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'''Zoe Pound''' is a criminal [[street gang]] based in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] founded by [[Haitian Americans|Haitian]] immigrants in 1990.<ref name="FBI">{{cite web |date=4 February 2010 |title=Twenty-Two Charged Federally in Evansville Drug Trafficking Case |url=http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip020410.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817115452/http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip020410.htm |archive-date=17 August 2010 |access-date=20 February 2011 |website=Federal Bureau of Investigation}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite episode |title=All Hell Breaks Loose |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqdObNwHyFI&rco=1 |series=Gangland |series-link=Gangland (TV series) |network=History Channel |date=4 December 2008 |season=3 |number=12}}</ref>
'''Zoe Pound''' is a Haitian Movement based in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] founded by [[Haitian Americans|Haitian]] immigrants in 1992.<ref name="FBI">{{cite web |date=4 February 2010 |title=Twenty-Two Charged Federally in Evansville Drug Trafficking Case |url=http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip020410.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817115452/http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip020410.htm |archive-date=17 August 2010 |access-date=20 February 2011 |website=Federal Bureau of Investigation}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite episode |title=All Hell Breaks Loose |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqdObNwHyFI&rco=1 |series=Gangland |series-link=Gangland (TV series) |network=History Channel |date=4 December 2008 |season=3 |number=12}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
"Zoe" is the anglicized variant of the word ''[[wikt:zo#Haitian Creole|zo]]'', [[Haitian Creole]] for "bone", as members were known to be "hard to the bone." When conflicts against Haitians arose, the ''pound'' would be sought out to retaliate; thus, the street gang name, "Zoe Pound", was born.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Daddy, Trick |url=https://archive.org/details/magiccitytrialso0000tric |title=Magic City: Trials of a Native Son |author2=Bailey, Peter |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4391-4852-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/magiccitytrialso0000tric/page/169 169] |url-access=registration}}</ref>
"Zoe" is the anglicized variant of the word ''[[wikt:zo#Haitian Creole|zo]]'', [[Haitian Creole]] for "bone", as members were known to have "strong Haitian bones." When conflicts against Haitians arose, the ''pound'' would be sought out to retaliate; thus, the street gang name, "Zoe Pound", was born.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Daddy, Trick |url=https://archive.org/details/magiccitytrialso0000tric |title=Magic City: Trials of a Native Son |author2=Bailey, Peter |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4391-4852-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/magiccitytrialso0000tric/page/169 169] |url-access=registration}}</ref>


An alternate theory states that "Pound" acts as an acronym for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity".<ref name=":0" />
An alternate theory states that "Pound" acts as an acronym for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity"; but in truth the name was given for the pounds being sold out of a traphouse called the 'Whitehouse' on the corner of NE 56th Street & 1st Avenue.<ref name=":0" />


==History==
==History==
The gang was founded in 1990 in response to attacks on [[Haitian Americans]], initially acting as a [[Vigilantism|vigilante]] self-defense group.<ref name=":0" />
The Zoe movement was founded in the mid 1980s, in response to attacks on [[Haitian Americans]], initially acting as a [[Vigilantism|vigilante]] self-defense group. The Zoe Movement gave birth to the Zoe Pound Movement in 1992.<ref name=":0" />


Zoe Pound first gained the attention of the media in the spring of 1997, when gang members robbed ships docking along the [[Miami River (Florida)|Miami River]], kidnapping and torturing crew members.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2010 |title=Zoe Pound Gang: Learn More About Haitian Group Featured On History Channel |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zoe-pound-gang-learn-more_n_387606 |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=HuffPost |quote=In April 1997, the group looted ships docked along the Miami River and tortured their crew members.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Royse |first=David |date=16 May 1997 |title=The Land Pirates In Miami, Pirates In Pickup Trucks Board Freighters At Boat Yards, Robbing, Torturing And Kidnapping Sailors For Drugs And Money |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/16/the-land-pirates-in-miami-pirates-in-pickup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420053134/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/16/the-land-pirates-in-miami-pirates-in-pickup/ |archive-date=20 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
Zoe Pound first gained the attention of the media in the spring of 1997, when gang members robbed ships docking along the [[Miami River (Florida)|Miami River]], kidnapping and torturing crew members.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2010 |title=Zoe Pound Gang: Learn More About Haitian Group Featured On History Channel |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zoe-pound-gang-learn-more_n_387606 |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=HuffPost |quote=In April 1997, the group looted ships docked along the Miami River and tortured their crew members.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Royse |first=David |date=16 May 1997 |title=The Land Pirates In Miami, Pirates In Pickup Trucks Board Freighters At Boat Yards, Robbing, Torturing And Kidnapping Sailors For Drugs And Money |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/16/the-land-pirates-in-miami-pirates-in-pickup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420053134/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/16/the-land-pirates-in-miami-pirates-in-pickup/ |archive-date=20 April 2024 |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>


Having branched out from Miami in the two decades leading up to 2010, they are known to be involved in drug trafficking and robbery and related violent crimes in support of their drug trafficking activities in [[Evansville, Indiana]].<ref name="FBI" />
The Zoe Pound never branched outside of the Little Haiti neighborhood; but in the two decades leading up to 2010, there are Haitians, known to be involved in drug trafficking and robbery and related violent crimes in support of their drug trafficking activities in [[Evansville, Indiana]] and using the name Zoe Pound.<ref name="FBI" />


