Category Archives: American Mafia

United States – Italian Mafia – Part Four

Posted on May 27, 2011 by crimimark

In our fourth article on the subject of the Italian mafia in the United States we will begin by explaining the organisational structure and then in Part Five we’ll move on to documenting some of the major families still influential … Continue reading →

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United States – Italian Mafia – Part Three

Posted on May 20, 2011 by crimimark

Previously we talked about how, during the 1920s, the mafia had made huge amounts of money from the illegal sale and distribution of alcohol.  This ended in 1933 when abolition was itself abolished and it became legal to sell alcohol … Continue reading →

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United States – Italian Mafia – Part Two

Posted on February 23, 2011 by crimimark

Previously we discussed the modest beginnings of the Italian mafia in North America and how during the nineteenth century they had been restricted to the small areas traditionally inhabited by immigrants to the United States, specifically areas such as East … Continue reading →

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United States – Italian Mafia – Part One

Posted on February 10, 2011 by crimimark

A multitude of television programmes and movies have, over the years, introduced us to what Hollywood and various television companies regard as the U.S.-Italian mafia organisations.  These have of course been of various levels of quality and fact, perhaps the … Continue reading →

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