EVE Fiction

I am looking for descriptions of known organized crime rings, syndicates, etc.. something akin to the real-world American mafia based on the Sicilian cosa nostra.

I have come across a few descriptions of terrorist cells (Maru Rebels) and some on the Leisure Group (known to support criminal elements?), but are there any other corporations, organizations, or groups that I can draw reference upon?

If there are any Player-Run corporations that RP this way, that would be great as well.

If there are short stories or lore articles based on organized crime in New Eden, so much the better.

Are there any more informative articles (or maybe a short story that includes them), other than the Evelopedia?

Got a few bits here.

i would say the most similar to a "Mafia" in EVE is the teamed work between the Serpentis Corporation and the Angel Cartel. the Serpentis get protection and clients from the cartel, which is the greatest drug dealing organization in the cluster, while they are the biggest drug manufacturing corporation.

they're the only current equivalent to a RL Mafia or Cartel in the game.

Angels == drug dealers

Serpentis == drug manufacturers

Guristas == classic pirates with a code of honor

Blood Raiders == fanatic rogue cult with cannibalistic and vampiric tendencies

Sansha's Nation == rogue nation with fanatical background which abducts people for expanding their "cyber zombies" armies

another extra ones:

The Seven: an split group of the Serpentis which focuses in kidnapping and slave trading, the famous pirate Kruul makes part of them.

Equilibrium of Mankind: another fanatical cult which practically wants to exterminate humanity, kinda like the Twilight's Hammer cult of Warcraft (they worship destruction)

Scions of The Superior Order (or something like that): a group of fanatics (caldari ones?) that worship the Jovians as gods and like to threaten or kill everyone who looks to offend their masters.

Well if you want to conduct campaigns of industrial espionage, pharmaceutical research, exploitation, theft of intellectual property, sabotage, funding of narco-terrorism and other dubious shenanigans then I would say you can't go far wrong with the majority of Caldari State Megacorporations.

The trick is just knowing how to conjure up public legitimacy and deploying PR spin with a smile.

I'd agree that the flavor you are looking for might be best served by Angel Cartel or Serpentis. The State 'organized' criminals strike me more as corporate-aligned Yakuza flavorings, and the Amarr criminal networks tend to veer into cult and spiritual areas. The Republic criminal groups would strike me more as 'Sons of Anarchy' sorts of setups.

That's for the 'major' groups.

Believe you me though, on just about any low-sec hospitable planet you are likely to find all manner of scum and villainy of every sort. I'd wager on any low sec system, in deadspace, on the planets, etc, you'll always be able to find the sorts of groups you are looking for.