• 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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  • 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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  • Sun (May 15, 2008) Archived August 29, 2023, at the Wayback Machine La Cosa Nostra Associate Apprehended on Charges of Conspiracy to Murder, Racketeering...
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  • 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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  • The New York Post, The New York Daily News and El Diario La Prensa. When the Cosa Nostra took control over the union, the price and costs for newspapers...
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  • the article la precedes the general "mafia" term but is not used before "Cosa Nostra").The term was often prefixed with “La” (La Cosa Nostra), in the media...
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  • a small criminal gang that operated mainly in Brooklyn. The dominant Cosa Nostra groups in Brooklyn were led by Frankie Yale, Giuseppe Masseria, Nicolo...
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  • would choose its own boss. In New York City, Maranzano established five Cosa Nostra families: the Luciano family under Lucky Luciano, the Mangano family...
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  • Gallo was born circa 1927. He became a member of the Profaci Family of La Cosa Nostra. His younger brothers Joey and Albert would follow him into organized...
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    Carl Sifakis pg.28–29 The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra by Peter J. Devico (pg. 173) Archived January 15, 2017, at the Wayback...
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  • Retrieved 6 March 2022. La Cosa Nostra: John Sebastian La Rocca. (2007–2011) lacndb.com Sebastian La Rocca Porrello pg.184 La Cosa Nostra: Gariel Mannarino...
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  • into hiding. large: a thousand, a grand, a G. LCN: abbreviation for La Cosa Nostra. lupara bianca: a journalistic term to indicate a Mafia slaying done...
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  • Leaders, Members, And Associates Of Several Organized Crime Families Of La Cosa Nostra With Wide-Ranging Racketeering Charges". Department of Justice. U.S...
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  • Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra. Scott Burnstein. ASIN 0762454318. "George Fresolone, 48; Mob Informant". LA TIMES. March 18, 2002. Archived...
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  • Conference of 1946 was a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Supposedly arranged by Charles "Lucky" Luciano...
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  • Pagans, which “have been tied to traditional organized crime, including La Cosa Nostra, in cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and New York", quickly became...
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  • 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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  • the nationwide criminal organization known as the American Mafia (or "La Cosa Nostra"); the other family that ran organized crime in the city was the Bonanno...
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  • LCN can refer to: La Coka Nostra, a hiphop music group La Cosa Nostra ("this thing of ours"): Italian or Italian-émigré organized crime syndicates, including:...
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  • and was also a member of the New York–based Bonanno crime family of La Cosa Nostra from 1952 to 1968. Tameleo was a long time participant in organized...
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    mole by Dan Ackman Time Magazine: Blood in the Streets: Subculture of Violence La Cosa Nostra: Victor Amuso (La Cosa Nostra Database) Victor Amuso Arrest...
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  • La riscoperta dell'America nuovo fronte di Cosa Nostra Archived January 27, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, La Repubblica, July 12, 2007 Francesco La Licata...
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  • publicly in 1963. He is credited with the popularization of the term cosa nostra. Valachi was convicted of drug trafficking in 1959, and sentenced to...
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    Park, Michigan and a founding member of the Detroit Partnership of La Cosa Nostra. Tocco was born as Guglielmo Vito Tocco in Terrasini, Sicily on February...
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    Prince: Inside America's Most Violent Crime Family and The Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra, which details accounts of the Five Families, the American Mafia Commission...
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  • Palmisano Peter J. Devico The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra. (pg.154-156) United States District Court for the Eastern District...
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    discussion, particularly the gambling and narcotics smuggling interests of La Cosa Nostra on the island. The international narcotics trade was also an important...
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  • family involvement in narcotics trafficking, preferring more traditional Cosa Nostra operations, such as bookmaking and loansharking. However, Bruno did permit...
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    discuss joint La Cosa Nostra-Jewish Syndicate business. According to conference rules, the Jewish delegates could not vote on Cosa Nostra rules or policies;...
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  • ya superaría a Kast según encuesta de La Cosa Nostra". El Desconcierto. "Percepciones y expectativas sobre la situación del país" (PDF). Feedback Research...
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