Sicilian Mafia
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The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra, also simply referred to as the Mafia, is an Italian criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dating back to the mid-19th ce
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.
Sicilian Mafia Commission
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The Sicilian Mafia Commission, usually simply known as Commissione or Cupola, is a body of leading Sicilian Mafia members who decide on important questions concerning the actions of, and settling disp
Judge Cesare Terranova disclosed the existence of the commission
Tommaso Buscetta in his early years
Luciano Leggio, a member of the triumvirate that was formed in 1970, at a court appearance in 1974
Mafia boss Stefano Bontade, the "Prince of Villagrazia", who was killed by the Corleonesi in 1981