The mafia originated in Sicily, Italy in the early 19th century and is a criminal organization with a hierarchical structure. It is composed of groups of Sicilian descent that engage in criminal activities like drug trafficking and extortion. Famous American mafia leaders include Al Capone, who built a criminal empire in Chicago in the 1920s, and Lucky Luciano, considered the father of modern organized crime for establishing the Five Families of New York City. The mafia has been depicted in popular films like The Godfather that reflect their influence and criminal activities.

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.