Orion Syndicate
- Criminal organization based on Orion
- Largest criminal organization in and around Federation space since its founding
- In 22nd century, common trading partners with Coridan and Tellar (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
- Further significant influence in this era throughout the Borderland region (ENT: "Borderland"; ENT Novel: Tower of Babel, Live by the Code)
- Influence in Federation space declines by mid-23rd century (TAS: "The Pirates of Orion")
- Despite Starfleet reducing impact, Syndicate is still a prevalent factor by late-24th century (DS9: "A Simple Investigation")
- Such influence includes the Syndicate effectively supplanting the Denevan government by 2379 (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
History
- Established by 2150s (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
- By 2165: Operations led by the Three Sisters (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
- April 2376: Operations significantly impacted following the death of Malic (Novel: Articles of the Federation)