Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob

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Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - TheDroppedFry - 02-21-2022

Name of Faction: Mafia de las Palmeras (The Palm Tree Mob)

Number of Members (Minimum of 5): 5

Type Of Faction (Family, Triad, Street Gang, etc): Crime Family

Ethnic Background (ex: Italian, Greek, African American, Irish, etc): Cuban

Server Preference (Miami or New York): Miami

Your Discord # (ex: gamer#4210): TheDroppedFry#4237

Your SteamID: STEAM_0:1:75961779

Your Server playtime: 100+ hours

Your Faction Discord link (If you have one): https://discord.gg/z6RYTE2RaG

Organization Backstory (Min. of 250+ Words & any images):

JULY 1953

Castro's revolution against then-President Batista begins, and a blood civil war ensues. Years of conflict, economic strife, and national militarism tear the country apart, leaving the island-nation destitute.

As the 1960s and early 70s roll around, the country remains impoverished as US sanctions cut off vital imports and exports of the country, and the authoritarian military state fails to adequately establish a self-sustaining nation.

The late 1970s soon arrived, and by this point many Cubans have already fled north to the golden beaches of Florida, on rafts made of various floatable materials gripping both children and necessary valuables in hand. Those who arrive initially are treated with hostility and suspicion, as cultures clash and force a degree of segregation between the Cubans and the rest of the Floridian populace. Job opportunities dwindle, social networks are damaged or destroyed, and poverty seems to follow the migrants from their war-torn homeland.

A few Cubans, having gotten sick of the miserable circumstances, decided to band together and begin consolidating their connections and finances. Many of these Cubans still held criminal connections from Cuba (it was necessary in order to get past the border security), such as smugglers, drug & weapons dealers, etc.

Deciding to exploit these connections, and having seen the vulnerability of the US border for themselves, these Cubans began networking with local street gangs and friendly Spanish distributors, while also getting in contact with drug cartels from Mexico and South America to traffic their narcotics, especially crack for its cheapness and popularity among the lower classes.

After enough years, the small 'mob' of Cubans had consolidated enough manpower, money and resources to officially form a crime family. However, to avoid any investigation into Cubans by government authorities with a traditional Cuban name or phrase, the mob decided to come up with a title that both served as a reminder of the refuge they found in Florida as well as their origin- "Mafia de las Palmeras', the Palm Tree Mob.

By the early 1980s, the Palm Tree Mob had become well-connected with many Spanish businesses, criminal organizations, black market dealers, and rackets, and spread their customs (as well as their products) through Cuban restaurants and festivals. Many portions of Miami serve as Cuban-centric zones of culture, food and lifestyle- as well as territorial control for the mob that controls these businesses from the shadows.

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - Canadian-bacon - 02-21-2022

And the faction you currently run? lol

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - TheDroppedFry - 02-21-2022

(02-21-2022, 02:16 AM)Canadian-bacon Wrote: And the faction you currently run? lol

Lol am I allowed to run a crime family on the other server? (When it is released). I wanted to do criminal stuff on this server but I can't on my legal faction so I wanted to try the crime family way. My current Union is running well with its current workers so I wanted to give this one a chance.

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - Canadian-bacon - 02-21-2022

Understand that you can only lead one faction at a time fry.

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - TheDroppedFry - 02-21-2022

(02-21-2022, 02:21 AM)Canadian-bacon Wrote: Understand that you can only lead one faction at a time fry.

Even if they are on different servers (under one company)? I understand if this is the case, but I would like to get a leg-up to help out with PROPER crime RP on the Miami server. I had served as a Mayor in a Miami RP before and I would be glad to flesh out the Passive roleplay, as well as actually establishing a form of 'criminal conduct' for family members to follow.

If I still cannot, then very well, I will hand off the Union to my underboss if this is accepted.

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - Vex - 02-21-2022

-1

Although the faction application is good, you're already a faction leader, so you being a faction leader of two, not gonna work.

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - TheDroppedFry - 02-21-2022

(02-21-2022, 02:40 AM)Stretch Wrote: -1

Although the faction application is good, you're already a faction leader, so you being a faction leader of two, not gonna work.

Thank you for the compliment stretch Cool

Just posting a message to confirm I have retired my other faction leader position.

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - Lammy - 02-21-2022

+1, because, this is a good application for a faction. Good Job!

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - Chavez221 - 02-22-2022

neutral

RE: Mafia de las Palmeras - The Palm Tree Mob - Pipo - 02-22-2022

+1

Fry has always been a joy to rp with, I believe this mafia could be a refreshing change from the the spaghetti factions, street gangs, and cartels. Good luck Fry