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The mafia
- 1. The Mafia Heather Vrabel CMPT109- Professor Wahi Lab 3
- 2. The Italian 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 you can think of like said even levels of the government. Known for smuggling drugs and prostitution. All they care about doing is making money $$.
- 5. The Mafia startsin America Italian immigrants from Sicily emerged in New Yorks lower East Side 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 MafiaLeaders There are quite 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. Gangsters Cont.. 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 his Protégé 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. Albert Anastasia who is the chief executioner of murder, Inc., fled to America between 1917&1920 and found himself wanting to work for one of the most important mafia families in the country, because of his passion for killing.
- 8. Mafia related Movies There were multiple movies made that reflected on the mafia immensely and are still very popular today some of them are: The Godfather I&II American Gangster Goodfellas The Untouchables Scarface
- 9. Conclusion The Mafiais 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.