Once a legitimate institution, the Chevalle Crime Family has become a respected and feared name in the New California Republic. Founded by Cartier Chevalle and Jean-Baptiste Petit in 2200, the crime syndicate was formed under the belief that through illegitimate methods, the Brahmin empire controlled by the Chevalle family could be greatly expanded. Handing down power from father to son the Chevalles are a younger crime group, currently three dons have run the group and the third, Jacques Chevalle has migrated from the syndicate's traditional home turf of California to the town of New Anaconda, Montana to flee from the New California Republic only to have engaged themselves in a war against the Dupont Crime Family.