Sicilian Mafia - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː (ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.
Organized crime in Italy - Wikipedia
WEBThe best-known Italian organized crime group is the Mafia or Sicilian Mafia (referred to as Cosa Nostra by members). As the original group named "Mafia", the Sicilian Mafia is the basis for the current colloquial usage of the term to refer to organized crime groups.
List of Italian Mafia crime families - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of Italian organized crime groups around the world. This list does not include all groups, clans or families identified as Cosa Nostra (Mafia crime families). This list does not include all Camorra, 'Ndrangheta or Sacra Corona Unita clans ("crime families").
Mafia | History, Organization, Boss, Family, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Mafia, hierarchically structured society of criminals of primarily Italian or Sicilian birth or extraction. The term applies to the traditional criminal organization in Sicily and also to a criminal organization in the United States. Most scholars agree that the Mafia emerged in Sicily in the 19th.
Origins of the Mafia ‑ Meaning, Location & Sicily | HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · The Mafia, a network of organized-crime groups based in Italy and America, evolved over centuries in Sicily, an island ruled until the mid-19th century by a long line of foreign invaders....
Sicilian Mafia | History, Families, Leaders, & Facts | Britannica
WEB6 days ago · The Sicilian Mafia is made up of a coalition of criminal organizations—called “families” or “clans” in English and cosche (singular, cosca) in Italian—which engage in extortion, smuggling, gambling, and the mediation …
Italian Mafia: 'Ndrangheta members convicted as Italy begins …
WEBNov 7, 2021 · An Italian court has sentenced 70 members of the powerful mafia group, the 'Ndrangheta, in the first stage of the biggest mafia trial in decades. Defendants faced charges including attempted...
Italian mafia: How crime families went global - BBC
WEBItalian mafia: How crime families went global. Italian police have carried out a spate of anti-mafia raids, arresting dozens of suspects near Naples, Rome and Agrigento in Sicily. Illegal drugs...
Modern mafia: Italy’s organised crime machine has changed …
WEBJan 27, 2023 · The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when operating as a leading figure...
Italian mafia: How crime families went global - BBC News
WEBJan 28, 2018 · By Laurence Peter. BBC News. Italian police have carried out a spate of anti-mafia raids, arresting dozens of suspects near Naples, Rome and Agrigento in Sicily. Illegal drugs, arms...
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