In 2004, six Zoe Pound leaders were arrested on [[racketeering]] and conspiracy charges in [[Fort Pierce, Florida]] after [[Florida Department of Law Enforcement]] offices convinced several gang members to [[Turn state's evidence|give testimony for the prosecution]].<ref name="ftpierce">{{cite web |last=Greenlee |first=Will |date=18 June 2009 |title=Six alleged leaders of Fort Pierce gang facing charges |url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/six-alleged-leaders-of-fort-pierce-gang-facing/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194638/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/six-alleged-leaders-of-fort-pierce-gang-facing/ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |access-date=26 February 2011 |website=TCPalm}}</ref>
In 2004, six supposely Zoe Pound leaders were arrested on [[racketeering]] and conspiracy charges in [[Fort Pierce, Florida]] after [[Florida Department of Law Enforcement]] offices convinced several gang members to [[Turn state's evidence|give testimony for the prosecution]]. I, myself can verify that these individuals were in not way shape or form; Zoe Pound members.<ref name="ftpierce">{{cite web |last=Greenlee |first=Will |date=18 June 2009 |title=Six alleged leaders of Fort Pierce gang facing charges |url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/six-alleged-leaders-of-fort-pierce-gang-facing/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194638/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/six-alleged-leaders-of-fort-pierce-gang-facing/ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |access-date=26 February 2011 |website=TCPalm}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:36, 31 August 2024

Zoe Pound
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Founding locationMiami, Florida, U.S.[1]
TerritorySouth Florida,[2][3][4] Evansville, Indiana,[1] Quebec,[5] and the Bahamas[6][7]
EthnicityHaitian[1]
Membership (est.)2250[citation needed]
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, robbery, murder, prostitution[1] and racketeering[4]
AlliesBlack Mafia Family,[3] Bloods, and Crips[5]
RivalsMS-13[3] and Hells Angels[5]

Zoe Pound is a Haitian Movement based in Miami, Florida founded by Haitian immigrants in 1992.[1][8]

Etymology

"Zoe" is the anglicized variant of the word zo, Haitian Creole for "bone", as members were known to have "strong Haitian bones." When conflicts against Haitians arose, the pound would be sought out to retaliate; thus, the street gang name, "Zoe Pound", was born.[9]

An alternate theory states that "Pound" acts as an acronym for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity"; but in truth the name was given for the pounds being sold out of a traphouse called the 'Whitehouse' on the corner of NE 56th Street & 1st Avenue.[8]

History

The Zoe movement was founded in the mid 1980s, in response to attacks on Haitian Americans, initially acting as a vigilante self-defense group. The Zoe Movement gave birth to the Zoe Pound Movement in 1992.[8]

Zoe Pound first gained the attention of the media in the spring of 1997, when gang members robbed ships docking along the Miami River, kidnapping and torturing crew members.[10][11]

The Zoe Pound never branched outside of the Little Haiti neighborhood; but in the two decades leading up to 2010, there are Haitians, known to be involved in drug trafficking and robbery and related violent crimes in support of their drug trafficking activities in Evansville, Indiana and using the name Zoe Pound.[1]

In 2004, six supposely Zoe Pound leaders were arrested on racketeering and conspiracy charges in Fort Pierce, Florida after Florida Department of Law Enforcement offices convinced several gang members to give testimony for the prosecution. I, myself can verify that these individuals were in not way shape or form; Zoe Pound members.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Twenty-Two Charged Federally in Evansville Drug Trafficking Case". Federal Bureau of Investigation. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ "ICE Operation in South Florida Net 24 Criminal Aliens". Hispanically Speaking News. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Crime Stoppers helps to catch Miami's Little Haiti Zoe Pound member". WPLG. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Greenlee, Will (18 June 2009). "Six alleged leaders of Fort Pierce gang facing charges". TCPalm. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Thibault, Eric (30 August 2012). "Parrains floridiens?" [Florida sponsors?]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Bahamas: The Zoe Pound gang, including activities, areas of operation, key members and state response (2013-September 2018) [BHS106154.E]". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via ecoi.net.
  7. ^ Smith-Cartwright, Tanya (15 February 2021). "INSIGHT: 'We're living in a cowboy town and there's nothing anyone can do about it'". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024. Back in the day there were high school gangs like the "Syndicate" and the "Raiders". Now there is the Haitian movement Zoe Pound and One Order to name a few.
  8. ^ a b c "All Hell Breaks Loose". Gangland. Season 3. Episode 12. 4 December 2008. History Channel.
  9. ^ Daddy, Trick; Bailey, Peter (2010). Magic City: Trials of a Native Son. Simon and Schuster. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4391-4852-5.
  10. ^ "Zoe Pound Gang: Learn More About Haitian Group Featured On History Channel". HuffPost. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2024. In April 1997, the group looted ships docked along the Miami River and tortured their crew members.
  11. ^ Royse, David (16 May 1997). "The Land Pirates In Miami, Pirates In Pickup Trucks Board Freighters At Boat Yards, Robbing, Torturing And Kidnapping Sailors For Drugs And Money". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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