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Bookmark or Share- Sicilian Mafia - WikipediaThe 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. It is an association of gangs which sell their protection and arbitration ...
- Mafia - WikipediaMafia. " Mafia " is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the organized crime groups from Italy. The central activity of such an organization would be the arbitration of disputes between criminals as well as the organization and enforcement of illicit agreements between criminals ...
- Mafia | History, Organization, Boss, Family, & Facts | BritannicaMafia, 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.
- New York Mafia: What's happening to the Five Families? - BBCNew York Mafia boss Persico dies at 85. The families were once vastly powerful, wielding influence over federal and state politicians and holding stakes in entertainment industries, but the US...
- Mafia in the United States - Today, Italian ... - HISTORYThe 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...
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