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Trinitarios

The Trinitarios is a Dominican American criminal organization founded by Dominicans in New York City in 1993. They were described by the US Justice Department in 2009 as lower-level distributors and one of "the smaller Dominican criminal groups and street gangs", although larger and more structured than the "hundreds of small, unaffiliated neighborhood…

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Founded
1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Founders
Leonides Sierra and Julio Marine
Activities
Drug trafficking, assault, murder, robbery, extortion
Ethnicity
Predominantly Dominican American
Founding location
Rikers Island, New York City, US
Membership .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(est.)
Over 3,000 in the Eastern area of the United States

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Trinitarios

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples113
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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Trinitarios

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related to history · 34
Trinitarios → African American, American, Attorney's Office, Bronx Trinitarios Gang, BTG, Caballo, Corrupt Organizations Act, Dios, Dominican Republic, Dominican War, Dominicans, East Coast, Forty-one, God, Hispanic, In, Independence, Julio, Junito, Latino
related to Membership, organization, and criminal activities · 34
Trinitarios → Albany, Bolivian, Bronx, Colombian, Criminal, Department, Dominican, Eastern Seaboard, Florida, Georgia, In, In Spain, It, Latin American, Long Island, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New York City Police
related to Murder of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz (2018) · 17
Trinitarios → After, Bronx, Department, Explorers, Guzman-Feliz, In, In July, In June, Junior, Lesandro, Lesdandro, New York City Police, NYPD, On June, Popote, The, Two
related to Notable crimes committed by members · 15
Trinitarios → August, During, FBI, Federal Bureau, Investigation, Madrid, March, May, MS-13, On, Primera, Providence, Rhode Island, Seven Barcelona-based, Three Trinitarios
Territory · 4
Trinitarios → Dominican Republic, Spain: Madrid, United Kingdom: London, United States: New York City, Houston
Activities · 1
Trinitarios → Drug trafficking, assault, murder, robbery, extortion
Ethnicity · 1
Trinitarios → Predominantly Dominican American
Founded · 1
Trinitarios → 1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Founders · 1
Trinitarios → Leonides Sierra and Julio Marine
Founding location · 1
Trinitarios → Rikers Island, New York City, US

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gang members new york murder massachusetts criminal dominican city including one island racketeering charges federal state member dominicans 2018 organization

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TrinitariosActivitiesDrug trafficking, assault, murder, robbery, extortion1.00infobox
TrinitariosEthnicityPredominantly Dominican American1.00infobox
TrinitariosFounded1993; 33 years ago (1993)1.00infobox
TrinitariosFoundersLeonides Sierra and Julio Marine1.00infobox
TrinitariosFounding locationRikers Island, New York City, US1.00infobox
TrinitariosMembership .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(est.)Over 3,000 in the Eastern area of the United States1.00infobox
TrinitariosRivalsCrips Dominicans Don't Play Tiny Rascal Gang1.00infobox
TrinitariosTerritoryUnited States: New York City, Houston1.00infobox
TrinitariosTerritoryUnited Kingdom: London1.00infobox
TrinitariosTerritorySpain: Madrid1.00infobox
TrinitariosTerritoryDominican Republic1.00infobox
TrinitariosYears active1993–present1.00infobox
Trinitariosis aDominican American criminal organization founded by Dominicans in New York City in 19930.90text

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