Maceo Organization

Maceo Organization
Foundedc. 1927
FoundersSam and Rosario Maceo
Founding locationGalveston, Texas
Years activec. 1920s-1980s
TerritorySoutheast Texas
Criminal activitiesRacketeering, illegal gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, numbers game, bribery, political corruption, electoral fraud, extortion, money laundering, smuggling, and drug trafficking
AlliesBeach Gang
RivalsDowntown Gang

The Maceo Organization, also known as the Maceo Syndicate, was a criminal organization, that ran Galveston, Texas politically and criminally throughout most of Galveston's open era. The organization's bosses, Sam and Rosario Maceo, operated illegal gambling, prostitution, bootlegging and racketeering activities.