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  1. 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. 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....

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  3. 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?

  4. Dec 10, 2021 · Organized crime suspected of being behind COVID-19 phishing and counterfeit-equipment scams. According to Nájera, one of Canada's most notorious gangs is the Wolfpack Alliance, which he described...

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  5. May 20, 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.

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  6. Mar 14, 2019 · A series of major convictions and defections in the 1980s and 1990s crippled their leadership. Former Gambino boss John Gotti - who planned the murder of his predecessor in 1985 outside the Sparks...

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  8. Aug 15, 2019 · Learn how the Mafia, also known as the Mob or La Cosa Nostra, is organized into families led by bosses, underbosses, and consiglieres. Find out who are the soldiers, capos, and associates, and what they do for the criminal syndicate.

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