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The K&A Gang are an Irish-American organized crime syndicate that are based in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, with 16 members, founded in the 1950s. The gang is allied to the Scarfo crime family, Genovese crime family, the Kondonyanis crime family, and the Jewish Mob, while they are enemies with the Kielbasa Posse, the Brothers' Circle, Pennypack Gang, and various other street gangs.
History[]
The K&A Gang, named for the Kensington and Allegheny street corner where the gang was founded. The gang was composed of less than sixteen Irish-American gangsters from the street, but were powerful and worked as racketeers in Northeast Philadelphia and Port Richmond. The K&A Gang fought against the Kielbasa Posse, Russian Mafia, and various Philadelphia street gangs, while they worked with the Fiumara Crew of the Genovese crime family, Greek Mafia, Jewish Mob, and the Philadelphia Mob. The gang started out as a bank robbery force but soon joined the methamphetamine trade, and also back the Irish Republican Army.