The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing"), also referred to as simply Mafia,...

Cosa Nostra (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], "Our Thing" or "This Thing of Ours") and by the American government as La Cosa Nostra...

since 2002 Giovanni Motisi, wanted since 1998 Giuseppe "Piddu" Madonia (Cosa Nostra), arrested on 6 September 1992. Raffaele Stolder (Camorra), wanted since...

little boy") – he is considered to be one of the leading mafiosi of Cosa Nostra in Palermo. He had been on the "most wanted list" of the Italian ministry...

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...

business. Several Camorra clans have lasting relationships with the Cosa Nostra. Prominent elements of the Mafia such as Salvatore Riina, Leoluca Bagarella...

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...

Vito Genovese wanted to legitimize his new power by holding a national Cosa Nostra meeting. Local and state law enforcement became suspicious when numerous...

brigandage and Mafia-type criminal organizations (like the Camorra, Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta, Sacra Corona Unita and Società foggiana) have long been...

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...

John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came...

existence publicly, and is credited with popularization of the term cosa nostra. The trial also exposed the hierarchy of the American Mafia, including...

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...

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...

45 days, explaining the inner workings and hierarchical structures of Cosa Nostra including the Sicilian Mafia Commission, that, until then, were unclear...

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...

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...

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...

Sun (May 15, 2008) Archived August 29, 2023, at the Wayback Machine La Cosa Nostra Associate Apprehended on Charges of Conspiracy to Murder, Racketeering...

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...

Conference of 1946 was a historic meeting of United States Mafia and Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Supposedly arranged by Charles "Lucky" Luciano...

family who carried out Gagliano's orders. In 1946, Lucchese attended the Cosa Nostra Havana Conference in Cuba on behalf of Gagliano. Gagliano kept such a...

are the Camorra from Campania, the 'Ndrangheta from Calabria and the Cosa Nostra from Sicily. In addition to these three long-established organizations...

Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ/ LOO-chee-AH-noh, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January...

the related Italian-American Mafia refer to their organizations as "Cosa Nostra"; the "Japanese Mafia" calls itself "Ninkyō dantai", but is more commonly...

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...

concerning the actions of, and settling disputes within the Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra. It is composed of representatives of a mandamento (a district of three...

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...

– 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...

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...