Mafia

Introduction Maria Licciardi and Griselda Blanco aren’t just your average house wives. When these two weren’t busy cooking it up in the kitchen, they were out stirring up trouble in the streets. In pop culture and as depicted everywhere, men have always been the face of organized crime. However, in time of need these women were called to step up to the plate. These godmothers were no sweet, innocent, cookie baking old ladies, they were nefarious crime lords driven by the will to survive.…

winning the Cold War. By killing the President, the Soviet Union would have gotten the upper-hand in the war, and would regain some sort of self-pride. Lastly, the Mafia despised Kennedy for pushing their business out of Cuba, where they were blooming, and for committing a “crusade” on their empire in partnership with Robert Kennedy. The Mafia would be able to get revenge and stability in business by killing President Kennedy. All three would have easily been able to exploit Oswald’s talents and…

Mafia, also known as cartel is an organized secret criminal organization that engages in illegal activity. In Sicily, started in the 19th century, they migrated to the United States. Mafia the most popular in the United States, Mexico, and Italy. Members of the mafia consist of people of the same race or nationality. Furthermore, a gang is a group of members who engage in groups to commit crimes. For example, gambling, drug dealing, protection, and prostitution. These crimes consist of murder,…

traditional organized crime is most commonly associated with Italian criminal groups or La Cost Nostra, or better known as the mafia (Lyman, 2014). Most traditional crime family’s got started during the prohibition era. During this time they created a multi-million dollar bootlegging business that included illegal sales or alcohol and racketeering (Lyman, 2014). Since then, the mafia has been able to establish a sophisticated criminal network that focuses on the manufacturing, distribution and…

After the Revolutionary War, the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (W.A.S.P.s) were in power, they held all the political offices; they owned the most land, they had the most profitable businesses, and the largest factories. They enjoyed being in control of everything and they wanted to keep that control and power. After the Civil War more immigrants were coming to America to their share of the wealth they believed America had. These immigrants now were coming from all over the world, not just…

In the Godfather movies, Michael Corleone attempts to find his place in the Corleone family. Michael is the youngest son of Vito Corleone, who is the original “Godfather” and head of the Corleone family. In the beginning of the first movie, Michael insists on remaining away from the family business, and enlists in the Marines to be away from the family. However, he eventually returns home with his girlfriend to introduce her to the family. When his father is nearly assassinated, Michael offers…

I have never known any person belonging to a mafia clan, not to my knowledge. I do eat pizza and spaghetti. I assume this makes me an Italian, although I consider my-self self a citizen of the world or better a free spirit. I feel also a connection with the author, and her style, even though I would…

receive all of life’s answers, asks the audiences to sympathize with the unrepentant mobsters. We're asked to root for the cold-blooded killer known as Paul Vitti because, in this story, he is the victim. In this film Vitti is not an “insta-gangster” (Mafia Myths, 157) Sure once, he was able to kill and brutalize without hesitation, but now he is suffering from frequent panic attacks, and, from time-to-time, sentimental TV commercials cause him to…

Outlawing vice activities like drugs, gambling, or prostitution, by its nature, breeds police corruption. And, corruption is just as visible with the current drug war, if not more so, than during the prohibition of alcohol. For example, there were 125 employees convicted for drug trafficking/corruption crimes in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency alone from 2005 to 2012. Corruption is widespread enough that stopthedrugwar.org publishes an article every week, “This Week’s Corrupt Cops…

Throughout history there has been some kind of connection between organized crime and politicians. They both share a desire for power and greed, thus making it not surprising that are connected in various scandals. Organized crime is outlined in the book as an integral part of society’s political, economic, and social structure (Lyman, 2015). Organized crime shares a symbolic relationship with politicians and vice versa. Organize crime, in return for favors, is able to provide public official…