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    • José Miguel Battle Sr.

    American mobster

    José Miguel Battle Sr.

    BornSeptember 14, 1929

    Alto Songo, Cuba

    DiedAugust 4, 2007 (age 77)

    South Carolina, U.S.

    Occupation(s)Cuban mafia leader, policeman
    Children3
    Conviction(s)20 years in prison
    Criminal chargeMurder, arson, drug trafficking, bookmaking, and numbers rackets

    Jose Miguel Battle Sr. (September 14, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was a policeman and Cuban exile who served in the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs Invasion to overthrow the communist Cuban government under Fidel Castro in 1961. He later became the nominal leader and founder of The Corporation, also known as the Cuban Mafia, and he invested in the gambling industry in the United States and Peru. He was eventually convicted of racketeering and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

    Early life in Cuba

    Battle was born on September 14, 1929, in Alto Songo, Cuba.[1][2] His father was Jose Maria Ba