The Mafia: 6th Family
New York and Montreal
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Mafia: History
The Mafia, also known as Cosa Nostra, is a
Sicilian criminal secret society which is
believed to have first developed in the mid-
19th century in Sicily.
In North America, the Mafia often refers to
Italian organized crime in general, rather than
just traditional Sicilian organized crime.
"The Mafia is a kind of organized crime being
active not only in several illegal fields, but
also tending to exercise sovereignty functions
normally belonging to public authorities over a
specific territory...”-Paolo Pezzino
Mafia and the 5 Families
The Italian American Mafia, specifically the
Five Families of New York, has its roots in the
Sicilian Mafia, but has been a separate
organization in the United States for many
years.
Today, the Italian American Mafia cooperates
in various criminal activities with different
Italian organized crime groups other than just
the Sicilian Mafia which are headquartered in
Italy.
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- Spring '08
- Grover
- International Organizations, Mafia, Gambino crime family, Bonanno crime family, Italian American Mafia, Nicolo Rizzuto
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