Cosa Nostra

When I hear the term organized crime, I associate it with “The Mafia”, “Scarface”, and “Cartels”. Organized crime can be defined in a variety of ways. It is an ongoing criminal enterprise that is wisely working to generate profit engaging in illegal activities depending on demand, where its presence is preserve through force, intimidations, and corruption. According to the FBI, organized crime is basically a group of transnational, national, or local alliances of highly centralized enterprises run

The Mafia way of life may seem like a romantic updated version of the western movie played out on the streets of the big cities where the good guys and the wise guys who share the same instincts and values do battle before an enthralled public but it is actually very different. The Mafia is really just a group of uneducated thugs making money by victimizing the public. Initially, the Mafia was setup as a prominent supplier of bootlegged liquor, but it has spread into many different areas of crime

Mafia In Italy Mafia is a crime organization which active in Italy. They also called as man of honor. The Mafia concept was started at the Palermo, Sicily, Italy in 19th century. Mafia is a way of life at the beginning, a way how the men protect their family and loved ones from the injustice of government. Mafia developed into a secret crime society after a few generations. Salvatore Maranzano, a boss of bosses among the mafia association started to split this criminal gangs into several group, known

Finally, Spanish Sicily began to fall apart near the end of the Thirty Years War and in 1647 there was a revolt in Palermo. Spanish troops were sent in and a Cardinal named Trivulzio took the position of viceroy. In 1674 another revolt broke out in Messina, this time mainly led by the upper class who were trying to cling to their privileges. French troops were then sent by Louis XIV to stem the revolt and restore order. Fighting between the French and Spanish ensued and in the end France left the

first assigned hit for those in the mob. Once Gravano completed the hit successfully he would be on his way to becoming a made member. Gravano had no qualms, despite Colucci being a friend, about following through with the hit as he believed in the Cosa Nostra Principles that state “when the boss tells you someone has to go, he goes.” At the age of twenty-five Gravano “made his bones” and killed Colucci. Biography notes that Gravano commented that “he could feel the bullet leaving the gun… to take a

     No other New York gangster in the twentieth century matched the capabilities of the sinister, crafty, powerful, and secretive Charles “Lucky” Luciano. Who with the help of his closest friends and allies, even enemies, established the National Crime Syndicate in the early 1930s, which still remains today (Nash 251). Lucky Luciano, the “true” American gangster, rewrote the rules of the Italian Mafia, under control of old-line Sicilian rule, and created an organization

Sicilian Mafiosi escaped to the US after being attacked by the fascist regime, bringing with them mob culture (History Wed). The Italian Mafia is a secret society affiliated with organized crime and family ties. In the 1920’s The American Mafia, or La Cosa Nostra, was active across New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago and New England (FBI Web). The Mob rose to power during the Prohibition era

The term “Mafia phenomenon” delineates the significance of the indefinite number of networks within US society, advocating particular values and conventions cultivated by the Italian “mafiositá”. “La Cosa Nostra”, the phrase etymologised by America meaning “Our concern” is an organisation with it’s roots in the Sicilian Mafia. The organisation rose to prominence in the beginning of the nineteenth century by conducting a large scale immigration to the United States, particularly to the cities of New

The Gambino family is an organized crime group part of the Mafia which is also called Cosa Nostra. From the early 60’s to the late 70’s the Gambino family was one of the richest and most powerful families from the 5 families that form the Mafia. This family of the Mafia is named after Carlo Gambino who was the Boss of the group during the time of the McClellan hearings. Even though the Mafia is not as powerful as it once was, it is still alive and well to this day. The Gambino family, like the other

The Italian mafia was created by Salvatore Maranzano in 1931 members of the “cosa nostra” made money by joining any activity that is illegal. The five family bosses are Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese and Bonanno. If you wanted to become a member of the mafia you had to be “ man of honor” because they want to be known of the greatest