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Mafia
The mafia is a criminal syndicate. The original mafia originated in Sicily, and branched out to the United States. However, the term is now sometimes loosely used to describe syndicates of non Italian origin.
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The don is the boss of the organisation, The don controls his own family.. famous dons such as
Al Capone
John Gotti
Carlo Gambino
Lucky Luciano
Meyer Lansky
Who is Vinny Vinny Ocean Palermo?
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Meaning of Mafia in Sicilian Dialect?
men of honour cosa nostra gangster organization powerful mighty hefty gosh! astonishing beautiful woman
What was the Mafia's role in World War 2?
Aside from running blackmarkets the only reference I see is that the U.S. Navy made contact with the Mafia in 1942. The Navy wanted to make sure that convoy information was not being passed to the Axis through Italian agents and the mafia, being in control of the waterfront, had connection to find out. Many years ago I read that before we invaded Sicily (main location of the Mafia) we contacted a Mafia leader seeking information that would help us in the coming invations of that Island. John Not only were Nazi spies working the docks in New York for information they were also organizing strikes with the workers. Since Charles "Lucky" Luciano ran the docks for the mafia "Wild" Bill Donovan of the OSS contacted Myer Lansky to incorporate his help, since Luciano was in jail on a weapons charge. A deal was struck were Luciano would be deported after the war was over and not face other charges in exchange for the unions not going on strike. It is said that for his part in the deal Myer Lansky was given a Bronze Star, however under the table. Adding my own opinion: Nothing the mafia ever did was Patriotic. You would think that Myer Lansky being a Polish Jew would have done as much as he could for the war effort, but as with all organized crime it is all about the money. It would not surprise me to find that the Mafia organized the strikes with the spies to extort money or favors from the government. Where can we benifit the most type attitude. And of course the Mafia on Italy wanted the Allies to land, Nazis were bad for business.
What is the world's most powerful handgun?
The Pfeifer Zeliska 28mm Revolver is the worlds most powerful handgun but it is also pretty worthless because its too large to use effectively as you would a normal pistol. I would just stick to the Smith & Wesson 500 mag its something you could actually wear on your side like a pistol should be carried.
Luciano Taioli died on August 3, 1996, in Merate, Lombardy, Italy.
How many people did Lucky Luciano kill?
This question is almost impossible to answer.
First, thousands of gangland killings are unsolved and have no evidence linking anyone. Not to mention, hundreds more bodies 'dissapear', a la Jimmy Hoffa.
Second, omerta (the code of silence) prohibits mafia members from discussing business with anyone outside the family.
Lastly, I think he likely killed someone himself, at least early on. But when youre a man of his stature, you have other people do that for you. The amount of people he killed himself, and the amount of people he ordered killed, is something that would be impossible to determine.
Have you ever heard of the MAFIA? It is a group of people so mean they rob people to get money and power. This was a big problem in the 50's. Even though they commit crimes such as auto theft, they have games so you too can be in the mafia.
Which one is stronger albanian mafia or ms-13?
well i would say albanien mafia is one of the strongest mafia in the world so i say albanien mafia. secend the mexico and colombien mafia
What color does the American mafia wear?
The American mafia is not a gang and they don't have colors. Yet, it could be said they do have a certain style they like to wear. This is generally expensive suits, expensive shoes, and nice diamond pinky rings.
What is the most dangerous mafia?
In the top 9 Most Dangerous Mafias in the world, The Albanian and Colombian mafia are at the top for the most dangerous and violent in the world, The Albanian mafia has now spread internationally, now become a big mess in United Kingdom and the United States.
The Colombian Mafia will mostly keep to South America/other states in America.
What happened to Leonard Lowe?
From Dr. Sacks' website faq:
Q: What happened to the patients and other characters in the AWAKENINGS movie? The movie AWAKENINGS is a fictionalized drama based on Dr. Sacks true account. There is no Dr. Sayer, but Dr. Sacks is still practicing medicine and writing books & articles. There is no Nurse Eleanor. The patient "Leonard" died, as have all the AWAKENINGS patients--but many lived long and relatively rewarding lives. Their real story is told in the book AWAKENINGS .
Is the trench coat mafia racist?
the mafia was an organized crime sindicate from 19th century Sicily but came from Sicily to New York in the late 18th century.The American imagration system didn't often treat them fairly or with the rights they were promised. When more sicilians began to come to America the more sicilians relised that no American was going to treat them fairly so the sicilians began to not to trust anyone but there own people so if you wern't sicilian then the mafia didn't trust,respect,or like you.a select hand full of non-sicilians could join the mafia but they couldn't move up within the rankings of the organization.
What facts are there about Lucky Luciano?
Let me clarify a couple of things.
First, Al Capone did NOT work for Luciano, nor did Luciano work for Capone. Lucky had absolutely no money coming to him from The Chicago Outfit's rackets, and vice versa - with Capone having zip headed his way from NYC. Furthermore, neither had the power to tell the other one what to do, nor would either even consider doing so. When you're talking about the likes of Capone, Luciano, Genovese, Trafficante and Gambino - you are talking about guys who were respected by everyone in Cosa Nostra, and nothing would be more disrespectful than to attempt to assert any kind of control over the other's rackets. The idea of the comission was for these powerful bosses to come together and discuss - as equals - what should be done about problems they had, or opportunities that may present themselves. Nobody's vote meant more than anyone else's, and if more people disagreed with Luciano than not, he didnt get his way. It was made to keep the peace, bloodshed is bad for business and Lucky knew that. Be it Capone, Luciano, or Gambino...they were all smart enough to realize that conceeding a little here and there goes a long way, and they were all there to come to resolutions together. Nobody's opinion was weighed more heavily than anyone else's.
