The Mafia
Groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating monetary profit.
Organized Crime has existed in the U.S. as of the early 1900s, as a result of immigration and product of society. It is the earliest form of crime.
Five Points Gang
Al Capone
Best known Gangster 1920-1930
Illegal Gambling, bootlegging, and prostitution
Scarface 3 scars on his face
Involved in the Valentine’s Day Massacre
Went to jail in 1931
Died of Heart Failure 1947
Valentine’s Day Massacre
1929,
Lincoln Park
Capone and his Henchmen
Gunmen disguised as policemen
shot as several rivals
Hijacked the rivals alcohol in a truck
Rented out an apartment an sold whiskey
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Irish
New York, New York
Jews,
bigger cities where industrialization and money was big
Mafia
- Sicilian Criminal Secret Society
- Code of Order
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Based on personal and family relationships
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It was more intense from
the early 1900-1930
than later on in life.
Black Hand
- “La Mano Negra”
- Sicilians
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All gangster joined together
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