The Bonanno crime family is one of the "Five Families" that controls organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). Founded and named after Joseph Bonanno, this family was the first one of the New Yo...
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Castellano, who also fancied himself a respectable businessman, was killed on orders from John Gotti with Gravano’s assistance so Gotti could ascend to the top of the family, and rule the Mafia Commission, composed of the five Mafia families in New York. ...
The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality: Edited by Robin Pickering-IazziNicoletta PiredduGeorgetown UniversityRoutledgeItalian Culture
In The Craft John Dickie, a leading expert on the Italian mafia, looks at the world of Freemasonry. Many of us associate the Freemasons with weird handshakes, strange rituals and possibly behind-the-scenes world domination. But truth can be stranger than fiction... Read expert recommendations ...
In 1929 the Mafia (called “The Office” by Rhode Island mobsters) inducted him into its ranks. From Rhode Island, he forged ties with the New York Profaci and Genovese families, who began to view him as their “can-do” guy in New England. ...
In 1982, the Italian authorities enacted a new law against the mafia conspiracy, which provided for the seizure and confiscation of property illegally acquired by criminals and their associates. This law is intended to strike at the accumulation of wealth of the mafiosi, which chiefly motivates the...
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DiCaprio will play the role of Joe Petrosino, NYPD detective in this crime drama based on the origins of mafia in America. The thugs migrated to America from Italy and kidnapped people to extort money from their families. They were despised by law-abiding Italian families and helped by Petrosi...