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Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally thought of as a form of illegal business, some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, rebel forces, and separatists, are politically motivated.
Sources included are Carl Sifakis's The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas P. Hunt's Mafia Chronology, John Dickie's Cosa Nostra history and The Chronological History of La Cosa Nostra in the United States: January 1920 - August 1987 compiled by the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division's Organized Crime ...
Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, Irish American, Prohibition era gangster; Samuel Levine (Joseph Brown) "Red", New York mobster and Murder, Inc. member; David Berman, Murder, Inc. member and Las Vegas crime syndicate member; Russell Bufalino, Pennsylvania crime syndicate leader; Frank Wortman, St. Louis crime syndicate leader and Shelton Gang member
Organized crime groups in insular areas of the United States (1 C) Pages in category "Organized crime groups in the United States" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
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New Orleans crime family leader Carlo Matranga retires from the organization appointing Sylvestro "Sam" Carolla in his place. Louis Buchalter is sent to prison for burglary. New York crime family founders Joseph Profaci and Vincent Mangano arrive in the United States from Palermo, Sicily.
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