American Mafia
Videos
The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. The t
Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli (also known as Paul Kelly), founder of the Five Points Gang
Al Capone's culturally publicized violent rise to power in Chicago made him an everlasting criminal figure of the Prohibition era.
Charles "Lucky" Luciano in 1948
Carlo Gambino, head of the Gambino crime family
Sicilian Mafia
Videos
The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra, also known as the Mafia, is an Italian secret criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dating back to the mid-19th century.
American Mafia
…and organized crime group. The terms Italian Mafia and Italian Mob apply to these American-based organizations, as well as the separate yet related Sicilian Mafia or other organized crime groups in Italy, or ethnic Italian crime groups in other countries. These organizations are often referred to by its members…
Representation of two brigand members of Cosa Nostra towards the end of the 19th century
Sketch of the 1901 trial of suspected mafiosi in Palermo. From the newspaper L'Ora, May 1901.
Salvatore Riina
Giulio Andreotti, seven-time Prime Minister of Italy, had proven links to the Mafia.