The quintessential Cocaine Cowboys of Miami in the 1980s, Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, known on the streets of South Florida as, “Los Muchachos,” ran a near-billion dollar drug trafficking and smuggling organization called “The Corporation,” before they were sent to prison in the 1990s. While Falcon and Magluta are firmly ensconced in narcotic world mythology for their suave demeanor, superior people skills and prolific gangland business acumen, the rest of their Corporation crew has faded into history with little to no recognition.
Author Roben Farzad’s excellent new book Hotel Scarface details the Cocaine Cowboys era using the infamous doper hangout The Mutiny hotel and club as its plot anchor. Much of the book centers on Falcon and Magluta’s massive operation and their playboy antics at the notorious posh hotspot. Using Hotel Scarface as a guide, Gangster Report breaks down all The Corporation’s major players and top lieutenants
THE CORPORATION ROSTER ROLL-CALL:
Juan (Rec) Barroso – Childhood friend of Los Muchachos and one of the crew’s top speedboat smugglers
Owen (Bar Mitzvah) Band – Jewish college honor student turned The Corporation’s lieutenant in charge of east coast affairs
Ray Corona – The Corporation’s main banker and money launderer
Luis (Weetchie) Escobedo – Part of the post-1980 “Cuban crime wave” who became one of Los Muchachos’ main enforcers
Gustavo (Taby) Falcon – Willy Falcon’s younger brother and right-hand man recently apprehended after 26 years on the run from the law
Bernardo (The Deer) Gonzalez – Childhood friend of Los Muchachos and the crew’s lieutenant in charge of affairs in the Caribbean
Justo (The Doctor) Jay – Childhood friend of Los Muchachos who became one of their most trusted operatives
Ralph (The Brain) Linero – The Corporation’s top airplane pilot
Orlando (Benny B) Lorenzo – Childhood friend of Los Muchachos who became one of their most trusted operatives
Georgie (Speed Racer) Morales – Childhood friend of Los Muchachos and along with “Rec” Barroso ran the crew’s smuggling wing and fleet of speedboats
Rene (Snow Cone) Rodriguez – One of The Corporation’s top smugglers and enforcers
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