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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_MafiaAmerican Mafia - Wikipedia

    The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group.

  2. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Mob_(film)The Mob (film) - Wikipedia

    The Mob is a 1951 American film noir crime-thriller produced by Columbia Pictures, directed by Robert Parrish, and starring Broderick Crawford. The screenplay, which was written by William Bowers, is based on the novel Waterfront by Ferguson Findley.

  3. Oct 29, 2009 · The Mafia, a network of organized-crime groups based in Italy and America, evolved over centuries in Sicily, an island ruled until the mid-19th century by a long line of foreign invaders....

  4. Aug 15, 2019 · Part of what has made the Mob so successful is its stable organizational structure, with various families directed from the top by powerful bosses and underbosses and staffed by soldiers and capos. Here's a look at who's who on the Mafia org charts, ranging from the least influential.

  5. 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.

  6. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sicilian_MafiaSicilian Mafia - Wikipedia

    The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra ( Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː (ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3] ), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.

  7. Apr 21, 2019 · While La Cosa Nostra no longer reigns supreme over organized crime, the mob is far from vanquished. Here's everything you need to know: Is the mob still active?

  8. Oct 22, 2009 · The American Mafia is an Italian-American organized crime network with operations in cities across the United States, particularly New York and Chicago. The mafia rose in power through its...

  9. Oct 14, 2009 · Based in Italy and the U.S., the Mafia is a network of organized-crime groups active in a range of underworld ventures, from drug trafficking to murder. The Mafia evolved over centuries in...

  10. Jul 30, 2021 · Throughout its history, the Mafia has controlled everything from the street-corner drug trade to the highest levels of government. Its members operate outside the law, yet become accepted and sometimes feared parts of the neighborhoods and cities they inhabit.

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