Second, as far as the commission goes, yes - Luciano was the CHAIRMAN of the commission, but thats not capo di tutto capi(boss of bosses) at all. Its not different than hosting a meeting today with several large companies, and inviting CEO's from several Fortune 500 firms. The fact that you organize and speak at the MEETING (i.e. topics to discuss, location, endorsements for people to get promotions, etc) does not mean you control the PEOPLE at the meeting. Its no different than presidents from different nations having a meeting to decide what is the best way to help everyone, because they all know that telling them 'Im the boss here, we do it my way' makes more enemies than not, and leads you to resentments, which in Cosa Nostra - leads to bodies. Luciano was a ruthless killer who would not hesitate to have anyone whacked whom he saw fit, but he also picked his battles, and realized that it hurt EVERYBODY'S income and caused a lot of unwanted attention. Basically, the comission was there to ensure that everybody was respected and treated as an equal member, whose opions mattered just as much as the next guy. Im Italian, and let me tell you, the last thing you would ever do is pretend to have a meeting where everyone gets to have a say, then telling them too bad we're doing it my way, or my vote means more. Might as well whack yourself at that point.
Luciano himself did away with the capo di tutti cappi title (basically, 'Don' for you Godfather fans), because it was risky, unnecesary, and lead to a lot of unhappy mafioso who could dime you out because they wanted it or thought someone else deserved it more. Lucky knew very early on that any in-fighing or bloodshed between the commission was bad for business and took years to resolve, and the best way to accomplish a long standing peace was to ensure everyone came to the table as unquestioned equals.
Carlo Gambino was the last person in the American Cosa Nostra to be regarded as the 'boss of all bosses', but that was mainly due to the fact that the Gambino family was the largest and most powerful for many years, (basically until Gambino 'retired' before passing). People may be confusing the fact that Lucky and Gambino had the most widespread rackets as them having the most pull with the other families, which is not true. Nobody can intrude on another families turf, racket, soilder, etc with permission from the ENTIRE comission. If Lucky or Gambino gave you permission to whack Genovese, but you didnt ask everyone else on the comission as well and went through with it, you would be taken out, no questions, and Luciano and Gambino would have to explain themselves to everyone else or face a death sentence as well.
The point Im making in all this rambling is that the reason Luciano did away with the capo di tutti cappi title in the first place, and instituted the comission, is so that no one head of a family held more power, or more accurately - respect, than another. He knew cappo di tutti cappi was going to be what every boss wanted, and that it would result in a lot of killing of the top guys, which is bad for business, and risky with law enforcement. An unknown associate/made guy at the bottom of the ladder is killed? Back page news, likely unnoticed, nobody knows who the guy was or even how involved in 'this thing of ours' he was. Lucky Luciano or Carlo Gambino killed? BAD for everyone, HUGE in your face reminder that the Mafia is out there. The best thing for them all was to keep things as secret and peaceful as possible (note: as POSSIBLE; people still needed to be whacked, and business still ran as usual, but high profile murder = money out of their pockets). Cops, FBI Agents and Judges on their payrolls are going to run the other way if theyre now dealing with people leaving high profile bodies, not to mention - with the amount of rats that have polluted the last couple of decades, who wants to stand out that much? "Oh, HEY FBI - GET ME, GET ME! I'M NOT JUST ANY BOSS RUNNING A CRIMINAL SYNDICATE, I'M THE BOSS OF ALL BOSSES!" Might as well just turn yourself in now...
As an example of what a high profile mob boss' untimely death can cause, John Gotti's hostile takeover ultimately put him right in the FBI's sights, and they were onto all his rackets, bugged everwhere they could, and he was arrested and charged a BUNCH of times during is 7 year reign before being sent away for life. He beat a few cases, and yes the punk piece of s*** rate Gravanno dimed him out (though Gotti is a scum for trying to dump his charges off on Sammy, too), but he walked around like he could do no wrong and didnt care who saw it. He's lucky Chin or several other bosses who had a $$$ on his head didnt get to him first, but once he got Big Paulie whacked, his days were numbered. You dont want to be THE guy, you want to be no more important or noticable than any number of guys. The Feds are always looking to take down THE guy, he's the biggest prize there is, but he doesnt make any more money than anyone else. Trust me, Capone, Gambino and Genovesse never kicked up to Luciano...
What famous quotes did Charles luciano say?
You can't make money gun in your hand.
Therse no such thing as good money or band money, there is just money.
The world is changing and there are new opportunities for those who are ready to join forces with those who are stronger and more experienced.
Did Lucky Luciano go to school?
yes, he used to ask jewish kids for 10cents in return for protection, if they refused he would beat them, he went to the same school as them
When did Luciano Albertini die?
Luciano Albertini died on January 6, 1945, in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
What city was lucky luciano a gang memder?
Salvatore 'Lucky' Luciano was a memeber of the Cosa Nostra organized crime syndicate. He operated in New York, and was the boss of whats now called the Genovese crime family (renamed after Vito Genovese) one of the '5 Families' of Italian mob families that control the rackets in NYC.
Who was Myra moates to Charles lucky luciano his first love or just a tragic death in his bed?
His wife
What was the name of the hit squad started by Lucky Luciano?
Luciano never started a hit squad. Bugsy Siegel was one of the hitmen Lucky used for the hit on Giuseppe Masseria, but he didnt have set group of guys he used for hits, and didnt start a hit squad.
You might be thinking of Murder, Inc. or the DeMeo crew, famous hit squads.
