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Did you know... hotels, gambling and prostitution were part of the Italian Mafia’s operation in Puerto Rico?

Historical evidence shows that since 1940 the Cosa Nostra’s capital investment on the island was part of the economic development of the territory

August 8, 2024 - 2:47 PM

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A smiling Cuban dictator, Fulgencio Batista (left), Thelma Schwarz (Lansky's wife) and Meyer Lansky in Havana, 1948. Batista was a sponsor and beneficiary of Lansky and Luciano's business dealings in Cuba, where Italian-Jewish mafia operations ran with total impunity until 1959, after the advent of the Cuban revolution. Subsequently, the mafia operations in Cuba would move to Puerto Rico. (Crédito: wiki commons )

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This article is part of the "Did you know that..." section, whose purpose is to remember and understand historical events that, in one way or another, had an impact on our country as we know it today. Tell us in the comments section what other event you would like to know about.

At the mention of phrases like “Sicilian Mafia” or “Cosa Nostra,” it is inevitable to conjure up images of an adult Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in the Hollywood classics, The Godfather I and II, sitting as his partner Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) reassures him, “Michael, we’re bigger than U.S. Steel,” referring to the steel production company that, in 1958, was one of the largest corporations in the world.

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