Abergil crime family
Itzhak Abergil, center, escorted by Israeli forces at Ben Gurion airport, Israel, 12 January 2011 | |
| Founded by | Yaakov and Itzhak Abergil |
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| Territory | Mainly Tel Aviv, but also throughout Israel, the United States and other countries. |
| Ethnicity | Jews of Moroccan-Jewish ancestry |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, embezzlement, extortion, gambling, loansharking, money laundering, murder, and racketeering. |
| Allies | Vineland Boys |
| Rivals | Mexican Mafia Alperon crime organization |
| Notable members | Yaakov Abergil, Avi Abergil, Itzhak Abergil, Meir Abergil, Moti Hassin |
The Abergil organization is an Israeli organized crime syndicate that has been active since the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The organization was founded by brothers Yaakov, Avi and Itzhak Abergil, of Moroccan Jewish origin, in the city of Ramat Gan, Israel, in the 1990s. The Abergil Organization is involved in a wide range of criminal activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering, and extortion.
In the early 2000s, the Abergil Organization was targeted by law enforcement agencies in Israel and the United States. In 2005, Yaakov Abergil was arrested in Israel and extradited to the United States, where he was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 32 years in prison. Avi Abergil was also arrested in Israel in 2008 and extradited to the United States, where he was charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. He ultimately pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 2021, Itzhak Abergil was convicted—along with others in the organization—of three acts of murder, heading a crime organization, and other crimes; the following year he was sentenced to three life sentences in prison and an additional 30 years in prison.