Three 6 Mafia

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…

Mr. Madoff performed one of the most significant fraudulent acts in the history of unethical actions. Mr. Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scam will go down in history as the top scheme in the world. The Ponzi scheme was made famous by Italian criminal Charles Ponzi. Charles Ponzi’s scheme included coupons, Madoff’s scheme dedicated funds presented by big-name investors. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme involved Mr. Madoff taking money from investors and investing it into his bank account instead of actual…

Introduction Goodfellas is a movie about a boy Henry Hill who gets into the mafia at a young age and all his following life story up until the point of his being in the witness protection program and therefore out of the mafia. At an early age he decided that he wanted nothing more to be a gangster and that was the highest he could rise. Throughout his life he participates and is surrounded by crime until one day he has no choice but to leave. As most of his life is crime filled, it is an easy…

authorities and the government. Betraying their men to the authorities is intolerable. The result of breaking the code of Omertà is death. The code was there in Sicily long before the emergence of The Mafia and the Mafia later took that Code as its fundamental Law. The Mafia Family hierarchy To be a part of any Mafia Family one must be a Sicilian. As per the book there is no age limit even a boy of sixteen can join the clan. once in to prove himself, his obedience and his loyalty towards the…

I love mob movies. One of my favorites being The Godfather. The first time I saw it, I was very young when I watched it with my mother. When the movie was over, my mom was talking about the actors, the performances, and how great the movie was. All I could think about was the message. The message in mob movies is equivalent to the message of human nature. It all starts off with love, loyalty, honor, and friendship. It always ends up with betrayal, murder, manipulation, and everyone ratting each…

(0:00-5:05) Frank Castello throughout the entire opening shot has his face hidden, if through some shadow or sunglasses. It’s not until he announces that anybody is the same when faced with a loaded gun, that his face his shown. This could be alluding to how Sullivan is the model, being both gangster and cop at the same time. The establishing shot at 1:35 leads to a dolly shot into the restaurant, overviewing the patrons and owners. The scene also gives the introduction to Castello as the gang…

Mob Mentality is based on the fact that there is power in numbers, and when one person enables another into a specific belief or mind set, there is an obvious ripple effect. When challenging a group as an individual, it is hard to be taken seriously as when going against a group as there is the looming dread of belittlement. The possibility that because an opinion differs from the rest, it is seen as inherently incorrect and that there was something wrong with them for thinking that way. Mob…