In1920s,becauseoftheProhibitionEra,Mafiagroupsweremuchmoreactive.AlCapone“ruled”Chicago.Gangsfoughteverywehereforalcohol.©B,Houchard In1960,therewere26bigcriminalfamiliesspreadcountrywide.AlmostallthepeopleinHollywoodhadinvolvementwithMafia.TheysetupatheCommissiontoruledovertheNationalCrimeSyndicate.In1970,ther...
Giovanni “Papa Johnny” Torrio ran Chicago’s Mafia in the 1920s, building it from a prostitution racket into an illegal liquor empire. His feud with Irish-American bootleggers led to the worst violence in the history of American organized crime and paved the way for Al Capone. Later in h...
Each of the five New York families received a vote on the Commission when it was established, while the heads of the families in Chicago and Buffalo also got one vote each. Mobster Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression America’s most notorious gangster sponsored the ...
Joseph Ardizzone was a legendary figure in Los Angeles’s underworld life from early in the previous century. Ardizzone was an Italian native who had come to America in his youth and just as quickly turned to a life of crime. He grew in the ranks of the L.A. underworld, reveling most...
there were 24 known crime families operating in cities across the country, comprised of some 5,000 “made,” or inducted, members and thousands of associates. America’s capital of organized crime wasNew York City, which had five major Mafia families. Even though the illegal activities of thes...
The Mafia1Mafia" is the name given to a secret group of criminals (犯罪), whocontrol many illegal activities in ltaly and in America. The Mafia refersto the people who are involved in organized crime, whether they are ofItalian origins or not Another name of the Mafia is “Cosa Nostra,...
This Audioboom Original delves into the criminal underworld, exploring the lives and careers of America’s most infamous gangsters. This season, we’ll cover mafiosos from around the US; including New York City’s “Queen of the Policy Rackets," the leader of the Winter Hill Gang in Boston,...
Impending Mafia War Posted onDecember 9, 2024byJohn Pennisi Know your enemy, know his sword Miyamoto musashi In the town of San Luca, a ‘Ndrangheta stronghold, the air is heavy with déjà vu. An unsettling silence descends upon the locals following the disappearance of a boss’s son, ...
1 Giuseppe “The Clutch Hand” Morello’sSpaghetti Restaurant Address: 8 Prince Street Status: Standing Giuseppe Morello’s spaghetti parlor was the scene of the brutal Barrel Murder He was the patriarch of the first America Crime Family. A Sicilian bandit with a deformed right hand, Giuseppe M...
Giuseppe Esposito was the first known Sicilian Mafia member to emigrate to the U.S. He and six other Sicilians fled to America after murdering the chancellor and a vice chancellor of a Sicilian province and eleven wealthy landowners. He was arrested in New Orleans in 1881 and extradited to ...