Sicilian Mafia (redirect from Cosa nostra)
The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing"), also referred to as simply Mafia,...
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American Mafia (redirect from American Cosa Nostra)
Cosa Nostra (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], "our thing" or "this thing of ours") and by the American government as La Cosa Nostra...
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since 2002 Giovanni Motisi, wanted since 1998 Giuseppe "Piddu" Madonia (Cosa Nostra), arrested on 6 September 1992. Raffaele Stolder (Camorra), wanted since...
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Gianni Nicchi (section New power in Cosa Nostra?)
little boy") – he is considered to be one of the leading mafiosi of Cosa Nostra in Palermo. He was on the "most wanted list" of the Italian ministry...
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Camorra (section Camorra-Cosa Nostra)
business. Several Camorra clans have lasting relationships with the Cosa Nostra. Prominent elements of the Mafia such as Salvatore Riina, Leoluca Bagarella...
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Beck-Ola (redirect from Beck-Ola (Cosa Nostra))
Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte's The Listening Room. The tag "Cosa Nostra", Italian for "Our Thing", is written beside "Beck-Ola" on the back cover...
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Apalachin meeting (section Cosa Nostra exposed)
Vito Genovese wanted to legitimize his new power by holding a national Cosa Nostra meeting. Local and state law enforcement became suspicious when numerous...
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brigandage and Mafia-type criminal organizations (like the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta, Sacra Corona Unita and Società foggiana) have long been...
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Vito Vitale (section Contrasts in Cosa Nostra)
the Corleonesi clan, headed by Totò Riina. His rise in the ranks of Cosa Nostra was due to his proven abilities as a killer and his close connection...
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young age, he is considered to be one of the upcoming leading Mafiosi of Cosa Nostra in Palermo. Pietro Tagliavia is a scion from a historical Mafia family...
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Tommy Gagliano (section Cosa Nostra families)
low profile while furthering the business interests of his section of Cosa Nostra, in areas such as gasoline rationing, meat and black market sugar. He...
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Johnny Thunders (redirect from Cosa Nostra Never Sleeps)
John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came...
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existence publicly, and is credited with popularization of the term cosa nostra. The trial also exposed the hierarchy of the American Mafia, including...
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Jewish-American organized crime (redirect from Kosher Nostra)
and Kosher Nostra or Undzer Shtik (Yiddish: אונדזער שטיק). The last two of these terms are direct references to the Italian Cosa Nostra; the former is...
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The Valachi Papers (film) (redirect from Joe Valachi... I segreti di Cosa Nostra)
The Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir crime film directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter...
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Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ/ LOO-chee-AH-noh, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January...
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are the Camorra from Campania, the 'Ndrangheta from Calabria and the Cosa Nostra from Sicily. In addition to these three long-established organizations...
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– although such a position does not exist in the loose structure of Cosa Nostra. Vizzini was the archetype of the paternalistic "man of honour" of a...
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was a Mafia clan of the Cosa Nostra and held a key position in the illicit drug trade and money laundering for Cosa Nostra in the 1980s and 1990s. The...
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45 days, explaining the inner workings and hierarchical structures of Cosa Nostra including the Sicilian Mafia Commission, that, until then, were unclear...
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separated from the rest of Cosa Nostra. The Trapani Mafia is considered the zoccolo duro (solid pedestal) of Cosa Nostra and the most powerful except...
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Giuseppe Calderone (section At the top in Cosa Nostra)
World War II, organizing the black market in contraband cigarettes. Cosa Nostra’s control in Catania is less secure than in western Sicily. Next to the...
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southern Sicily and is a rival to the Cosa Nostra, originating as a dissident offshoot group of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra. Some members have a star tattooed...
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the related Italian-American Mafia refer to their organizations as "Cosa Nostra"; the "Japanese Mafia" calls itself "Ninkyō dantai" but is more commonly...
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Mangano also received a seat on the new Commission. The modern era of the Cosa Nostra had begun. Vincent Mangano now took over the family, with Joseph Biondo...
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founding member of the Mafia in the United States, an offshoot of the Cosa Nostra in Sicily. From 1951 until 1967, he was the boss of the Lucchese crime...
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Cosa Nostra: Lafamilia is the sixth studio album by Gazza released in 2009 under Gazza Music Productions. Most of the album was produced by the then up-and-coming...
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Antonio Bardellino (section Ties with Cosa Nostra)
d'Aversa in the Italian province of Caserta, Bardellino was an important Cosa Nostra affiliate in the region of Campania. "Bardellino was the reference point...
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Mafia in Porta Nuova. He was referred to as the cassiere di Cosa Nostra ("cashier of Cosa Nostra") because he was heavily involved in the financial side of...
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Terrorism in Italy (section Cosa Nostra)
The main criminal organizations that operated in that period were the Cosa Nostra, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta and Sacra Corona Unita. Several scholars have to...
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