Mexican 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.…

I give The Godfather four stars out of four stars. It is an excellent movie. The first thing that makes The Godfather an excellent movie is the music score. The music fit with the movie perfectly. The composers of the songs did an excellent job composing pieces that fit with the scene. The final song, composed by Nino Rota, is very memorable. From now on, whenever I hear Rota’s song, I will think of The Godfather. The action is the second thing that makes The Godfather an excellent movie. The…

associates, and 10 different “brigades”, and their principal source of income is drug and human trafficking making them roughly $8.5 billion dollars per year. Contrariwise, an example of a smaller gang would be the Sinaloa Cartel or better known as the Mexican drug cartel. Being one of the smaller gangs, they still manage to accumulate over $3 billion dollars every year from drugs alone (Matthews, 2014). Whitey Bulger, who was involved with drugs, weapons, and fraud, was one of the biggest crime…

“Son, I think it's about time you get into the family business,” my dad said, “We both know that I'm getting older and I need someone to prolong the reign of the “Roman Empire.” “Dad, you know I don't agree with what our family does,” I said defiantly. “We'll talk about this later, but for right now let us celebrate the 16th birthday of my dear son, Alberto,” dad said. My dad, Carmine “The Roman” Falcone, was the leader of the Roman crime family. There is only one way to describe my father,…

UNITED STATES v. SALERNO, 481 U.S. 739 (1987) History: Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno, a supposed member of the La Cosa Nostra crime family, was detained by the federal courts before the actual trial due to the 1984 Bail Reform Act. The federal court system believed that Salerno was not only a part of a prominent crime family in New York, but that he was potentially dangerous to the community. Facts: Salerno was indicted for several different charges due to the Racketeering, Influence and Corrupt…

It is often believed that history is best learned from those who have experienced it firsthand. That being the case, I found it most fitting to learn about mob life in New York during the 1930’s from a man who lived it: Mr. Billy Bathgate. Billy was merely a teenager when he got roped into probably one of the most exhilarating, nerve-racking incidents anyone could ever encounter; he was part of a mob. Billy recalls so many vivid memories about the 1930’s because of his experience with Dutch…

A criminal organization that is still relevant to today’s society is the Yakuza; it is, “…among the most powerful and largest of the world’s many organized crime confederations” (Lyman & Potter, 2015, p. 275). The Yakuza organization is known to participate in corporate extortion, gambling, smuggling, loan sharking, money laundering, narcotics, real-estate, sports, entertainment, stock manipulation, tourist scams, sex tours, prostitution, slavery, pornography, and gun running; they also smuggle…

No one really knows in which terms organized crime is affecting our society. There is no official information, nor data that could shed light on this issue. No official records about arrests or convictions for organized crime. At this point, the question would be, why is there no information about a crime that can affect our world economic and socially on such a broad scale? The reason that justifies this lack of data is that organized crime is not a real legal category, but a composition of…

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…

History of Dolce & Gabbana Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are two Italian born artist that begin the Dolce & Gabbana empire we know today. Through groundbreaking achievements and outwardly approach to the taboos of society, these two men established what sex, glam and fashion had in common, the people. In the early 1980s two colleagues turned partners created a brand that represented their lifestyles while including and rooting for the outcasts of society. The two men worked with one…