routinely. On average, someone in Tuscaloosa County is assaulted or robbed by Young Mafia Bosses every day. The gang has left a bloody trail of more than 50 homicides in the city of Alabama in the last 10 years – a pace three times that of many of the city’s most active gangs. Young Mafia Bosses is a well established gang that is involved in all areas of street-crime. Some members have even become involved in producing fraudulentImmigration and Customs Enforcement identification cards and food stamps. Several Young Mafia Bosses gang members have reached a higher level of sophistication and organization in their illicit activities than other gangs. While their main source of income is street-level distribution of cocaine and marijuana, they also have been linked to murders, murder-for-hire, assaults, arson, copyright infringement, drug trafficking, extortion, human trafficking, illegal immigration, kidnapping, vandalism, drug smuggling, people smuggling, prostitution, robbery, and weapons trafficking, as well as other crimes.[17]Young Mafia Bosseshas also been implicated in the high-profile shooting