Hanuman Cartel

Hanuman Cartel

a significant criminal organization within the Union (from around 3415 - 5022)

The Hanuman cartel was a relative obscure and small criminal organization that grew out of an Pre Astro asian crime cartell and a Saran criminal organization ( Lethal Snakes of Petra ). The Organization was mainly operating in and around the Blue Moon system and was involved in smuggling, racketeering, worker intimitdation, illegal prostitution[1], illegal drugs and the dispersion of Psyc and Psi meds.

After the Kermac were exposed in the Peace Hawk debacle / affair, their MOI was wroking on a contigency plan to create significant intelligence assets within the Union and not relying on the Worm alone. Kermac agents infiltrated the Hanuman Cartel and using their psionic will bending powers to take over leadership. Under their leadership, the Cartel grew and the "Crime business part" of the cartel was actually running a tidy profit for the Kermac. The intelligence operations were less succesful, as not only the Union Counter intelligence measures were quite effective. The Worm jealously protected its position within the Union military and made it hard for the Cartel to gain a significant foot hold within the fleet. With the PSI Corps getting strengthened by the Narth and the Leedei and NELSON II having enough capacity to process Union police reports  and channel the more signficant connections to the Bellebee. It was the Bellebee / Nelson II colaboration that unraveled the Cartel and finally eradicated it in 5022. All leading members of the Cartel were hanged and those of Kermac origin were openly exposed as kermac before they were also hanged.

[1]Prostitution is quite legal within the Union. However anyone operating such services must operate a legal Union business and observe the regulations placed upon such operations. ( health checks, psych checks, free will checks etc) freelancing private operators, when charging a service fee must also be a registered business (Freelancer Act)