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This is a glossary of words related to the Mafia, primarily the Italian American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia. administration : the top-level "management" of an organized crime family -- the boss, underboss and consigliere.
When used alone and without any qualifier, "Mafia" or "the Mafia" typically refers to either the Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American Mafia and sometimes Italian organized crime in general (e.g., Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, etc.).
15 Ιουλ 2015 · What actually is the mafia? How does it operate? And what kind of criminal threat does it pose, in Australia and around the world?
Cosa Nostra means "our thing" - it is the original Mafia, with a capital M, based on family clans. It is famous for the "omertà" - a code of silence demanding extreme loyalty. Turncoats risk...
27 Ιαν 2023 · The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when operating as a leading figure of...
13 Σεπ 2024 · Mafia, hierarchically structured society of criminals of primarily Italian or Sicilian birth or extraction. The term applies to the traditional criminal organization in Sicily and also to a criminal organization in the United States. Most scholars agree that the Mafia emerged in Sicily in the 19th.
28 Ιαν 2018 · So who are the Italian mafia? Sicilian Mafia - Cosa Nostra. The Sicilian gangs established the model for other mafias. They meted out local justice in the 1800s, then grew in power and...
