How the New Mexican Mafia actually works, according to a former member

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Manuel Medrano is a former member of the Arizona Mexican Mafia, also known as the New Mexican Mafia, a US prison gang. He was in and out of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry for 20 years and served time for armed robbery and drug trafficking.

A private village in Scottsdale houses some of Arizona's priciest real estate. I got a tour of its guarded neighborhoods.

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Business Insider's reporter visited Silverleaf Village in Scottsdale's DC Ranch neighborhood.

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Inside Arizona's wealthiest zip code, where the average resident is 54 and the median home is $3.3M property

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A vast desert expanse outside of Paradise Valley Arizona at sunset
Paradise Valley, Arizona, attracts millionaires to the desert hills northwest of Phoenix.

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I toured an Arizona neighborhood that banned cars and found a walkable oasis in the middle of a Phoenix suburb

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Culdesac Tempe: An alleyway lined with white buildings with red trimmings
Culdesac is a housing startup with a car-free neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona.

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I spent an afternoon in Scottsdale, Arizona's most elite neighborhood, where homes cost up to $50 million. It felt like a private small town.

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Mansions off of a winding road on a mountain dotted with bushes and cacti in DC Ranch in Scottsdale
Business Insider's reporter took a tour of Scottsdale, Arizona's most expensive neighborhood — DC Ranch.

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15 cities where retirees are moving — most are in the South

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Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona, had the highest net influx of retirees.

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Republicans are divided on whether Kari Lake's Arizona Senate candidacy should be a top investment for the GOP

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Kari Lake.

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A millennial couple moved from Arizona to China to teach at an international school. The cost of living is much cheaper, though the language barrier is challenging.

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Scott Vleeschouwer moved from Arizona to China to work at an international school.

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Republicans could cost Kari Lake the Arizona Senate race as a new poll shows 15% of GOP voters backing her likely Democratic opponent

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Kari Lake, left, and Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego.

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Trump is reportedly annoyed by Kari Lake's frequent Mar-a-Lago jaunts

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Trump and Lake at a rally in Arizona before her 2022 gubernatorial loss.
Trump and Lake at a rally in Arizona before her 2022 gubernatorial loss.

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