The Greeks are a powerful organized crime syndicate led by The Greek. They are based in the predominantly Greek-American neighborhood of Highlandtown in southeastern Baltimore.
History[]
Background[]
Their members are of Greek and Eastern European heritage. They operated out of a Greek restaurant named Little Johnny's. Their underground heroin network was on an international scale, with the Greek mentioning customers of theirs in Colombia.
In the past, they had operated in San Diego, until they were forced to relocate to Baltimore.
Season 2[]
By 2003, the Greeks paid IBS Local 1514 checkers to facilitate the importation narcotics, stolen goods, and women. Frank Sobotka had been in charge of this operation since the 1970s, however he was unaware of the details of the imports.
Organization structure[]
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Leadership[] | ||||
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Picture | Name | Seasons | Status | Overview |
The Greek | 2, 5 | Alive |
The Greek is the mysterious and unnamed boss. | |
Spiros Vondopoulos | 2, 4, 5 | Alive |
Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos is the underboss. | |
Underlings[] | ||||||
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Dmitri | 2 | Alive |
Dmitri is an enforcer. |
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Frog | 2 | Alive |
Frog is a drug dealer. | ||
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Kristos Koutris | 2 | Alive |
Kristos Koutris is a contact in the FBI. |
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The Mopes | 2, 5 | Alive | The Mopes are enforcers. | |||
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Sergei Malatov | 2, 5 | Incarcerated |
Sergei Malatov is a former enforcer who drove the stolen goods until he was sentenced to life without parole in 2003. |
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Eton Ben-Eleazer | 2 | Incarcerated |
Eton Ben-Eleazer is a former lieutenant in charge of drug distribution until his incarceration in 2003. |
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Ilona Petrovna | 2 | Incarcerated |
Ilona Petrovna is a former madam who ran a brothel until her incarceration in 2003. |
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Chester Sobotka | 2 | Incarcerated |
Chester "Ziggy" Sobotka was a smuggler/drug dealer until his incarceration in 2003. |
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George Glekas | 2 | Deceased |
George "Double G" Glekas was a fence until his murder in 2003. |
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Sam Choksey | 2 | Deceased |
"Sailor Sam" Choksey was a smuggler until his superiors murdered him in 2003. |
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Frank Sobotka | 2 | Deceased |
Frank Sobotka was a smuggler until his superiors murdered him in 2003. |
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Nick Sobotka | 2, 5 | Inactive |
Nick Sobotka was a smuggler/drug dealer until 2003. |
Partners[] | |||||
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Slim Charles | 3, 4, 5 | Alive |
Slim Charles is co-chairman of the New Day Co-Op. | ||
Ricardo Hendrix | 3, 4, 5 | Alive |
Ricardo "Fat-Face" Rick is co-chairman of the New Day Co-Op. |
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Joseph Stewart | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Deceased |
Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart was chairman of the New Day Co-Op until his murder in 2008. |
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Marlo Stanfield | 3, 4, 5 | Inactive |
Marlo Stanfield was briefly chairman of the New Day Co-Op until his retirement in 2008. |
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Michael McArdle | 2 | Inactive |
Michael "White Mike" McArdle is a drug dealer in East Baltimore. | ||