Corsican mafia
The Corsican mafia is a set of criminal groups originating from Corsica. The mafia is closely tied to both the French underworld and the Italian Mafia. The Corsican mafia is an influential organized crime structure operating in France, Russia, and many African and Latin American countries.
| Founded | 1910s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Corsica |
| Years active | 1910s–present |
| Territory | France, several countries in Latin America and North Africa |
| Ethnicity | Corsicans |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, weapons trafficking, gambling, drug trafficking, assault, theft, loan sharking, fraud, bankruptcy, blackmailing, bribery, extortion, car bombing, smuggling, infiltration of politics, kidnapping, money laundering, murder, corruption, tax evasion |
| Allies | American Cosa Nostra Sicilian Cosa Nostra Milieu 'Ndrangheta Camorra Galician mafia |
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