criminal history

1. The Mafia
PRESENTATION

2. History of the Mafia
► The Origin of the Mafia was believed
to have originated in the early 19th
century in Sicily, Italy.
► Organized Crime has existed in Italy for
over 100 years.
► The Mafia is a association of criminal
groups that share a common
organizational structure.

3. Who they are
► Group or family of organized crime from
Sicilian descent.
► A “made” man is someone who has been
officially inducted into the mob.
► In order to be made you have to be a
male full Sicilian descent.
► In every mafia there is hierarchy and a
“boss”, the higher ranking members make
the decisions and get the commission.
► All the dirty work is done by the “soldiers.”
which are the lowest ranks among made
men.

4. What they do
► The Mafia has controlled everything from the street corner drug trade to
the highest levels of government.
► They control everything
► Known for smuggling drugs and prostitution.
► All they care about doing is making money $$.
► They don't care about the lives of others

5. The Mafia starts in America
► originated from Italian immigrants from Sicily in New York's lower east and
other areas of the east coast in the late 19th century.
► Mafia also known as Cosa Nostra.
► The American Mafia is involved in many criminal activities with the Sicilian
Mafia, but they are there own. They are not the same as the Sicilian Mafia,
or Italian Mafia.
► There are 4 main groups active in The united States, with over 25000
members each.

6. Big Shot Mafia Leaders
► There are a few very well known mafia
leaders, such as, Al Capone, The
Gambino Family, Lucky Luciano,
Albert Anastasia and Johnny Torrio.
► The Gambino family is one of 5 families
that dominates organized crime in
NYC.
► Lucky Luciano was known for
reinventing the mafia in America, and
is considered the “father of organized
crime. "He split NYC into 5 different
Mafia crime families.

7. the Chicago Outfi
► Johnny Torrio “The Fox” was an
Italian-American mobster who helped
build the criminal empire known as the
Chicago Outfit in the 1920s, which was
then inherited by Al Capone
► Al Capone is Americas best known
gangster from Chicago in the 1920s.
Capone was dedicated to smuggling
drugs, bootlegging liquor and prostitution
► He got his nick name “Scarface” from
receiving his scars after being attacked
by a patrons brother

8. Mafia related Movies
► There are a number of movies and
novels made that deeply reflect the
mafia and are still very popular today,
some of which are:
► The Godfather :
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► American Gangster:
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► Goodfellas: https://shrinke.me/p6IS1

9. Conclusion
► The Mafia is a world wide known organized crime that has interesting past
and the most known leaders of all time.
► They are responsible for at least 50% of crime that goes on today along
with gangs.